Background
Forbush, William Byron was born on February 20, 1868 in Springfield, Vermont, United States. Son of Rufus O. and Eliza Ann (Spencer) Forbush.
Forbush, William Byron was born on February 20, 1868 in Springfield, Vermont, United States. Son of Rufus O. and Eliza Ann (Spencer) Forbush.
Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth, 1888. Union Theological Seminary, 1892. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1892.
Doctor of Letters, Hanover College, 1895.
Ordained Congleton ministry, 1892. Pastor Warren, Massachusetts, 1896-1898. Winthrop Church, Boston, 1898-1905, North Church, Detroit, 1906-1913.
General editor the University Society, New York City, 1918-1924.
Consultant editor John C. Winston Company, since 1924. Lecturer Brown University, 1893-1894, Hartford Theological Seminary, 1901-1904, Chautauqua, 1903-1907.
Founded, 1893, International Order Knights of King Arthur, the largest fraternity of church boys. Author: The Boy Problem, 1901.
The Boys’ Life of Christ, 1905.
Ecclesiastes in the Metre of Omar, 1906. Guide Book to Childhood, 1913. Manual of Play, 1914.
Manuel of Stories, 1914.
Boy Problem in the Home, 1916. Young Folks’ Book of Ideals, 1917.
The Home Education of Children, 1919. The Character Training of Children, 1919.
Be Square, 1924; The Book of Games, 1927.
Myths and Hero Tales, 1928. Edited: The Young Folks’ Treasury, 12 volumes, 1919. The Boys’ and Girls’ Bookshelf, 17 volumes, 1920.
The Home Kindergarten Manual, 3 volumes, 1921.
Home: Media, Pennsylvania
Married Maud Muller Barden, November 29, 1890. Children: Arthur Rex, Dascomb, Bliss.