Irish soldier and peer
Arthur Forbes, 2nd Earl of Granard (c. 1656 – 1 April 1724), was an Irish soldier and peer.
Early life
Forbes was born c. 1656 as the eldest son of Arthur Forbes of Castle Forbes in Aberdeenshire and the former Catharine (née Newcomen) Stewart (widow of Sir Alexander Stewart, 2nd Baronet ). His mother was the eldest daughter of Sir Robert Newcomen, 4th Baronet , of Kenagh, and the former Anne Boleyn.[ 1] Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall , as his second wife.[ 2]
His paternal grandfather was Arthur Forbes , who was created a Baronet of Castle Forbes in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 29 September 1628.[ 3] Baron Clanehugh and Viscount of Granard in his own right, followed by the earldom of Granard on 30 December 1684.[ 2]
Career
Forbes was a Col. of the 18th Regiment of Foot (the Royal Irish regiment) from 1686 to 1688,[ 4] William III and was thrice imprisoned in the Tower of London for his "suspected co-operation with the Stuarts ".[ 4] Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne , and took part in the Siege of Buda in 1686 as part of the Great Turkish War .[ 5] [ 6]
He was in favour of William III's successor, Queen Anne , and during her reign, he received an offer of the governorship of Jamaica , which as a non-juror he declined.[ 4]
Personal life
In October 1678, Forbes married Mary Rawdon (1661–1724), eldest daughter of Sir George Rawdon, 1st Baronet , of Moira, by his second wife, Hon. Dorothy Conway (eldest daughter of Edward Conway, 2nd Viscount Conway ).[ 1] [ 2]
Arthur Forbes, styled Lord Forbes, died unmarried in 1704.[ 7]
George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard (1685–1765), who married Hon. Mary (nee Stewart) Preston, widow of Phineas Preston and eldest daughter of William Stewart, 1st Viscount Mountjoy , and Hon. Mary Coote (herself the eldest daughter of Richard Coote, 1st Baron Coote ), in 1709.[ 2] Lady Jane Forbes (d. 1760), married Maj. Josias Champange of Portarlington (d. 1737).[ 8]
Lady Dorothy Forbes (d. 1779), died unmarried.[ 7] Lady Granard died on 1 April 1724. Lord Granard died on 24 August 1734 and was buried at Newtownforbes , County Longford .[ 7] George .[ 2]
Coat of arms
Coat of arms of Arthur Forbes, 2nd Earl of Granard
Coronet
A coronet of an Earl
Crest
Azure three Bears' Heads couped Argent muzzled Gules.
Escutcheon
A Bear statant Argent guttée de sang muzzled Gules.
Supporters
Dexter: an Unicorn Erminois armed maned tufted and unguled Or; Sinister: a Dragon wings expanded Ermine.
Motto
Fax Mentis Incendium Gloriae (The incitement to glory is the firebrand of the mind) [ 9]
References
^ a b Forbes, John (1868). Memoirs of the Earls of Granard . Retrieved 9 July 2021 . ^ a b c d e "Granard, Earl of (I, 1684)" . www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk . Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 9 July 2021 .^ Nexus: The Bimonthly Newsletter of the New England Historic Genealogical Society . Retrieved 9 July 2021 .^ a b c Manuscripts, Great Britain Royal Commission on Historical (1874). Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts . Retrieved 9 July 2021 . ^ Childs, John (1980). The Army, James II, and the Glorious Revolution Manchester University Press . p. 65. ISBN 978-0-7190-0688-3 . Retrieved 9 July 2021 . ^ James, Jeremy (2005). The Byerley Turk: The Incredible Story of the World's First Thoroughbred ISBN 978-0-8117-0155-6 . Retrieved 9 July 2021 . ^ a b c O'Hart, John (1881). Irish Pedigrees, Or, The Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation . Retrieved 9 July 2021 . ^ Registry of Deeds Memorial 2487 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJW-233Y?i=397&cat=185720
^ Debrett's peerage & baronetage 2003
