Background
He was born in Saint Marys, Canada West and became a farmer and manufacturer.
He was born in Saint Marys, Canada West and became a farmer and manufacturer.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Perth South riding in the 1921 general election after an unsuccessful campaign there in the 1917 election as a Laurier Liberal. After serving his only federal term, the 14th Canadian Parliament, Forrester left the House of Commons and did not seek another term in the 1925 election.