William Forbes (railway manager)

Forbes was born in Dublin in 1856, the son of an English father, William Forbes, the General Manager of the Midland Great Western Railway, and a French mother, Juliette de Guise Forbes. He was educated at Dulwich College and on the continent. The artist Stanhope Forbes was his younger brother. ==Career==

In 1873, Forbes joined the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (his uncle James Staats Forbes was the General Manager) in the goods department. After being in the Accountant's office and working as a Travelling Auditor, he became Continental Manager in 1889 and went on to be Traffic Manager and Assistant General Manager. He died at his home in Maida Vale in 1936. == References ==