Sir Frank Forbes Adam, 1st Baronet (17 June 1846 – 22 December 1926) was a British banker who made his fortune in
British India
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. He was President of the
Bank of Bombay
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He was educated at Loretto School
Loretto School, founded in 1827, is an independent boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 0 to 18. The campus occupies in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland.
History
The school was founded by the Reverend Thomas Langhorne in 1827. ...
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He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire
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#Knight Grand Commander (GCIE)
#Knight Commander ( KCIE)
#Companion ( CIE)
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(CIE) in 1888, and (Knight Bachelor
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) in 1890. Appointed a deputy lieutenant of Lancashire
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on 26 April 1904, Forbes was created Baronet of Hankelow Court, Chester in 1917 and appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath
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in 1919.
He married Rose Frances, daughter of Charles Gordon Kemball, a judge of the High Court of Bombay. They had three sons and a daughter:
* Sir Ronald Forbes Adam, 2nd Baronet
General Sir Ronald Forbes Adam, 2nd Baronet, (30 October 1885 – 26 December 1982) was a senior British Army officer. He had an important influence on the conduct of the British Army during the Second World War as a result of his long tenure ...
GCB, DSO, OBE (1885–1982), British army general.
* Eric Forbes Adam
Eric Graham Forbes Adam (3 October 1888 – 7 July 1925) was a British diplomat and First Secretary to the Foreign Office.
Adam was born in Malabar Hill, Bombay, India, the second son of Sir Frank Forbes Adam, 1st Baronet. His older brother ...
CMG (1888–1925), diplomat
* Colin Gurden Forbes Adam CSI (1889–1982), civil servant
* Hetty Reay Clifford Forbes Adam MBE (1896–1970).
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Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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People educated at Loretto School, Musselburgh
1846 births
1926 deaths
Members of the Bombay Legislative Council
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