Admiral Arthur Forrest

Firm Investment

American Iron Company

Ironworks (Iron & Steel)

Notes

Arthur Forrest was a co-founder in 1767 and one of 18 owners in 1769

Sources

Geoffrey M. Ayling & Ian (Malik) Smith, Haughton FORREST (1826-1925): Biography, Catalogue and Gallery of Paintings (Privately printed Australia, 2013),


Firm Notes

Established in London in 1767 to reorganise the iron mining and smelting operations at Ringwood in New Jersey founded by Andrew Seton, the cousin of Admiral Arthur Forrest. Investors included Arthur Forrest, Richard Willis and Richard Atkinson (each of whom q.v.).

Firm Sources

Geoffrey M. Ayling & Ian (Malik) Smith, Haughton FORREST (1826-1925): Biography, Catalogue and Gallery of Paintings (Privately printed Australia, 2013).