John+Forrest

He was born to scottish parents and had a brother Alexander. He got married in
==1879 to a lady called Margaret Elvire and had no children. He later died in 1918 after being diagnosed with skin cancer on his way to England for medical treatment.John Forrest's mother and father where William and Margaret Forrest. He had seven brothers, two of them named Alexander and David he was also known as Jack to his family. John attended a goverment school in Bunbury until the age of 12. He was sent to the North of Perth to attend Bishops Collegiate school.John Forrest was an explorer and politition. ==


**He was a politician and an explorer. In 1869 John was asked to lead the party to look for the lost Leichardt. His next expedition was the first time someone travelled across from the west side to the east side of Australia on foot. The next year he went to England and he gave a few public lectures to the people who lived there. In 1876 he received 2000 hectares of free land which is called John Forrest National Park.**