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 in Wilmington, Delaware. [3] 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. [3] He left the Navy Yard in 1896, to become foreman of the Robins Dry Dock & Repair Company of Erie Basin. [3] He eventually became president of Robins. [3]
He died May 15, 1932. [1]
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 in Wilmington, Delaware. [3] 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. [3] He left the Navy Yard in 1896, to become foreman of the Robins Dry Dock & Repair Company of Erie Basin. [3] He eventually became president of Robins. [3]
He died May 15, 1932. [1]