| Harrison Woodhull Crosby | |
| Birth Date: | c. 1814 |
| Birth Place: | Putnam, Connecticut |
| Death Date: | 1892 |
| Burial Place: | Fernwood Cemetery, Jamesburg, New Jersey |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Chief Gardener, Lafayette College |
| Notable Works: | Became the first person to can tomatoes commercially (1847) |
| Spouse: | Charlotte (Andrews) Crosby |
| Parents: | Abiel and Mary Crosby |
Harrison Woodhull Crosby of Jamesburg, New Jersey was the first to can tomatoes commercially in 1847.[1] He worked as the chief gardener at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, where he commercialized the canned tomato.[2]
Born in Putnam, Connecticut in about 1814, Crosby was a son of Abiel and Mary Crosby, and the husband of Charlotte (Andrews) Crosby. He died in 1892, and was interred at the Fernwood Cemetery in Jamesburg, New Jersey.