Born Robert Charles Forbes in New Deer, Aberdeenshire in Scotland. After studying at University College of Dundee in Scotland, in 1897 Forbes worked as a reporter and editorial writer with a local Dundee newspaper until 1901 when he moved to Johannesburg, South Africa where he started up the "Rand Daily Mail."
He emigrated to New York City in the United States in 1904 where he was employed as a writer and financial editor at the Journal of Commerce before joining the Hearst chain of newspapers as a syndicated columnist in 1911.
He left Hearst after two years to become the business and financial editor at the New York American where he remained until 1916.
He founded Forbes magazine in 1917 and remained Editor-in-Chief until his death in New York City in 1954, though assisted in his later years by Bruce Charles Forbes (1916-1964) and Malcolm Stevenson Forbes (1917-1990), his two oldest sons.
He was the founder of the Investors League in 1942, and the author of numerous financial books.
He was the husband Adelaide Mary Stevenson Forbes (1896 - 1973. They were married on April 20, 1915 and they had five sons: Bruce C., Malcolm S., Gordon B., Wallace F., and Duncan, who was killed in an automobile accident at age 16.
He was originally buried with his wife in the Mount Carmel Cemetery in Tenafly, New Jersey, but he was disinterred and reinterred in his native Scotland.
He emigrated to New York City in the United States in 1904 where he was employed as a writer and financial editor at the Journal of Commerce before joining the Hearst chain of newspapers as a syndicated columnist in 1911.
He left Hearst after two years to become the business and financial editor at the New York American where he remained until 1916.
He founded Forbes magazine in 1917 and remained Editor-in-Chief until his death in New York City in 1954, though assisted in his later years by Bruce Charles Forbes (1916-1964) and Malcolm Stevenson Forbes (1917-1990), his two oldest sons.
He was the founder of the Investors League in 1942, and the author of numerous financial books.
He was the husband Adelaide Mary Stevenson Forbes (1896 - 1973. They were married on April 20, 1915 and they had five sons: Bruce C., Malcolm S., Gordon B., Wallace F., and Duncan, who was killed in an automobile accident at age 16.
He was originally buried with his wife in the Mount Carmel Cemetery in Tenafly, New Jersey, but he was disinterred and reinterred in his native Scotland.
Born Robert Charles Forbes in New Deer, Aberdeenshire in Scotland. After studying at University College of Dundee in Scotland, in 1897 Forbes worked as a reporter and editorial writer with a local Dundee newspaper until 1901 when he moved to Johannesburg, South Africa where he started up the "Rand Daily Mail."
He emigrated to New York City in the United States in 1904 where he was employed as a writer and financial editor at the Journal of Commerce before joining the Hearst chain of newspapers as a syndicated columnist in 1911.
He left Hearst after two years to become the business and financial editor at the New York American where he remained until 1916.
He founded Forbes magazine in 1917 and remained Editor-in-Chief until his death in New York City in 1954, though assisted in his later years by Bruce Charles Forbes (1916-1964) and Malcolm Stevenson Forbes (1917-1990), his two oldest sons.
He was the founder of the Investors League in 1942, and the author of numerous financial books.
He was the husband Adelaide Mary Stevenson Forbes (1896 - 1973. They were married on April 20, 1915 and they had five sons: Bruce C., Malcolm S., Gordon B., Wallace F., and Duncan, who was killed in an automobile accident at age 16.
He was originally buried with his wife in the Mount Carmel Cemetery in Tenafly, New Jersey, but he was disinterred and reinterred in his native Scotland.
He emigrated to New York City in the United States in 1904 where he was employed as a writer and financial editor at the Journal of Commerce before joining the Hearst chain of newspapers as a syndicated columnist in 1911.
He left Hearst after two years to become the business and financial editor at the New York American where he remained until 1916.
He founded Forbes magazine in 1917 and remained Editor-in-Chief until his death in New York City in 1954, though assisted in his later years by Bruce Charles Forbes (1916-1964) and Malcolm Stevenson Forbes (1917-1990), his two oldest sons.
He was the founder of the Investors League in 1942, and the author of numerous financial books.
He was the husband Adelaide Mary Stevenson Forbes (1896 - 1973. They were married on April 20, 1915 and they had five sons: Bruce C., Malcolm S., Gordon B., Wallace F., and Duncan, who was killed in an automobile accident at age 16.
He was originally buried with his wife in the Mount Carmel Cemetery in Tenafly, New Jersey, but he was disinterred and reinterred in his native Scotland.
Inscription
In memory of
JAMES MOIR, Blacksmith, Federate,
Born 2 Feb 1817, died 6th Feb 1890;
and of his wife
AGNES DUNCAN
who died at The Firs, Ellon on
28th March 1899 in her 82nd year.
RHS:
In memory of
JEANNIE HELEN,
daughter of George and Georgina Moir,
b 15 May 1889, died 25th June 1889; the said
GEORGE MOIR, Blacksmith, Federate,
born 10 June 1854, d 19 Jun 1895; also his wife
GEORGINA SMITH died 2nd Apr 1932 aged 84 years.
Base front:
Also their grandson
BERTIE CHARLES FORBES,
FOUNDER OF THE FORBES MAGAZINE
Born Whitehill 14th May 1880
Died New York 6th May 1954
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