Forwood, Arthur Bower

has biography | a une biographie: English merchant, shipowner, and politician. Forwood was Member of Parliament for Ormskirk (1885-1898) and Mayor of the Borough of Liverpool (1877-1878). Working with his brother William Bower Forwood (1840-1928), Forwood made much of his wealth from blockade running during the American Civil War (1861-1865) in support of the Confederate States of America , which was fighting to preserve the institution of slavery in the United States.
was born | est né: 23 June 1836
died in | est mort par: 27 September 1898
has nationality | a la nationalité: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
has type | est de type: depicted
has association with | a une association avec: Confederate States of America

is referred to by | est référencé par: Wikipedia - Arthur Bower Forwood; Wikipedia - Blockade runners of the American Civil War; Hansard; ODNB (subscription required); National Portrait Gallery; Lowcountry Digital History Initiative, 'Blockade Running for the Confederacy'; National Museums Liverpool - 'Liverpool and the American Civil War'; Salma Abdelaziz, 'Liverpool, site of last surrender in US Civil War, grapples with its Confederate links', CNN (2020); Stephen Small, 'Reparations for Liverpool Imperialism and West Africa' (2022)

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