James Forbes
U.S. Congressperson
1731 – 1780
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Who was James Forbes?
James Forbes was an American statesman from Maryland. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1777 to 1780.
He served as a State Court Judge in 1770 and was a member of the Maryland State House of Delegates from 1777 to 1778.
Forbes died while attending a session of Congress in Philadelphia, where he is buried in the Christ Church Burial Ground.
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