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Robert Bennet Forbes (September 18, 1804 – November 23, 1889), was an American sea captain, China merchant and ship owner. He was active in ship construction, maritime safety, the opium trade, and charitable activities, including food aid to Ireland, which became known as America's first major disaster relief effort. Opium ships at ...
Capitán Robert Bennet Forbes (18 de septiembre de 1804 – 23 de noviembre de 1889) fue un capitán de barco estadounidense, comerciante y armador de China. Participó activamente en la construcción de barcos, la seguridad marítima, el comercio de opio y actividades caritativas, incluida la ayuda alimentaria a Irlanda, que llegó a ser ...
The Robert Bennet Forbes papers consist of six boxes of loose papers and bound diaries and one oversize folder spanning the years 1817-1889, with some additional research materials from 1961-1967. The bulk of the collection falls between the mid-1840s and 1871.
21 de nov. de 2018 · Robert Bennet Forbes rose to become the head of the firm in 1839, earned a second fortune, and returned to the US in 1840. But in 1849 his ‘spirit of adventure and bu for hsiness affairs’ led him back to China for a further two years.
The Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House, also known as the R. B. Forbes House and Forbes House Museum (and formerly as the American China Trade Museum), is a house museum located at 215 Adams Street, Milton, Massachusetts. It is now a National Historic Landmark, and is open to the public.
Robert Bennet Forbes (1804-1889), merchant and shipowner, was among the most prominent Americans engaged in the China trade in the 19th century. Robert Forbes was born on Sept. 18, 1804, near Boston.
Robert Bennet Forbes House in 1967, has proven invaluable in the preparation of this paper.
