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'''Edwin Waterhouse''' (4 June 1841 – 17 September 1917) was an [[England|English]] [[accountant]]. He is best known for having co-founded, with [[Samuel Lowell Price]] and [[William Hopkins Holyland]], the accountancy practice of ''Price Waterhouse'' that now forms part of [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]]. In 1889 Waterhouse, along with a group of prominent businessmen, politicians and lawyers, founded The Law Debenture Corporation. He also served as president of the [[Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales|Institute of Chartered Accountants]] for the years 1892 to 1894.<ref name=memoirs>{{cite book | first = Edwin | last = Waterhouse | title = The Memoirs of Edwin Waterhouse | publisher = Batsford | date = 1988 | isbn = 0-7134-5579-9 | editor = Edgar Jones | url = http://www.biography-clarebooks.co.uk/item5902.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.icaew.com/index.cfm?route=115767 | title = Chronological list of presidents together with the firms from which they emanated | publisher = Institute of Chartered Accountants | accessdate = 2007-11-08}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
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[[File:Edwin Waterhouse c1907.jpg|thumb|Edwin Waterhouse c. 1907]] |
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'''Edwin Waterhouse''' (4 June 1841 – 17 September 1917) was an [[England|English]] [[accountant]]. He is best known for having co-founded, with [[Samuel Lowell Price]] and [[William Hopkins Holyland]], the accountancy practice of ''Price Waterhouse'' that now forms part of [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]]. |
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==Career== |
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Born at Oakfield, [[Aigburth]], [[Liverpool]], Edwin Waterhouse was the son of wealthy |
Born at Oakfield, [[Aigburth]], [[Liverpool]], Edwin Waterhouse was the son of a wealthy cotton broker. His brothers were prominent [[architect]] [[Alfred Waterhouse]], designer of [[London]]'s [[Natural History Museum, London|Natural History Museum]] and many other iconic [[Victorian era|Victorian]] buildings, and [[solicitor]] [[Theodore Waterhouse]], who founded the firm of [[Waterhouse & Co.]] that continues to practise in the [[City of London]] (now as part of [[Field Fisher Waterhouse]]).<ref name=memoirs/> |
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Edwin Waterhouse was educated at [[University College School]] and then its associated university [[University College London]]. |
Edwin Waterhouse was educated at [[University College School]] and then its associated university [[University College London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.accountanttown.com/resources/famous-accountants/edwin-waterhouse/|title=Edwin Waterhouse Biography: Became the President of Institute of Chartered Accountants|publisher=Accountant Town|access-date=10 January 2023}}</ref> He joined forces with [[Samuel Lowell Price]] and [[William Hopkins Holyland]] in 1865.<ref name=parker>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MFFJAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA141 |title=Papers on Accounting History|first=R. H.|last=Parker|publisher=Garland Publishing|year=1984|page=141|isbn=9781317964018|access-date=31 October 2021}}</ref> In 1889 Waterhouse, along with a group of prominent businessmen, politicians and lawyers, founded [[Law Debenture|The Law Debenture Corporation]]. He also served as president of the [[Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales|Institute of Chartered Accountants]] for the years 1892 to 1894.<ref name=memoirs>{{cite book | first = Edwin | last = Waterhouse | title = The Memoirs of Edwin Waterhouse | publisher = Batsford | date = 1988 | isbn = 0-7134-5579-9 | editor = Edgar Jones}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.icaew.com/index.cfm?route=115767 | title = Chronological list of presidents together with the firms from which they emanated | publisher = Institute of Chartered Accountants | accessdate = 2007-11-08}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
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Waterhouse's [[memoirs]], describing his upbringing, education and professional life, along with his relationship with his two brothers, were found in the firm's archive in 1985, and an edited version produced in 1988.<ref name=memoirs/> |
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| ⚫ | In 2007 the courtyard of [[Foxhill House]], the Alfred Waterhouse designed building that now houses the [[University of Reading]]'s faculty of law, was refurbished with a grant from PriceWaterhouseCoopers in memory of Edwin Waterhouse.<ref name=bull472>{{cite web | url = http://www.reading.ac.uk/bulletin/pdfs/472.pdf | title = Bulletin |
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| ⚫ | In 2007 the courtyard of [[Foxhill House]], the Alfred Waterhouse designed building that now houses the [[University of Reading]]'s faculty of law, was refurbished with a grant from PriceWaterhouseCoopers in memory of Edwin Waterhouse.<ref name=bull472>{{cite web | url = http://www.reading.ac.uk/bulletin/pdfs/472.pdf | title = Bulletin – 8 November 2007 | pages = 3 | publisher = University of Reading | accessdate = 2007-11-09 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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His son, [[Nicholas Waterhouse|Nicholas Edwin Waterhouse]], became senior partner of Price Waterhouse & Company, and president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.<ref>"Sir Nicholas Waterhouse." ''The Times'', 30 December 1964, p. 10.</ref> |
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*[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:GI6G4Y1SgCcJ:http://www.stanford.edu/group/auden/cgi-bin/auden/individual.php?pid=I13349&ged=auden-bicknell.ged&view=preview+%22Edwin+Waterhouse%22+1841+1917&hl=en&ct=clnk ''W. H. Auden - Family Ghosts''] |
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Revision as of 23:03, 14 March 2024
Edwin Waterhouse (4 June 1841 – 17 September 1917) was an English accountant. He is best known for having co-founded, with Samuel Lowell Price and William Hopkins Holyland, the accountancy practice of Price Waterhouse that now forms part of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Career
Born at Oakfield, Aigburth, Liverpool, Edwin Waterhouse was the son of a wealthy cotton broker. His brothers were prominent architect Alfred Waterhouse, designer of London's Natural History Museum and many other iconic Victorian buildings, and solicitor Theodore Waterhouse, who founded the firm of Waterhouse & Co. that continues to practise in the City of London (now as part of Field Fisher Waterhouse).[1]
Edwin Waterhouse was educated at University College School and then its associated university University College London.[2] He joined forces with Samuel Lowell Price and William Hopkins Holyland in 1865.[3] In 1889 Waterhouse, along with a group of prominent businessmen, politicians and lawyers, founded The Law Debenture Corporation. He also served as president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants for the years 1892 to 1894.[1][4]
Waterhouse's memoirs, describing his upbringing, education and professional life, along with his relationship with his two brothers, were found in the firm's archive in 1985, and an edited version produced in 1988.[1]
In 2007 the courtyard of Foxhill House, the Alfred Waterhouse designed building that now houses the University of Reading's faculty of law, was refurbished with a grant from PriceWaterhouseCoopers in memory of Edwin Waterhouse.[5]
His son, Nicholas Edwin Waterhouse, became senior partner of Price Waterhouse & Company, and president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.[6]
References and sources
- References
- ^ a b c Waterhouse, Edwin (1988). Edgar Jones (ed.). The Memoirs of Edwin Waterhouse. Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-5579-9.
- ^ "Edwin Waterhouse Biography: Became the President of Institute of Chartered Accountants". Accountant Town. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Parker, R. H. (1984). Papers on Accounting History. Garland Publishing. p. 141. ISBN 9781317964018. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Chronological list of presidents together with the firms from which they emanated". Institute of Chartered Accountants. Retrieved 8 November 2007. [dead link]
- ^ "Bulletin – 8 November 2007" (PDF). University of Reading. p. 3. Retrieved 9 November 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Sir Nicholas Waterhouse." The Times, 30 December 1964, p. 10.
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