Eliphalet Williams Bliss

Eliphalet Williams Bliss
Eliphalet Williams Bliss
Born
Eliphalet Williams Bliss

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

Eliphalet Williams Bliss (April 12, 1836 – July 21, 1903) was an American manufacturer and inventor 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).