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	George William Forbes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		George William Forbes (12 March 1869 - 17 May, 1947) was Prime Minister of New Zealand (An independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery) from 1930 to 1935.
		Often referred to as "Honest George", Forbes was well known for his 'rare debating skill' and impressive memory, and his courteous and friendly attitude earned him the liking and respect of colleagues from all sides of the House.
		Forbes and Veitch were both candidates for the leadership of the United Party, but the position was eventually won by a former Liberal Party Prime Minister, Joseph Ward (additional info and facts about Joseph Ward).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ge/george_william_forbes.htm (1357 words)

	George William Forbes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George William Forbes (12 March 1869 - 17 May 1947) served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1930 to 1935.
		Forbes led the country through the worst years of the Great Depression, heading the coalition government that eventually became the modern National Party.
		Forbes and Veitch both vied as candidates for the leadership of the United Party, but the position eventually went to a former Liberal Party Prime Minister, Joseph Ward.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_William_Forbes (1343 words)

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		William I William I, 1797-1888, emperor of Germany (1871-88) and king of Prussia (1861-88), second son of the future King Frederick William III of Prussia and Louise of Mecklenburg.
		William I William I, 1772-1843, first king of the Netherlands and grand duke of Luxembourg (1815-40), son of Prince William V of Orange, last stadtholder of the Netherlands.
		William III William III, 1817-90, king of the Netherlands and grand duke of Luxembourg (1849-90), son and successor of William II.
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	Significant Scots - Sir William Forbes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		FORBES, SIR WILLIAM, of Pitsligo, an eminent banker and citizen, was born at Edinburgh on the 5th of April, 1739.
		Of this committee, Sir William Forbes was chairman; and besides contributing largely himself, it was to his activity and perseverance that the success of the undertaking was mainly to be ascribed.
		Sir William Forbes was succeeded in his title and estates by his son, the late Sir William, a man of the most amiable and upright character, who having been cut off in the middle of his years and usefulness, was succeeded by his son, the present Sir John Stuart Forbes.
	www.electricscotland.com /HISTORY/other/forbes_william.htm (5785 words)

	William Forbes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		William Forbes, founder of the Forbes of Callendar family, was born in Aberdeen in 1743, the second son of a coppersmith.
		Forbes was used to playing 'hard ball' with his customers and wrote to both telling them it was nothing to do with him but the lack of brass that was to blame.
		Forbes' son went on to be M.P. THE Forbes of Callendar documents and evidence of their rights and privilege were given on indefinite loan to the Scottish Record Office by Lieutenant-Colonel William Forbes of Callendar in 1953.
	www.falkirk-wheel.com /wheel/falkirk/information/w_forbes.htm (1627 words)

	George William Forbes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		George William Forbes(12 March 1869 - 17 May 1947) was Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1930 to 1935.
		Forbes was born in Lyttelton, justoutside the city of Christchurch.
		Forbes told a joint conference that he was not prepared to implement the measures hedeemed necessary without broad backing.
	www.therfcc.org /george-william-forbes-110339.html (1093 words)

	George Forbes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For the former New Zealand Premier, see George William Forbes.
		For the Scottish electrical engineer, see George Forbes (scientist).
		For the Cleveland politician, see George L. Forbes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Forbes (139 words)

	Former PM's - Official website of the Prime Minister of New Zealand
		Forbes was born in 1869 in Lyttelton, near Christchurch.
		On 13 August 1925 Forbes was elected leader of the party, and went on to be Deputy Prime Minister from 1928 to 1930.
		Forbes demanded a coalition government to share responsibility, and hence became Prime Minister of the Coalition Government on 22 September 1931.
	www.primeminister.govt.nz /oldpms/1930-31forbes.html (389 words)

	Forbes Clan origins are in Aberdeen-shire, Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He was the second and surviving son of Edward Forbes, of Oakhill and Cronkbane, near Douglas, and Jane, eldest daughter and heiress of William Teare, of Corvalla and Ballabeg, Ballaugh.
		As a Lord of the Admiralty, Forbes refused to sign the death warrant of Admiral John Byng in protest at the harshness of the sentence, and as a consequence of this disagreement with his colleagues retired from the Board of Admiralty on 6 April.
		This Francis Forbes was born on Smith's Island in St. George's Harbour, Bermuda and raised in the historic Town of St. George.
	www.treasuresofbritain.org /ForbesClan.htm (8776 words)

