James Summers Forrester was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's forty-first senate district, including constituents in the Iredell, Gaston and Lincoln counties. A physician from Stanley, North Carolina, Forrester died while serving his eleventh term in the state senate, in which he also served as Deputy President Pro Tempore.
- Occupation
- politician, cardiologist
- Position held
- member of the North Carolina Senate
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- January 8, 1937
- Died
