William H. Todd

William H. Todd (1864-1932)[1][2] was a shipbuilder and an avid philanthropist.[3]

William H. Todd
William H. Todd
Died	May 15, 1932.[1]
Occupation	Shipbuilder

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]

Legacy

• Todd Square, a park in at the intersection of Columbia Street and Halleck Street in Brooklyn, New York[2]
• Todd Shipyard Company, now Vigor Shipyards[3]

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. "Todd Triangle". New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Retrieved 26 January 2015.