Robert Bennett Forbes

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Robert Bennett Forbes was a 19th-century American sea captain, China trade merchant, and philanthropist known for his influential role in maritime commerce and humanitarian efforts.

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instanceOf historic house museum
human
merchant
sea captain
activeYearsEnd 1870
activeYearsStart 1818
birthDate 1804-09-18
birthPlace Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
businessPartner John Murray Forbes NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1889-11-23
deathPlace Milton, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
describedBySource Encyclopedia of American Biography NERFINISHED
R. B. Forbes House Museum archives NERFINISHED
employer Russell & Company NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Yankee
familyName Forbes NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork China trade
humanitarian aid
maritime commerce
fullName Robert Bennett Forbes NERFINISHED
genre memoir
givenName Robert
hasPart R. B. Forbes House Museum NERFINISHED
knownFor organizing relief shipments during the Irish Great Famine
languageOfWorkOrName English
location Milton, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
memberOf Forbes family NERFINISHED
militaryBranch United States Navy
militaryRank captain
notableFor advocacy for improved safety at sea
influence on 19th-century American maritime commerce
philanthropic relief efforts
role in the China trade
notableWork Personal Reminiscences NERFINISHED
occupation China trade merchant
philanthropist
sea captain
participatedIn China–United States trade in the 19th century
placeOfBurial Milton Cemetery, Milton, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
religion Unitarianism
residence Milton, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
sibling John Murray Forbes NERFINISHED
spouse Rose Greene Smith NERFINISHED
transported relief supplies to Ireland on the USS Jamestown
wrote Personal Reminiscences NERFINISHED

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Milton Cemetery, Milton, Massachusetts, United States containsGraveOf Robert Bennett Forbes
subject surface form: Milton Cemetery