James Grant Forbes (October 22, 1879 - April 24, 1955) was an American businessman, a member of the Forbes family. October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Forbes family related to US Senator John Kerry. ...

James Grant Forbes was born in Shanghai, China, where the Forbes family of Boston amassed a fortune from the opium trade and merchant banking after the Opium Wars. He went to school in England and graduated from Harvard University. Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; Pinyin: ; Shanghainese IPA: ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta, is Chinas largest city. ... This article is about the Forbes family related to US Senator John Kerry. ... Alternative meanings: Boston (disambiguation) The 18th-century Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. ... Opium is a narcotic drug which is obtained from the unripe seed pods of the opium poppy . ... There were two Opium Wars between Britain and China. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ...

Forbes was a successful international lawyer and banker. He married Margaret Tyndal Winthrop, who came from a family with deep roots in Massachusetts history going back to the John Winthrop, the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The couple lived in the United States for the early years of their marriage, but after the birth of their third child they moved to Europe and made Paris, France their home. Margaret Tyndal Winthrop (February 23, 1880 - July 7, 1970) was the maternal grandmother of U.S. Senator John Kerry, the Presidential candidate. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney (R) Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... John Winthrop was the name of several prominent figures in colonial New England. ... The Massachusetts Bay Colony (sometimes called by the name Massachusetts Bay Company, for the institution that founded it) was the direct predecessor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay and then the state of Massachusetts. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

During World War I, and after having had several more children, they moved to England, where they rented Barrow Green Court. Margaret had two English governesses to help bring up her 13 children. World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ...

Forbes is the father of Rosemary Forbes Kerry and the maternal grandfather of 2004 U.S. Presidential candidate Democrat John Kerry and of the 1991 French Presidential candidate Green Brice Lalonde. Rosemary Forbes Kerry (October 27, 1913 - November 14, 2002), born Rosemary Isabel Forbes in Paris, was one of eleven children of James Grant Forbes of the Protestant Forbes family of China and Boston. ... John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts. ... Brice Lalonde (born February 10, 1946) is a former socialist and Green Party leader in France, who ran for President of France in 1981. ...