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Billy, Willie or William Forbes may refer to: Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet (1739–1806), Scottish banker William Forbes of Callendar (1756–1823), Scottish
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Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1930 to 1935
George William Forbes PC (/fɔːrbz/; 12 March 1869 – 17 May 1947) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of New Zealand from
George Forbes (New Zealand politician)
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Scottish lawyer, historian and antiquary
William Forbes Skene WS FRSE FSA(Scot) DCL LLD (7 June 1809 – 29 August 1892), was a Scottish lawyer, historian and antiquary. He co-founded the Scottish
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Family in Boston, Massachusetts, US
Francis Blackwell Forbes (1839–1908), poppy botanist, wrote a book on Chinese plants, opium trader in the China trade. William Hathaway Forbes (1840–1897),
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with 81.8% of the vote. Although Democrats endorsed Osborn, pastor William Forbes entered the Democratic primary amid accusations of being a spoiler candidate
2026 United States Senate election in Nebraska
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Scottish bishop (1585–1634)
William Forbes (1585 – 12 April 1634) was a Scottish Anglican cleric, the first Bishop of Edinburgh. He also briefly served as principal of Marischal College
William_Forbes_(bishop)
British Army general (1843–1906)
Lieutenant-General Sir William Forbes Gatacre KCB DSO KStJ (3 December 1843 – 18 January 1906) was a British Army officer who served in India and in the
William_Forbes_Gatacre
Scottish politician
William Forbes Mackenzie (18 April 1807 – 24 September 1862) was a Scottish Conservative politician and temperance reformer. He is best known for the Forbes
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American diplomat (1870–1959)
William Cameron Forbes (May 21, 1870 – December 24, 1959) was an American investment banker and diplomat. He served as governor-general of the Philippines
William_Cameron_Forbes
William Forbes Raymond (born William Forbes) was Archdeacon of Northumberland from 1842 to 1853. The only son of Lieutenant-Colonel William Forbes, Deputy
William_Forbes_Raymond
Poet and linguist from Northern Ireland
William Forbes Marshall (8 May 1888 – January 1959) was an Irish poet and Presbyterian minister from Sixmilecross, County Tyrone, Ireland. He was the younger
William_Forbes_Marshall
American business magazine
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British colonial admnistrator
Major Patrick William Forbes (1861 – 1918) was a British South Africa Police officer who commanded a British South Africa Company force which invaded Matabeleland
Patrick_William_Forbes
Scottish journalist and author
William Forbes Gray FRSE (1874–1950) was a Scottish journalist and author. In authorship he is usually referred to as W. Forbes Gray. He wrote extensively
William_Forbes_Gray
William E. Forbes (May 30, 1906 – August 14, 1999) was a member of the Board of Regents of the University of California and owner of the Southern California
William_E._Forbes
Historic house and park in Falkirk, Scotland
Aberdeen coppersmith William Forbes (1756–1823), a businessman who specialised in contracts to supply the Royal Navy. William Forbes bought the house and
Callendar_House
British businessman (1743–1815)
Sir William Forbes of Callendar (1743–1815) was a prosperous coppersmith and landowner who lived in Callendar House in Falkirk, Scotland. Forbes was a
William_Forbes_of_Callendar
Premier Lord of Scotland
Lord Forbes of Pitsligo) 11th 1672–1697: William Forbes (d. 1697, son of 10th Lord & Anne) 12th 1697–1716: William Forbes (1656–1716, son of William, 11th
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Topics referred to by the same term
William Forbes-Sempill may refer to: William Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill, Scottish peer and air pioneer William Forbes-Sempill, 17th Lord Sempill
William_Forbes-Sempill
American politician
William Henry Forbes (C. 1815 – July 20, 1875) was an American fur trader and territorial legislator. Born in Montreal, Lower Canada, Forbes settled in
