Forbes George Vernon (21 August 1843 – 20 January 1911), Lieutenant (ret.)

Forbes George was the third of five sons born to John Edward Venables Vernon of Clontarf Castle in the north of Dublin, by his first wife Louisa Catherine Bowles.

[1] On 4 March 1863 Vernon wrote to the Colonial Office enquiring about land regulations in British Columbia, where free grants of up to 1,440 acres (6 km2) were available to military settlers with at least the rank of captain.

In 1876, he was named Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works in the provincial cabinet and served until 1878.

After retiring from politics, Vernon served as Agent General for the province of British Columbia in London from 1895 to 1899.