Sir Francis Forbes | |
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![]() Francis Forbes (artist unknown) | |
Chief Justice of New South Wales | |
In office 1824–1837 | |
Preceded by | New position |
Succeeded by | James Dowling |
Chief Justice of Newfoundland | |
In office 1816–1822 | |
Preceded by | Caesar Colclough |
Succeeded by | Richard Alexander Tucker |
Personal details | |
Born | Francis William Forbes 1784 Bermuda |
Died | 8 November 1841 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 56–57)
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]