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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.
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.
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4. Aug. 2008 · An American railroad builder, John Murray Forbes. by. Pearson, Henry Greenleaf, b. 1870. Publication date. 1911. Topics. Forbes, John Murray, 1813-1898, Railroads -- United States. Publisher. Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin company. Collection. cdl; americana. Contributor. University of California Libraries. Language. English.
9. Nov. 2023 · John Murray Forbes secured the USS Jamestown, a temporarily decommissioned US Navy ship, and Robert Bennet Forbes was named captain for what was the first international humanitarian relief effort, delivering 800 tons of provisions to Cork at the height of the Great Hunger. He even stayed several days to work with Father Theobald ...
An American Railroad Builder: John Murray Forbes. By HENRY GREENLEAF PEARSON. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1911. Pp. vii, 196. $1.25.)
