James Forbes (minister)

James Forbes (1813-1851) was a Presbyterian minister and educator from Melbourne, Australia. He was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and graduated from King's College (later the University of Aberdeen) in 1836. The following year he was ordained by the Church of Scotland in Glasgow and sailed for Australia.

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1813 - 1851 - Presbyterian - Melbourne - Australia - Aberdeenshire - Scotland - University of Aberdeen - 1836 - Church of Scotland - Glasgow

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Forbes settled in Melbourne and was the first Christian minister of any denomination in that city, founding the Scots Church in 1839. He had already founded the Scots School there the year before. In 1848 Forbes attended the first synod of the Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia, and later was a founder of the Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria (the organizations have since merged). Forbes founded the Melbourne Academy, which later became Scotch College, but he died before it opened on 6 October 1851.

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1839 - 1848 - Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia - Scotch College - 6 October - 1851

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