Background
Gerhauser, William Henry was born on January 7, 1889 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of William and Mary Catherine (Klippel) Gerhauser.
Gerhauser, William Henry was born on January 7, 1889 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of William and Mary Catherine (Klippel) Gerhauser.
Graduate Detroit University School, 1906. B.Ch.E., University of Michigan, 1911.
Assistant secretary Detroit Board of Commerce, 1911-1914;’superintendent Williams Brothers Company, Detroit, 1915-1917. Assistant to president American Shipbuilding Company, 1917-1918, vice president, 1918-1928, president since 1928. Director American Shipbuilding Company, Union Bank of Commerce (Cleveland), Ohio Bell Telephone
Company, Harshaw Chemical Company, Ferry Cap & Secretariat Screw Company.
Director, Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company (Cleveland). Trustee Webb Institute Naval Architecture (New York), Western Reserve Academy (Hudson, O.).
Member Society Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Chi Psi. Clubs: Union, Kirtland, Tavern (Cleveland).
Married Amy Jean Farr, June 13, 1914. Children: William Farr, Merton Farr, Henry Farr, Frederick Farr.