Person
Forrest, James Alexander (1905 - 1990)
Kt FAA
- Born
- 10 March 1905
Kerang, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 26 September 1990
Malvern, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Company director and Lawyer
Summary
Sir James Forrest completed a five-year articled clerks' course at the University of Melbourne and was admitted to practice in 1930. Three years later he was admitted to partnership in Hedderwick Fookes & Alston and began to consolidate his reputation as an outstanding young commercial lawyer. In 1950 Forrest was invited to join the board of Australian Consolidated Industries Ltd. and in 1953 he became Chairman. He went on to become Director of many other companies and organisations. In 1977 Forrest was elected a special Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA).
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Chronology
- 1923
- Career position - Filing Clerk at Hedderwick Fookes & Alston
- 1925 - 1929
- Education - Five-year articled clerks' course, University of Melbourne
- 1930
- Career position - Admitted to practice (as a Barrister and Solicitor)
- 1933 - c. 1950
- Career position - Partner in Hedderwick Fookes & Alson
- c. 1940 - c. 1945
- Military service - Second World War. Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Australian Air Force Intelligence section
- 1945 - 1957
- Career position - Director of the branch Board of the AMP Society
- 1950 - 1953
- Career position - Board member, Australian Consolidated Industries Ltd.
- 1950 - 1959
- Career position - Board member of the predecessor of the National Bank of Australasia Ltd.
- 1953 - 1977
- Career position - Chairman, Australian Consolidated Industries Ltd.
- 1957 - 1977
- Career position - Chairman of the branch Board of the AMP Society
- 1961 - 1977
- Career position - Director, AMP Society Board
- 10 Jun 1967
- Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt) - in recognition of service to the community
- 1969 - 1980
- Career position - Chairman, National Bank of Australia
- 1970 -
- Career position - Board member, Western Mining Corporation
- 1970 -
- Career position - Chairman, Alcoa of Australia Ltd.
- 1977
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1 Aug 1977
- Award - Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal
Related entries
Published resources
Gazette Articles
- 'Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal', Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, P7 (1 Aug 1977) (1977), 54, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article237152137. Details
Journal Articles
- Rogers, D. W., 'James Alexander Forrest 1905-1990', Historical Records of Australian Science, 8 (4) (1991), 245-248. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9910840245. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6128524. Details
- CA 778, Air Services Branch; CA 35, Department of Air, Central Office, 'NAA: A9300, FORREST J A', A9300 RAAF Officers Personnel files, 1921-1948, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=5371737. Details
- 'Forrest, James Alexander (1905-1990)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476372. Details
Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 27 October 2025
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