William Augustus Forward (1812 – October 19, 1865) was a Florida lawyer, planter and Democratic politician who served on the Florida Supreme Court from 1860-65. Forward was born in New York in 1812. He was a cousin of Walker Forward, Treasury Secretary to William Henry Harrison. Though his father had fought in the War of 1812, circa 1816 the family moved to Canada. While in Canada, he studied law, but was banished from Canada for participating in the Rebellions of 1837. He then returned to New York. He was befriended by Congressman Isaac H. Bronson, and moved to Florida at his behest.
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19 October 1865 (aged 53)
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