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Biography. Forbes grew up on the family farm in Berwickshire. He qualified as a livestock auctioneer and went from an employee at Wooler Auction Mart (in Northumberland) to the owner of the business and site, subsequently expanding it across the UK as County Auctions. Forbes eventually sold the livestock auction business to John Swan PLC in 1999.
Bronze Star. Purple Heart. Malcolm Stevenson Forbes (August 19, 1919 – February 24, 1990) [1] was an American entrepreneur and politician most prominently known as the publisher of Forbes magazine, which was founded by his father B. C. Forbes. He was known as an avid promoter of capitalism and free market economics and for an extravagant ...
David Sanford "Sandy" Gottesman (April 26, 1926 – September 28, 2022) was an American businessman, billionaire, and philanthropist. [1][2] He founded First Manhattan Co. (FMC), [3] and was noted for his friendship with Warren Buffett.
Since November 2015, Forbes had served as executive director of Palm Beach County's public bus system, which provides more than 9 million rides annually using over 400 vehicles.
The Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel is a funeral home located on Madison Avenue at 81st Street in Manhattan. Founded in 1898 as Frank E. Campbell Burial and Cremation Company, the company is now owned by Service Corporation International. Frank E. Campbell is known for handling many celebrity deaths and funerals including those of John Lennon ...
George Lawrence Forbes (born April 4, 1931) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. From 1974 to 1989, Forbes served as president of the Cleveland City Council . He is the former President of the Cleveland NAACP and is semi-retired from practicing law.
James Grant Forbes II (1879–1955), American lawyer, banker and businessman, son of Francis Blackwell Forbes and his wife Isabel Clark. Was born in Shanghai, China, where the Forbes amassed a fortune from the opium trade and merchant banking after the Opium Wars. The grandfather of Brice Lalonde and John Forbes Kerry.
Saul Steinberg (businessman) Saul Phillip Steinberg (August 13, 1939 – December 7, 2012) [1] was an American businessman and financier. He became a millionaire before his 30th birthday and a billionaire before his 40th birthday. [2]