William_Henry_Forbes
1893 battle in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe. A British South Africa Company column led by Major Patrick William Forbes was attacked during night by a large force of Ndebele Kingdom warriors
Battle_of_the_Shangani
American businessman (1840–1897)
William Hathaway Forbes (October 31, 1840 – October 11, 1897) was an American businessman. Forbes was born on October 31, 1840, in Milton, Massachusetts
William_Hathaway_Forbes
zoologist William Alexander Forbes, and the uncle of the painter Stanhope Alexander Forbes and the railway manager William Forbes. Forbes was born on 7 March
James_Staats_Forbes
Title in the peerage of Ireland
George Forbes, Viscount Forbes (1785–1836) George Arthur Hastings Forbes, 7th Earl of Granard (1833–1889) Bernard Arthur William Patrick Hastings Forbes, 8th
Earl_of_Granard
British architect and military engineer
Major-General William Nairn Forbes (3 April 1796 – 1 May 1855) was a British architect and military engineer in the Bengal Army. He was responsible for
William_Nairn_Forbes
Scottish lord, airman, and traitor (1893–1965)
William Francis Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill, AFC, FRAeS, (24 September 1893 – 30 December 1965) was a Scottish peer and record-breaking air pioneer
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Scottish landowner
William Forbes, 7th Lord Forbes (1513-1593) was a Scottish landowner. William was the son of John, 6th Lord Forbes and Christian Lundie. His eldest son
William Forbes, 7th Lord Forbes
William_Forbes,_7th_Lord_Forbes
Scottish landowner (d. 1547)
John Forbes, 6th Lord Forbes (died 1547) was a Scottish landowner. He was the son of William Forbes, 3rd Lord Forbes and Christian Gordon, daughter of
John_Forbes,_6th_Lord_Forbes
Lord Forbes of Pitsligo was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created on 24 June 1633 for Alexander Forbes. He was a descendant of Sir William Forbes
Lord_Forbes_of_Pitsligo
Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
John Bell of Aberdeen. While residing in the house, William Forbes, illegitimate son of John Forbes, accidentally shot off his hand. This was believed
Lickleyhead_Castle
Nobleman, doctor and trans man (1912-1991)
Sir William Forbes, the eighth baronet, inherited his cousin Maria's title as Lord Sempill and took the surname of Forbes-Sempill. On William's death
Sir_Ewan_Forbes,_11th_Baronet
Scottish minister
Lewis William Forbes (1794–1854) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1852, the highest
Lewis_William_Forbes
Scottish banker (1739 - 1806)
Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet FRSE (7 April 1739 – 12 November 1806), also known as William Forbes of Pitsligo, was a Scottish banker, landlord, philanthropist
Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet
Sir_William_Forbes,_6th_Baronet
British politician
William Forbes (1806 – c. January 1855) was a British Conservative politician. Forbes was elected Conservative MP for Stirlingshire at the 1835 general
William_Forbes_(MP)
The Forbes baronetcy, of Craigievar in the County of Aberdeen, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 20 April 1630 for William Forbes, son of
Forbes baronets of Craigievar (1630)
Forbes_baronets_of_Craigievar_(1630)
William Howell Forbes (November 25, 1837 – July 10, 1896) was an American businessman in Hong Kong. He was the head partner of the Russell & Co. and was
William_Howell_Forbes
of Stuart. William Forbes, 1st Baronet (d. c. 1650), son of William Forbes of Monymusk William Forbes, 2nd Baronet (d. c. 1680) John Forbes, 3rd Baronet
Forbes baronets of Monymusk (1626)
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English actor (b. 1971)
James William Forbes Redmond (born 24 November 1971) is an English actor, presenter, stand-up comedian and model, known for his roles as Abs Denham in
James_Redmond_(actor)
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States
The William Trowbridge Forbes House was a historic house at 23 Trowbridge Road in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built in 1898 to a design by Barker & Nourse
William Trowbridge Forbes House
William_Trowbridge_Forbes_House
British railway manager
Lt. Col. Sir William de Guise Forbes (21 June 1856 – 14 February 1936) was a British railway manager. Forbes was born in Dublin in 1856, the son of an
