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| | Robert Bennet Forbes |
 | | Began his career in his uncles' company, which specialized in trade with China. |
| | The company became Russell and Company as a result of a merger in 1830, and Forbes became its leader in 1839. |
| | His support for innovation in marine safety led to the first iron-hulled tugboats, and his philanthropic endeavors included commanding a ship to take food to Ireland during the famine in 1847. |
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