William H. Todd | |
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 William H. Todd | |
| Died | May 15, 1932.[1] |
| Occupation | Shipbuilder |
William H. Todd (1864-1932)[1][2] was a shipbuilder and an avid philanthropist.[3]
He was born on November 27, 1864, the son of a boilermaker inWilmington, Delaware.[3] He apprenticed to be ashipwright at thePusey and Jones Shipyard in Wilmington as a young man and moved toBrooklyn, New York in 1893 to work in theBrooklyn Navy Yard.[3] He left the Navy Yard in 1896, to becomeforeman of theRobins Dry Dock & Repair Company ofErie Basin.[3] He eventually became president of Robins, and in 1916 merged that company with others to form theTodd Shipyard Company.[3]
He died May 15, 1932.[1]
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