William Forbes (railway manager)
William_Forbes_(railway_manager)
American physician
William Smith Forbes (10 February 1831 – 17 December 1905) was an American physician who served as demonstrator of anatomy at Jefferson Medical College
William_S._Forbes
Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Easton (1833–1920)
William Forbes Adams (January 2, 1833 – March 5, 1920) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Easton. He also served as a missionary bishop of Arizona
William_Forbes_Adams
Anthony David Arnold William Forbes MBE (15 January 1938 – 19 February 2017) was the joint senior partner in the stockbroking firm of Cazenove. He was
Anthony_Forbes
Canadian politician
William Forbes (July 21, 1787 – November 22, 1814) was a merchant and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented York in the Legislative Assembly
William Forbes (Lower Canada politician)
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great-grandson of Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes. Sir Charles Forbes, 1st Baronet (1774–1849) Sir Charles Forbes, 2nd Baronet
Forbes baronets of Newe (1823)
Forbes_baronets_of_Newe_(1823)
Name list
Forbes: Forbes, later Stuart-Forbes, of Monymusk, created 1626 for William Forbes (died c. 1650) Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet (1739–1806) Forbes,
Forbes_(name)
American holding company
Valassis and vTv Therapeutics. MacAndrews & Forbes & Co. was founded in 1850 by Edward MacAndrews and William Forbes, a distributor of licorice extract and
MacAndrews_&_Forbes
Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
2 km) south of Tarves. The castle was built between 1584 and 1589 by William Forbes, 7th Laird of Tolquhon, as an extension to the earlier tower house known
Tolquhon_Castle
Highland Scottish clan
the time of King William the Lion. While there are many legends surrounding the origin of this clan, historians write that the Forbes are descended from
Clan_Forbes
Irish painter (1857–1947)
father of the Newlyn School'. Forbes was born in Dublin, the son of Juliette de Guise Forbes, a French woman, and William Forbes, an English railway manager
Stanhope_Forbes
Ancient Scottish coronation artefact
1996. col. 973. Archived 28 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine Skene, William Forbes (1869). The Coronation Stone. Edinburgh: Edmonston & Douglas. pp. 11
Stone_of_Scone
1899 battle of the Second Boer War
around Stormberg Junction, as part of their invasion of Cape Colony. William Forbes Gatacre, the general in command of troops in the Cape Midlands, decided
Battle_of_Stormberg
Indigenous king of Talamanca in Costa Rica
William Forbes, known as "King Willie" was an Indigenous king of Talamanca, in Costa Rica, belonging to the Bribri ethnic group. He was a close relative
William Forbes (Talamancan king)
William_Forbes_(Talamancan_king)
Set index for Forbes baronets
Stuart-Forbes Forbes baronets of Castle Forbes (1628): see Earl of Granard Forbes baronets of Craigievar (1630) Forbes baronets of Foveran (1700) Forbes baronets
Forbes_baronets
Australian judge
Francis William Forbes (1784 – 8 November 1841) was a Chief Justice of Newfoundland, and the first Chief Justice of New South Wales. Forbes was born
Francis_Forbes
King of Alba from 995 to 997
son. Entries in the Chronicles of the Picts and Scots, collected by William Forbes Skene, provide the account of Finnguala killing Kenneth II in revenge
Constantine_III_of_Scotland
English zoologist
William Alexander Forbes (25 June 1855 – 14 January 1883) was an English zoologist. He was the son of James Staats Forbes (1823–1904). Forbes studied
William_Alexander_Forbes
Standing stone on the Hill of Tara, Ireland
history as the last Irish King to be crowned on it. However, historian William Forbes Skene commented: "It is somewhat remarkable that while the Scottish
Lia_Fáil
King of Gwynedd from c. 520 to c. 547
Britonnum (in Latin). Jenkins 1852:259, Letters on Welsh History Skene, William Forbes (1868), "CXIII, The Red Book of Hergest XIII", The Four Ancient Books
Maelgwn_Gwynedd
Scottish aristocrat
John Forbes, 8th Lord Forbes (1542–1606) was a Scottish aristocrat. He was a son of William Forbes, 7th Lord Forbes (1513-1593) and Elizabeth Keith, the
John_Forbes,_8th_Lord_Forbes
