Background
FORBES, Arthur was born in 1843. Son of late Reverend E. Forbes, Doctor of Divinity, formerly chaplain in Paris.
FORBES, Arthur was born in 1843. Son of late Reverend E. Forbes, Doctor of Divinity, formerly chaplain in Paris.
Sedbergh; St. John’s College, Cambridge. Exhibitioner; Bachelor of Arts 1867.
Entered Indian Civil Service 1867. Served as Assist, and JointMagistrate in different districts and through Behar famine, 1874. Deputy-Commissioner, Assam, 1875.
Magistrate-Collector, Dacca, 1879. Junior Secretary, Board of Revenue, Lower Provinces, 1880-1884. Member and secretary of Opium Commission, 1883 (thanked by Government of India and Secretary of State).
Subsequently Magistrate-Collector of Sarun, 24 Pergunnahs, Shahabad, and Mozaft'erpur. Acted as Commissioner of Excise, Bengal, 1890, and as Commissioner of Dacca, 1891. Commissioner of Patna Division, 1892-1896.
Of Chutia-Nagpur, Bengal, 1896- 1902. Retired, 1902. Late Indian Civil Service.
Clubs: Auxiliary Forces, Solent Yacht.