author
Sir William Bower Forwood
1840–1928
A prominent Liverpool merchant and public figure, he helped shape the city’s civic life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His memoir offers a firsthand view of business, politics, and urban change during a busy period in Liverpool’s history.
2 Audiobooks
Recollections of a Busy Life: Being the Reminiscences of a Liverpool Merchant 1840-1910
by Sir William Bower Forwood
Reminiscences of a Liverpool Shipowner, 1850-1920
by Sir William Bower Forwood
About the author
Born in Liverpool in 1840, Sir William Bower Forwood was an English merchant, shipowner, and politician. Reliable reference sources describe him as a wealthy businessman deeply involved in Liverpool’s public life, with major interests in commerce as well as civic improvement.
He is especially associated with projects that mattered to the city’s growth and identity, including fundraising for the Liverpool Overhead Railway and Liverpool Cathedral. He also served in local politics and became well known as one of the city’s influential business leaders.
Forwood died in 1928. His memoir, Recollections of a Busy Life: Being the Reminiscences of a Liverpool Merchant 1840–1910, is valued for its personal perspective on Liverpool trade, municipal life, and the world he moved in over many decades.