George William Forbes Playfair (1852 – 16 May 1918) was a British businessman and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. G. W. F. Playfair was
George William Forbes Playfair
George_William_Forbes_Playfair
The Four Ancient Books of Wales is a term coined by William Forbes Skene to describe four important medieval manuscripts written in Middle Welsh and dating
Four_Ancient_Books_of_Wales
American conductor and musicologist (1917–2006)
Elliot Forbes (August 20, 1917 – January 9, 2006), known as "El", was an American conductor and musicologist noted for his Beethoven scholarship. Forbes came
Elliot_Forbes
Scottish king from 1040 to 1057
(Old Norse for "Churl, son of a Dog") given to Macbeth by his enemies. William Forbes Skene's suggestion that he was Duncan I of Scotland has been revived
Macbeth,_King_of_Scotland
Ancient Celtic peoples of Scotland
Picts and Caledonians were red haired (rutilantia). Scholars such as William Forbes Skene noted that this description matches Tacitus' description of the
Caledonians
leaked into Forbes Creek, and subsequently the source was remediated, but not eliminated. The creek was named after pioneer William Forbes, a wagon maker
Forbes_Creek_(California)
William Forbes Howie, DL, JP (13 August 1920 – 27 December 2000) was a businessman who played an active role in Scottish public life. Born one of six children
Forbes_Howie
Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
vaulted, and it also had a drawbridge with gatehouse. It was built for William Forbes of Monymusk on the site of a former castle (probably a wooden motte
Leslie_Castle
American entomologist
William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes (April 23, 1885, Westborough, Massachusetts – April 12, 1968, Worcester, Massachusetts) was an American entomologist
William_T._M._Forbes
British businessman and politician
was elected one of Liverpool's two members of parliament, along with William Forbes Mackenzie. However, the two defeated Liberal candidates issued an election
Charles_Turner_(MP)
British surgeon and medical writer
Frederick William Forbes Ross (December 1867 – 18 September 1913) F.R.C.S. was a British surgeon and inventor. Ross was an alternative cancer treatment
F._W._Forbes_Ross
Title in the Peerage of Scotland
(1790–1884) William Forbes-Sempill, 17th Lord Sempill (1836–1905) John Forbes-Sempill, 18th Lord Sempill (1863–1934) William Francis Forbes-Sempill, 19th
Lord_Sempill
Cam Forbes, Captain Royal Navy (d. HMS Dryad, 1795) Andrew Forbes (d. 1808) William Forbes (d. 1792) John Burke A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the
James Forbes, 16th Lord Forbes
James_Forbes,_16th_Lord_Forbes
British 6th-century battle
number of scholars have suggested locations outside southern England. William Forbes Skene believed the battle to have occurred at a substantial hillfort
Battle_of_Badon
Britonnic kingdom or sub-kingdom of sub-Roman Britain
North', suggesting the area was located somewhere in northern Britain. William Forbes Skene suggested an identification with Kelso (formerly Calchow) in southern
Calchfynydd
British mission with the objective of developing the naval aviation forces of Japan
Mission was a British naval aviation technical mission led by Captain William Forbes-Sempill and sent to Japan in September 1921, with the objective of helping
Sempill_Mission
Welsh manuscript
come from Carmarthen Priory. Llyfr Du Caerfyrddin was described by William Forbes Skene (1809–92) as one of the Four Ancient Books of Wales. Written before
Black_Book_of_Carmarthen
Scottish footballer (1922–1999)
William Forbes (25 May 1922 – 31 January 1999) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Dunfermline Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Preston North End
Willie_Forbes
American silversmith
William Garret Forbes (December 13, 1751 - January 1, 1840) was an American silversmith, active in New York City from 1773-1809. Forbes was born in New
William_Garret_Forbes
Scottish peer (1836–1905)
William Forbes-Sempill, 17th Lord Sempill (20 May 1836 – 21 July 1905), born William Forbes, was a Scottish peer, the 17th Lord Sempill and 8th Baronet
William Forbes-Sempill, 17th Lord Sempill
William_Forbes-Sempill,_17th_Lord_Sempill
Scottish peer and landowner
Hepburn-Forbes. He was born in Dean House in western Edinburgh on 25 September 1804 the son of Williamina Belches Stuart of Invermay and Sir William Forbes of
