William Forbes

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Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet (1739–1806) was a Scottish banker, son of a Scotch advocate and baronet, born in Edinburgh; became partner in the banking firm of Messrs. John Coutts & Co.; two years later a new company was formed, of which he rose to be manager, and which in 1830 became the Union Bank of Scotland.

He was author of a Life of his friend Beattie, the Scottish poet, and of "Memoirs of a Banking-House".

Preceded by David Dalrymple

Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland 1776–1778

Succeeded by The Duke of Atholl

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.