William Cameron Forbes
Diplomat, Politician
1870 – 1959
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Who was William Cameron Forbes?
William Cameron Forbes was an American investment banker and diplomat. He served as Governor-General of the Philippines from 1908 to 1913 and Ambassador of the United States to Japan from 1930 - 1932.
He was the son of William Hathaway Forbes, president of the Bell Telephone Company, and wife Edith Emerson, a daughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson, nephew of James Grant Forbes and grandson of Francis Blackwell Forbes. After graduating from Harvard in 1892, he embarked on a business career, eventually becoming a partner in J. M. Forbes and Company.
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- Born
- May 21, 1870
Milton - Parents
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard University
- Died
- Dec 24, 1959
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on July 23, 2013
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