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John Murray Forbes (February 23, 1813 – October 12, 1898) was an American railroad magnate, merchant, philanthropist and abolitionist. He was president of both the Michigan Central railroad and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in the 1850s. He kept doing business with Russell & Company.
History of J.M. Forbes & Co.: John Murray Forbes was born in Bordeaux, France in 1813, where his father Ralph was making another of many unsuccessful attempts to establish himself in foreign trade. The family moved back to Milton, Massachusetts in 1814, and older brothers Thomas and Robert Bennett Forbes soon went to work for their maternal ...
21. Nov. 2018 · John Murray Forbes was one of the three Forbes brothers who led Russell & Co., the most powerful American merchant house in China in the 19th century. He made a fortune in Canton with the help of Howqua, a rich hong merchant, and invested in railroads across America.
Extracts from the letters of John Murray Forbes, a prominent American merchant and politician, and his cousin Paul Siemen Forbes, the American Consul General in China. The letters cover topics such as business, politics, and life in China from 1843 to 1866.
Grandson of John Forbes, John Murray Forbes (1813–1898), born in France, John Murray Forbes was the first of the family to enter the China trade and later invested in railroads and amassed a large fortune.
He is recognized as a pioneering precursor of Henry Ford a century later. John Murray Forbes, long admired by many for his personal integrity, contributed to American society through endorsing Wendell Phillips, providing weapons to fight slavery, and entertaining John Brown.
September 1899 Issue. “ Where the gods have asked for one gift, I have ever given them twain.”. IN the following pages the story of the remarkable life of the late John Murray Forbes is told...
