William A. Lydon
American businessman (1863-1918) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William A. Lydon (November 9, 1863 – October 28, 1918), with Fred C. Drews, founded the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company in Chicago in 1890.[1] He died on October 28, 1918, in Chicago, Illinois.[2][3]
He was Commodore of the Chicago Yacht Club, building in 1909 the 244 ton Lydonia and in 1911 contracting again with Pusey and Jones, Wilmington, Delaware, for the second, 497-ton yacht Lydonia II, described as the finest yacht on the Great Lakes, acquired by the Navy 21 August 1917 and commissioned as the USS Lydonia (SP-700).[4][5]