Background
He was the son of Major-General George Forbes, Viscount Forbes, and his wife, the Viscountess Forbes (née Frances Mary Territt). He succeeded his grandfather as Earl of Granard in 1837.
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He was educated at Eton.
Career
Granard became the lieutenant-colonel commandant of the 9th Battalion of the Rifle Brigade, and was appointed honorary colonel of the Westmeath Militia on 29 May 1878. He was made a Knight of Street Patrick in 1857. Lady Sophia Maria Elizabeth Forbes (died 7 November 1942), married Sir Henry Grattan-Bellew, 3rd Baronet.
Lady Adelaide Jane Frances Forbes (1860 – 18 November 1942), married Lord Maurice Fitzgerald.
Lady Margaret Mary Theresa Forbes (died 19 May 1965), married Captain Honorary George Savile, son of John Savile, 4th Earl of Mexborough
Bernard Arthur William Patrick Hastings Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard (1874–1948)
Honorary
Fergus Reginald George Forbes (20 January 1876 – 18 February 1876)
Captain Honorary Reginald George Benedict Forbes (25 June 1877 – 20 May 1908)
Lady Eva Mary Margaret Forbes (25 June 1877 – 1968)
Colonel
Honorary Donald Alexander Forbes (3 September 1880 – 2 August 1938), married Mary Doreen Lawson and had issue
Lieutenant-Colonel
Honorary Bertram Aloysius Forbes (26 May 1882 – 5 August 1960)
Captain Honorary Fergus George Arthur Forbes (26 May 1882 – 23 August 1914), killed in World War I.
Membership
He was also a member of the Senate of the Royal University of Ireland.
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August 25, 1889 (aged 56)