Forbes Papers. Correspondence and personal papers of William Forbes (1806-1855) and Lady Louisa Forbes

Primary maker
William Forbes
Production date
1830-1855
 Description
Correspondence and personal papers of William Forbes (1806-1855) and Lady Louisa Forbes

Object detail

Department
Archives Collections
Administrative History
William Forbes (27 Oct 1806-10 Feb 1855) was only nine years old when his father died and his estates were therefore managed by Trustees until he reached his majority at age 25 in 1831. He married Lady Louisa Charteris, daughter of the 8th Earl of Wemyss. William Forbes died in February 1855 after a long illness.

He was a career politician as well as a landowner. He was twice the Conservative MP for Stirlingshire, from 1835 to 1837 and then from 1841 until his death in 1855. He lost his seat in 1837 following accusations of "coercing and intimidating landlords and fictitious votes" [Stirling Observer 3 May 1838].
Record level
Series
Collection
Forbes of Callendar Papers/Family & Personal Papers Group
Primary maker
Production date
1830-1855
Measurements
192 items
Archives finding aids
You can also see a catalogue of the items in this collection on our website. http://www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/heritage/archives/finding-aids/forbes.aspx

Item and collections level descriptions are also available on this Collections Browser. Please use the search tools on the Collections Browser to look for information about individual items in this collection.
Restriction
Open - no restriction on access
Accession number
A37/S3

Share

My shortlist

Group record

Member records

Public comments

Be the first to comment on this object record.

Google reCaptchaThis site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.