About William H. Webb
William Henry Webb was a 19th-century New York City shipbuilder and philanthropist, who has been called America's first true naval architect. William Henry Webb (June 19, 1816 – October 30, 1899) was a 19th-century New York City shipbuilder and philanthropist, who has been called America's first true naval architect. Upon examining the accounts, William discovered that his father's business was technically insolvent, and thus one of his first duties was to settle his father's debts. At twenty, he was awarded a subcontract for the New York-Liverpool packet ship Oxford, his first commercial contract.
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