Vice-Admiral, 3rd Earl of Granard George Forbes

Notes:

He was the son of Arthur Forbes, 2nd Earl of Granard and Mary Rawdon

Career:

He was commissioned before 1706, in the service of the Royal Navy.[2]
He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1721.[2]
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Queenborough, Kent between 1723 and 1727.[2] On 27 February 1725/26 he was called up to the House of Lords as Lord Forbes, although his father did not possess this title.[2]
He was Commander-in-Chief of the Caribbean between September 1729 and December 1729.[2]
He held the office of Plenipotentiary to the Court of Muscovy in 1733.[2]
He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1734.[2]
He succeeded to the title of 4th Baronet Forbes, of Castle Forbes, Co. Longford, Ireland [N.S., 1628] on 24 August 1734.[2] He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Clanehugh, co. Longford [I., 1675] on 24 August 1734.[2] He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Granard [I., 1684] on 24 August 1734.[2] He succeeded to the title of 3rd Viscount of Granard, co. Longford [I., 1675] on 24 August 1734.[2]
He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral in 1735.[2]
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Ayr Burghs between 1741 and 1747.[2]

He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.[3]

Children of Vice-Admiral George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard and Hon. Mary Stewart

1. Lady Mary Forbes [1] d. 27 Nov 1797
2. Lt.-Gen. George Forbes, 4th Earl of Granard+[1] b. 15 Mar 1710, d. 16 Oct 1769
3. Admiral Hon. John Forbes+[2] b. 1714, d. 10 Mar 1796

Citations

1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 1628. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IX, page 240. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

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From the Dictionary of the National Biography:

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Forbes,_George_(1685-1765)_(DNB00)


http://www.geni.com/people/Vice-Admiral-George-Forbes-3rd-Earl-of-Granard/6000000015832188809

George married Hon., "Mary of Montjoy" Mary* Stewart in 1701 in Ireland. Mary* (daughter of 1st Viscount Mountjoy William* Stewart and Hon. Mary* Coote) was born about 1677 in Mountjoy, Co Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland; died on 4 Oct 1765 in Ulster Co, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was commissioned in 1726, in the service of the British Army.[1]
He fought in the Battle of Toulon in 1743, against a Franco-Spanish fleet.[1]
He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1746 in the service of the Tangier Regiment.[1] He was Quartermaster-General [ireland] between 1754 and 1757.[1] He was Colonel of the 76th Foot between 1756 and 1761.[1] He gained the rank of Major-General in 1759.[1] He was Colonel of the 29th Foot between 1761 and 1769.[1] He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1765.[1]
He succeeded to the title of 4th Viscount of Granard, co. Longford [I., 1675] on 4 October 1765.[1] He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Clanehugh, co. Longford [I., 1675] on 4 October 1765.[1] He succeeded to the title of 5th Baronet Forbes, of Castle Forbes, Co. Longford, Ireland [N.S., 1628] on 4 October 1765.[1] He succeeded to the title of 4th Earl of Granard [I., 1684] on 4 October 1765.[1]


Citations

1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 1628. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

http://www.geni.com/people/Lt-Gen-George-Forbes-4th-Earl-of-Granard/6000000015832641086

Notes:

Admiral Hon. John Forbes was born in 1714. He was the son of Vice-Admiral George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard and Hon. Mary Stewart.[3],[1]

He married Lady Mary Capell, daughter of William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex and Lady Jane Hyde, on 25 August 1758.[4]

He died on 10 March 1796.[3]

He gained the rank of General in the service of the Royal Marines.[3] He gained the rank of Admiral of the Fleet.[3]

Citations

1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IX, page 240. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
2. [S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
3. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 1628. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
4. [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 1, page 1348.
5. [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 1, page 798.

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