| William H. Todd | |
|---|---|
 William H. Todd | |
| Died | May 15, 1932. |
| Occupation | Shipbuilder |
William H. Todd (1864-1932) was a shipbuilder and an avid philanthropist.
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 Shipyard Company.
He died May 15, 1932.
Legacy
- Todd Square, a park in at the intersection of Columbia Street and Halleck Street in Brooklyn, New York
- Todd Shipyard Company, now Vigor Shipyards
- Todd Shipyards (soccer) team he supported.
- Liberty ship SS William H. Todd
References
- ^ Greg H. Williams (17 July 2014). The Liberty Ships of World War II: A Record of the 2,710 Vessels and Their Builders, Operators and Namesakes, with a History of the Jeremiah O'Brien. McFarland. pp. 5–. ISBN 978-0-7864-7945-0.
- ^ Benardo, Leonard; Weiss, Jennifer (2006). Brooklyn by Name: How the Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks, Bridges, and More. New York, New York: New York University. p. 71. ISBN 0814799450. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Todd Triangle". New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
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