| John Murray Forbes | |
| Office: | Chargé d'Affaires to the Republic of Buenos Aires |
| Term Start: | August 20, 1825 |
| Term End: | June 14, 1831 |
| Predecessor: | Caesar A. Rodney (as Minister Plenipotentiary) |
| Successor: | Francis Baylies |
| Birth Date: | 1771 |
| Occupation: | Diplomat |
| Relatives: | John Murray Forbes (nephew) |
John Murray Forbes (1771 – June 14, 1831) was an American diplomat. He served as the Chargé d'Affaires to the Republic of Buenos Aires from 1825 to 1831.
John Murray Forbes was born in 1771.[1]
Forbes served as the American consul in Copenhagen, Hamburg and Stettin from 1801 to 1819.[2] He owned the country house America outside Copenhagen and constructed an American-style windmill known as America Mill at the site in 1814.[3]
He served as the Chargé d'Affaires to the Republic of Buenos Aires (later United States Ambassador to Argentina) from 1825 to 1831.[1]
In 1825 he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[4] and a member of the American Antiquarian Society.[5]
Forbes died on June 14, 1831, in Buenos Aires.[1]