Background
He was born on February 7, 1850 in Bristol, Rhode Island to Charles Frederick Herreshoff III.
He was born on February 7, 1850 in Bristol, Rhode Island to Charles Frederick Herreshoff III.
He was also the president of The General Chemical Company. He was the father of noted American amateur golfer Frederick Herreshoff. Herreshoff was a metallurgical chemist affiliated with the firm of Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, builders of yachts and torpedo boats.
Herreshoff was also the president of The General Chemical Company.
Interment was in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.