William Cameron Forbes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Cameron Forbes

American diplomat

Date of Birth: 21-May-1870

Place of Birth: Milton, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 24-Dec-1959

Profession: writer, politician, diplomat, banker

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About William Cameron Forbes

  • William Cameron Forbes (May 21, 1870 – December 24, 1959) was an American investment banker and diplomat.
  • He served as Governor-General of the Philippines from 1909 to 1913 and Ambassador of the United States to Japan from 1930 to 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.
  • He was grandson of botanist 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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