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He was the eldest son of Sir Arthur Forbes of Corse in Aberdeenshire; who went to Ireland in 1620 with the Master of Forbes's regiment, of which he was lieutenant-colonel, and was granted large estates in Leitrim and Longford by James I.
Lord Granard also served as a director for other companies, including the Nabisco Group Ltd. and Martini & Rossi.