Background
Bliss was born on April 12, 1836 in Fly Creek, New York, United States, one of six children of physician John Stebbins Bliss and his wife, Ruby Ann Williams Bliss.
Bliss was born on April 12, 1836 in Fly Creek, New York, United States, one of six children of physician John Stebbins Bliss and his wife, Ruby Ann Williams Bliss.
The young Bliss was educated at public schools and at a seminary. He apprenticed at an Otsego County machine shop until he was twenty-one years of age.
His company supplied the United States 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 World War World War II He later moved to New England and found work at the Parker gun factory in Meriden, Connecticut. During the American Civil War he served as a corporal in Company I of the 3rd Connecticut Volunteers and saw action during the First Battle of Bulletin Run. The following year, he relocated permanently to Brooklyn, where he was employed for a time at the Campbell Printing Press Company.
In 1867, Bliss founded the machine shops which would become the He also acquired the United States Projectile Company and the Stiles and Parker Press Company.
His interest in mechanical matters diverged along two lines, the manufacture of machine tools, presses, and dies for use in sheet metal work, and the manufacture of shells and projectiles. Bliss had numerous patents taken out, many of which were his own inventions.
Machines for manufacturing and soldering metal cans and for shaping and casting sheet metal. Bliss" company also supplied part of the material used in building the Brooklyn Bridge.
The obtained rights to manufacture the Whitehead torpedo used by the United States Navy, while the United States Projectile Company would later manufacture most of the shells used in its large guns.
The company"s experience with building the Whiteheads proved valuable in the development of the Bliss-Leavitt torpedo, which was also acquired by the United States Navy. Aside from owning the and the United States Projectile Company, Bliss was also involved in numerous other business endeavors. He was Vice President of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad, and was Director of the Brooklyn Gas Fixture Company and the Kings County Trust Company.
Bliss died on July 21, 1903 in Brooklyn, New New York
At the time of his death, the "s plant covered eighty-five city lots and employed 1,300 mentor In 1884, it was the largest factory in the world.