	Alexander Penrose Forbes, by William Perry
		Forbes learned at St. Thomas's how to stand firm in the face of unpopularity exhibited in every imaginable form, from private abuse to public rowdyism, and even riots on a small scale; he little knew that at no distant date he would be exposed to similar treatment in Scotland.
		Forbes reached Stonehaven towards the end of June, and in a fortnight discovered, as many clergymen before and since have done, how easy it is for a worthless priest to arouse the sympathy of a section of a suffering congregation.
		Forbes, fresh from the home of the Oxford Movement, of which his flock had no knowledge whatever, had to walk warily, especially when the Lairds were encouraging schism; but his genius for understanding minds different from his own won him the respect and affection of his flock.
	justus.anglican.org /resources/pc/scotland/apforbes/perry/chapter3.html (4041 words)

	FORBES, George William - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
		George William Forbes was born in Lyttelton on 12 May 1869, the third son of Robert Forbes, ship's chandler.
		Forbes retained a vivid boyhood memory of Sir George Grey speaking in Christchurch, and was greatly influenced by George Laurenson, left-wing Liberal member (1899–1913) for Lyttelton, a town with radical traditions.
		Forbes was neither as good as he was painted in 1931, nor as bad as his enemies made him out to be in 1935.
	www.teara.govt.nz /1966/F/ForbesGeorgeWilliam/en (1637 words)

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		Forbes, the surname of a clan, though not a Celtic one, having its possessions principally in Aberdeenshire, and the chief of which is Lord Forbes; its badge being the common broom, and the gathering shout or slogan, Loanach, the name of a hill in the district of Strathdon.
		William, third Lord Forbes, married Lady Christian Gordon, third daughter of Alexander, first early of Huntly, and had, with a daughter, three sons, Alexander, fourth lord; Arthur, fifth lord; and John, sixth lord.
		Arthur, fifth Lord Forbes, succeeded his brother, and being under age at the time, he was placed, as one of the king's wards, under the guardianship of John Lord Glammes, whose daughter he had married, but he died soon after his accession to the title, without children.
	people.arsc.edu /~lforbes/earlyForbes.txt (1282 words)

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		William Ferguson Massey10 Jul 1912 12 Aug 1915 Massey (National)Rt.
		William Ferguson Massey 12 Aug 1915 25 Aug 1919 Massey Rt.
		George William Forbes 22 Sep 1931 6 Dec 1935 Savage Rt.
	www.geocities.com /wlorac/nzpm.txt (463 words)

	TJU Archives: Finding Aids - William S. Forbes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 1867 Forbes was instrumental in obtaining the passage of the Anatomical Act, which regulated the attainment of bodies for anatomic dissection.
		In 1886 Forbes was appointed Professor of Anatomy at Jefferson.
		Forbes died six months later on 17 December 1905, after suffering from successive attacks of angina pectoris and only five days after delivering his last lecture to Jefferson students.
	jeffline.tju.edu /SML/archives/collections/finding_aids/forbes.html (896 words)

	Encyclopedia: George William Forbes
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		Forbes was born in Lyttleton, just outside the city of Christchurch.
		Although increasingly weary of politics, Forbes was elected Leader of the Opposition, and supervised the new National Party (created out of United and Reform) until Alexander Hamilton was appointed its first official leader.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/George-William-Forbes (510 words)

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		A little later the illness of Ward imposed on him the additional responsibility of leading the House of Representatives, and in May 1930 he was elected to succeed Ward as leader of the United Party.
		Forbes maintained only the most conservative policies to combat the deepening depression; his government allowed widespread reductions of wages by employers, and his deflationary policies further contracted an already shrinking economy, thus swelling the ranks of the unemployed.
		Forbes, Steve, byname of Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Jr.
	www.rulers.org /indexf2.html (12314 words)

	William W. George Elected to ExxonMobil Board - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		George's election, the ExxonMobil board stands at eleven directors, nine of whom are non-employees.
		George was professor of Leadership and Governance at IMD International in Lausanne, Switzerland, and executive-in-residence at Yale University's School of Management.
		George holds a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech, and an MBA from Harvard University, where he was a Baker Scholar.
	www.forbes.com /businesswire/feeds/businesswire/2005/05/25/businesswire20050525005766r1.html (580 words)

	Spring Grove Township, Green County, WI History
		William Kline, in 1853, was married to Mary Ann O'Neal, daughter of Robert E. O'Neal.
		William Kline resided in Missouri from 1856 till the fall of 1861.
		George Davis, son of the early settlers, Archibald and Elizabeth A.
	www.monticellowi.com /GreenCo/springgrovehistory.htm (16380 words)

