The most illustrious member of this family was Commander Daniel Dow RD, RNR 
(1860-1931). His career as Master Mariner started as an Apprentice with Thos & 
John Brocklebank in Liverpool thence to Cunard where he remained for the rest 
of his working life. He was Master of all the major Cunard Liners including 
the RMS "Mauretania", in which he achieved a Blue Ribband record between 
Liverpool and New York, and the RMS "Lusitania" which he commanded until the 
vessels penultimate voyage. When war broke out long hours on the bridge and 
snatched meals togther with stress made him ill and he was granted sick leave. 
Command of the great ship passed to Captain William Turner  who took the liner 
on its final, ill-fated voyage. Some of the family papers and documents 
relating to his career and collected by his brother, James Moir Dow, are now 
in the care of the Liverpool Maritme Museum. 

Further details of Commander Dow's life and career may be found on our 
website: www.dowfamilyhistory.co.uk