Francis Forbes

Sir
Francis Forbes
Francis Forbes (artist unknown)
Chief Justice of New South Wales
In office
1824–1837
Preceded byNew position
Succeeded byJames Dowling
Chief Justice of Newfoundland
In office
1816–1822
Preceded byCaesar Colclough
Succeeded byRichard Alexander Tucker
Personal details
Born
Francis William Forbes

1784
Bermuda
Died8 November 1841(1841-11-08) (aged 56–57)
Newtown, New South Wales, Australia

Sir Francis William Forbes (1784 – 8 November 1841) was a Chief Justice of Newfoundland, and the first Chief Justice of New South Wales.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Death of ex-judge Forbes". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 March 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 11 January 2013 – via Trove.
  2. ^ Serle, Percival (1949). "Forbes, Francis". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.