Eliphalet Williams Bliss

Eliphalet Williams Bliss
Eliphalet Williams Bliss
	Eliphalet Williams Bliss
Born	Eliphalet Williams Bliss; April 12, 1836; Fly Creek, New York, U.S.
Died	July 21, 1903 (aged 67); Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupations	Founder of the E. W. Bliss Company; President of the United States Projectile Company; Vice President of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad; Director of the Brooklyn Gas Fixture Company;
Spouse	Annie Elizabeth Metcalf Bliss
Children	Eva 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, World War I and World War II.

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