Founder Profile
Edwin Waterhouse
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Edwin Waterhouse?
Edwin Waterhouse is a founder of PricewaterhouseCoopers, which was founded in 1849 with Samuel Lowell Price, William Cooper and William M. Lybrand.
- Company founded
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Founded
- 1849
- Co-founders
- Samuel Lowell Price, William Cooper and William M. Lybrand
Background
Educated at University College London before training as an accountant.
Founding Story
Edwin Waterhouse (1841-1917) joined Samuel Lowell Price and William Holyland in 1865 in the partnership that became Price Waterhouse & Co. He became a leading figure in British accountancy and served as president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Waterhouse was born on June 4, 1841 and died on September 17, 1917. Edwin Waterhouse was born in 1841.