William Bower Forwood

Sir
William Bower Forwood
KBE DL
Born(1840-01-21)21 January 1840
Edge Hill, Liverpool, England
Died23 March 1928(1928-03-23) (aged 88)
Funchal, Madeira
Resting placeWindermere Cemetery, Rayrigg Road, Windermere, Cumbria
EducationLiverpool Collegiate, Pestalozzian school, Worksop, Derbyshire
OccupationBusinessman
Spouses
  • Mary Miles Moss
  • Elizabeth le Fleming
ChildrenThree sons, seven daughters
Parent(s)Thomas Brittain Forwood
Charlotte Bower
RelativesSir Arthur Forwood, brother

Sir William Bower Forwood KBE DL (21 January 1840 – 23 March 1928) was an English merchant, shipowner and politician. He was a wealthy businessman and a local politician in Liverpool who raised money for the building of the Liverpool Overhead Railway and Liverpool Cathedral.[1]

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