Eliphalet Williams Bliss

Eliphalet Williams Bliss
Eliphalet Williams Bliss
Born
Eliphalet Williams Bliss

(1836-04-12)April 12, 1836[1]
Fly Creek, New York, U.S.[1]
DiedJuly 21, 1903(1903-07-21) (aged 67)[1]
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.[1]
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
SpouseAnnie Elizabeth Metcalf Bliss[1]
ChildrenEva Metcalf Bliss Lane[1]
Parent(s)John Stebbins Bliss and Ruby Ann Williams Bliss[1]

Eliphalet Williams Bliss (April 12, 1836 – July 21, 1903) was an American manufacturer[2] and inventor[1] who established the E. W. Bliss Company of Brooklyn, New York. His company supplied the US Navy with Whitehead and Bliss-Leavitt torpedoes, as well as projectiles for its naval guns during the Spanish–American War (in 1898), World War I (of 1914–1918) and World War II (of 1939–1945).

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "E. W. Bliss Co". Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  2. ^ a b c d e Bernardo, Leonard (2006). Brooklyn By Name. New York University Press. p. 141. ISBN 0-8147-9946-9.