John Murray Forbes 
John Murray was born on February 23rd, 1813. John Murray's father was James Grant Forbes and his mother is Frances Elizabeth Blackwell. His paternal grandparents are Ralph Bennet Forbes and Margaret Perkins; his maternal grandparents are Joseph Blackwell and Mary Hazard. He was an only child. He died at the age of 85 on October 12th, 1898.General Notes
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He settled in Boston and became an early railroad investor and landowner. As with Jay Gould and E. H. Harriman, he was an important figure in the building of America's railroad system. Between 1846 and 1855, as president of Michigan Central Railroad , and as a director and president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy line, he helped with the growth of the American Middle West.
He supplied money and weapons to New Englanders to fight slavery in Kansas and in 1859 entertained John Brown. In 1860 he was an elector for Abraham Lincoln , and was a delegate to the Republican conventions of 1876, 1880 and 1884. He became displeased with the Republican party and worked successfully to get Democrat Grover Cleveland elected President.
They had a son named Francis "Frank" Blackwell.
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Children
Francis "Frank" Blackwell Forbes
Francis "Frank" Blackwell was born on August 11th, 1839 in New York, New York, NY. He died at the age of 69 in 1908.