He attended Oriel College, Oxford graduating with a BA in 1849, followed by an MA in 1851.
[1] He was for some time a master at Radley College prior to his father's death at which time he was referred to as Master of Forbes.
[2] He was a Scottish representative peer to the House of Lords from 1868 to 1906 upon succeeding his father to the title.
[3] He died in Dundee, by his own hand, and was succeeded in his title by his brother Atholl Monson Forbes.
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