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]
Died	July 21, 1903(1903-07-21) (aged 67)[1] Brooklyn, New York, U.S.[1]
Nationality	American
Occupations	Founder of the E. W. Bliss Company[2] President of the United States Projectile Company[2] Vice President of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad[2] Director of the Brooklyn Gas Fixture Company[2]
Spouse	Annie Elizabeth Metcalf Bliss[1]
Children	Eva 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, World War I and World War II.