	Encyclopedia: George Forbes
		This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
		George Marsden Waterhouse (born April 6, 1824 Penzance, Cornwall, Englandâ€“died August 6, 1906 Torquay, Devonshire, England) was a Premier of South Australia from October 8, 1861 until July 3, 1863 and Premier of New Zealand from 11 October 1872 to 3 March 1873.
		George Edward Grey Statue of Sir George Grey in Albert Park, Auckland Sir George Edward Grey KCB (April 14, 1812 - September 19, 1898) was a soldier, explorer, Governor of South Australia, twice Governor of New Zealand, Governor of Cape Colony (South Africa), Premier of New Zealand and a writer.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/George-Forbes (357 words)

	GEORGE WILLIAM FORBES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		His rise to power was unexpected, and many believed him unsuitable, but he nevertheless remained in office for five years.
		This was only a temporary measure, partly because Forbes had indicated his desire to withdraw from the limelight and partly because Forbes was now seen by some as a liability.
		Forbes retained his parliamentary seat until 1943, when he retired.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/GEORGE+WILLIAM+FORBES (1117 words)

	Forbes family
		Most of this information comes from The William Buckingham Family: Margaret A. COOKE and Ruth HANNEMAN; the Caleb Forbes Family Bible; James, Bailey and Wm's Wills; Jesse Forbes Pugh's compilation of Forbes in the county records and his conversations with Ruth Hannaman therefore her family tree and Willard Forbes and Roger Hanneman.
		This land would be deeded before their death, as a gift (which seemed to be an early Forbes custom), 100 acres each to their sons in 1719, Edward receiving their home and 132 acres.
		According to Willard Forbes research, this Forbes family was the only Forbes to settle here and a monument has been erected on Pond Rd, Riddle, NC to honor them (See the link at the bottom of this page).
	www.geocities.com /ronniwho.geo/forbes.html (2461 words)

	Profiles in Tedium: The Constables of Duxbury
		George Partridge was probably the son of Ralph Partridge, a reverend and resident of Duxbury.
		Merrick, and George Partrich are "appoynted to view an high way for ye avoyding of ye highway by ye [Governor's] meadow past Jones Rive to ye upper path to Mattacheesett, and make reporte of it to ye Court, and appoynt it out, and ye surveiors to lay it out" (PCR 2:116).
		William Bradford filed against John Forbes, William Merick, George Partridge, and Richard Clough for trespassing; the jury found them guilty and fined them 5 pounds sterling and court costs.
	etext.lib.virginia.edu /users/deetz/Plymouth/Duxbury.html (5647 words)

	George Washington Papers: Time Line: Colonial Period
		February 22, George Washington is born to Augustine and Mary (Ball) Washington at Wakefield Farm, Westmoreland County, Virginia.
		Accompanies James Genn, surveyor for Prince William county, and George William Fairfax, the son of Lord Fairfax.
		George Washington to John Robinson, September 1, 1758.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /ammem/gwhtml/gwtime.html (528 words)

	George Washington on Frontier of Hampshire County
		In the company of James Genn who had been surveying for several years and George William Fairfax, he set out to assist in the surveys of the Patterson’s Creek, South Branch River and Cacapon River valleys.
		The next year, William and Mary College had certified his surveying skills, and Washington received an appointment as the surveyor of Culpepper County.
		Dinwiddie of Virginia chose Major George Washington, then an Adjutant in the Militia, to be his ambassador to the French on the Ohio River.
	www.fortedwards.org /gwpage.htm (1212 words)

	1947 - Simple English Wikipedia
		April 1 - King George II of Greece (b.
		May 16 - Frederick Hopkins, English biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (b.
		May 17 - George William Forbes, Prime Minister of New Zealand
	simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/1947 (327 words)

	Renaissance Sword Theatre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Forbes is no’ appropriate as it refers ta me uncle, the Chief o’ the Clan an’ only sassnachs, outlanders, would be sae ignorant.
		George is currently serving as President of RST, and as the longest running member of the group has been swordfighting with us since 1997.
		George can usually be seen with his Two-Handed Claymore, and just like you'd expect from a scotsman, never backs down in a fight.
	www.swordtheatre.com /members.php?member=george (1100 words)

	Genealogy - pafg2330 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		George Gordon 2nd Earl of Huntley [Parents] was born in 1430 in Scotland.
		William Forbes 3rd Baron Forbes [Parents] was born in 1452 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
		She married William Forbes 3rd Baron Forbes on 8 Jul 1468.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~elessar5/pafg2330.htm (323 words)

	The 400 Richest Americans - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The U.S. economy's recovery may be a little shaky, but you wouldn't know it from looking at this year's Forbes 400.
		There are 45 new faces on this year's Forbes 400.
		Six of last year's Forbes 400 died in the past year.
	www.forbes.com /home/forbes400/2004/09/22/rl04land.html (407 words)

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