William H. Todd
American shipbuilder (1864–1932)
William H. Todd (1864–1932) was an American shipbuilder and philanthropist.2
From Wikipedia’s article on William H. Todd (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Nov 27, 1867, died May 15, 1932.1
About
He was born on November 27, 1864, the son of a boilermaker in Wilmington, Delaware. He apprenticed to be a shipwright at the Pusey and Jones Shipyard in Wilmington as a young man and moved to Brooklyn, New York in 1893 to work in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. He left the Navy Yard in 1896, to become foreman of the Robins Dry Dock & Repair Company of Erie Basin. He eventually became president of Robins, and in 1916 merged that company with others to form the Todd Shipyards.
He died May 15, 1932.
From Wikipedia’s article on William H. Todd, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Todd Shipyards CorporationFounder5
Career
Occupation: philanthropist, shipbuilder.4
- Date not recordedFounded Todd Shipyards Corporation3
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Sources
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- 1WikidataWilliam H. Todd on Wikidata
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