William Hathaway Forbes was an American businessman. A Union army veteran and Harvard College alum, Forbes invested early in the Bell Telephone Company and served as company president from 1879 to 1887. He was a Boston Brahmin and member of the prominent Forbes family of Boston.
- Occupation
- businessperson
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1840
- Died
- 1897, October 11, 1897
