Anthony Henry Forbes ’33

Tony Forbes died April 3, 1999, in Duluth, Minn. He was 89.

He was born in NYC and attended Salisbury [Conn.] School. After two years at Princeton, he transferred to Columbia U. He earned an LLB degree cum laude from Brooklyn law school in 1935. He practiced law in NYC from 1935-48, with time out as an instructor in instrument flying with the US Air Force.

Following this he resumed his education, earning a BA and PhD in history from the UCLA in 1960. Tony was a lecturer in history at UCLA from 1950-63. Later he was professor of history, department head, and director of summer session at Northern Michigan U. From 1969-78, he was professor of political science and dean of the College of Letters and Science at the U. of Wisconsin-Superior. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the Medieval Academy of America, and American Society for Legal History. His principal scholarly interest was English ecclesiastical and legal history 1066-1832.

Tony's wife, Marion, died in 1991. He is survived by a son, James, stepdaughter Marion J. Johnson, a grandson, three step-granddaughters, and three step-great granddaughters. To all his family, the class extends sympathy.

The Class of 1933