Charles John Forbes | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Two Mountains | |
| In office 1842–1844 | |
| Preceded by | Colin Robertson |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Scott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 February 1786 Gosport, Hampshire, England |
| Died | 22 September 1862 (aged 76) Carillon, Canada East, Province of Canada |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse | Sophia Browne (m. 20 June 1815) |
| Children | 7 children |
| Education | College of Altona |
| Occupation | Army commissariat; landowner and speculator |
| Nickname | "The General" |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Britain |
| Branch/service | British Army Commissariat |
| Years of service | 1805–1817; 1824–1836 |
| Rank | Deputy Commissary General |
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Charles John Forbes (10 February 1786 – 22 September 1862) was an official in the Commissariat Department of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He later was posted to Lower Canada, where he was responsible for supplying the British Army units there, as well as obtaining the supplies necessary for the construction of the canal system on the Ottawa River, including the Carillon Canal. After he retired from the Commissariat Department in 1836, Forbes and his family settled in Lower Canada, where he bought a large estate at Carillon.
Forbes was involved in the suppression of the Lower Canada Rebellion in the Deux-Montagnes region, including the burning of Saint-Benoît in December, 1837. He supported the union of Lower Canada and Upper Canada into the Province of Canada in 1841, and served briefly in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada.