Sir Frank Forbes Adam, 1st Baronet CB, CIE, DL (17 June 1846 – 22 December 1926) was a British banker who made his fortune in British India. He was President of the Bank of Bombay.[1]
He was educated at Loretto School.
He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in 1888,[2] and (Knight Bachelor) in 1890.[3] Appointed a deputy lieutenant of Lancashire on 26 April 1904,[4] Forbes was created Baronet of Hankelow Court, Chester in 1917[5] and appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1919.[6]
He married Rose Frances, daughter of Charles Gordon Kemball, a judge of the High Court of Bombay. They had three sons and a daughter:[7]
- Sir Ronald Forbes Adam, 2nd Baronet GCB, DSO, OBE (1885–1982), British army general.
- Eric Forbes Adam CMG (1888–1925), diplomat
- Colin Gurden Forbes Adam CSI (1889–1982), civil servant
- Hetty Reay Clifford Forbes Adam MBE (1896–1970).
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