FROWDE,+John

FROWDE, John (1856-1924) Liverpool 1871; 1CL Barrow in Furness 1882; 1CL Bermondsey 1891-1922 A founding father (1895) of the Society of Public Librarians he was generally opposed to much LA policy and to the introduction of open access.

b. 8.11.1856 Liverpool first pres. of Soc. of Public Librarians author of papers on literary subjects (YB 1900, 81)