John_Stuart_Hepburn_Forbes
Scottish royal
king by an abbot: Dull, Kilmichael, and Madderty. Scottish historian William Forbes Skene has argued that these abthainries were first created for Ethelred
Ethelred_of_Scotland
Family of seven Scottish clans
Alpein (translation from Gaelic: "Remember the death of Alpin"). Skene, William Forbes (1837). The Highlanders of Scotland, Their Origin, History, And Antiquities
Siol_Alpin
Anglo-Irish soldier and politician (1874–1948)
Bernard Arthur William Patrick Hastings Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard, KP, GCVO, PC (17 September 1874 – 10 September 1948), styled Viscount Forbes from 1874
Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard
Bernard_Forbes,_8th_Earl_of_Granard
Queen of Scotland from 1070 to 1093
et collectanea. Surtees Society 51. 1868. 234-54 (Appendix III). tr. William Forbes-Leith, SJ, Life of St. Margaret, Queen of Scotland by Turgot, Bishop
Saint_Margaret_of_Scotland
Extinct language in Scotland
extension of British and that Gaelic was a later introduction from Ireland. William Forbes Skene argued in 1837 that Pictish was a Goidelic language, the ancestor
Pictish_language
"2011 Census: Key Results from Releases 2A to 2D". Scotland's Census. William Forbes Leith (1909), Memoirs of Scottish Catholics during the XVIIth and XVIIIth
Catholic_Church_in_Scotland
Attempts to unify Christian apologetics with reason
Constable proved influential, for example on Christopher Potter and William Forbes. Richard Montagu admired Cassander and Andreas Fricius. The 1628 Syllabus
Irenicism
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1918
Clackmannan Western. After scrutiny, Forbes' election was declared void and Abercromby was declared elected Forbes' death caused a by-election. Blackburn
Stirlingshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Stirlingshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
British aristocrat
of Forbes-Sempill's brother, William Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill, 11th Baronet Forbes of Craigievar, her husband stood to claim the Forbes baronetcy
Isabella_Forbes
Medieval Welsh name for a region of Britain
Skene, William Forbes (1868a), The Four Ancient Books of Wales, vol. I, Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas (published 1868) Skene, William Forbes (1868b)
Lloegyr
Ruined castle in Scotland
the Forbes family. In the 16th century, the original house on the site was destroyed by bandits in a raid. The laird of the day, Sir William Forbes, is
Corse_Castle
Anthology by Alexander Carmichael
chapter on the subject that he had written for the third volume of William Forbes Skene’s Celtic Scotland. Carmichael rounded off his contribution in
Carmina_Gadelica
Scottish war correspondent
biographies and historical works. He was the son of Very Rev Lewis William Forbes DD (1794–1854), minister of Boharm, Banffshire, and Moderator of the
Archibald_Forbes
Historic site in Scotland
lines in 1811. They sold shares to fund a new church, the banker Sir William Forbes being the main figure, and Charlotte Chapel was then sold to the Baptists
St_John's,_Edinburgh
British banker (born 1956)
Baron Kingsdown, and Rosemary Davina Forbes, OBE, only daughter of Lt Col David Walter Arthur William Forbes MC, and stepdaughter of David Cecil, 6th
James_Leigh-Pemberton
carried out some restoration on the Express before transferring it to William Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill. The Express was then steamed at various
Craigievar_Express
British aristocrat
married to Arthur Forbes-Sempill, a military officer and younger son of William Forbes-Sempill, 17th Lord Sempill. After their divorce in 1914, she married
Muriel Ashley, Baroness Mount Temple
Muriel_Ashley,_Baroness_Mount_Temple
Part of the Brythonic-speaking Kingdom of Gododdin in the post-Roman Era
is assumed to be between the Rivers Avon (Haefe) and Carron (Caere). William Forbes Skene first argues for it in The Four Ancient Books of Wales (1868)
Manaw_Gododdin
Avary William Holmes Forbes (1853–1938) was a religious philosopher, teacher, and writer. Forbes received his MA from Trinity College, Dublin, and then
Avary_William_Holmes_Forbes
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