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Elon Huntington Hooker (December 23, 1869 – May 10, 1938) was the founder of Hooker Electrochemical Company. Biography. From a New England family, Elon Hooker obtained degrees in civil engineering from the University of Rochester and Cornell University. In 1912, he was named treasurer of the Progressive Party. In 1920, he ...
- May 10, 1938 (aged 68)
- December 23, 1869, Rochester, New York, U.S.
- Blanche Ferry
Industry: Chemicals & Industrial. Era: 1900. Hooker was the founder of one of the first electrochemical plants in the U.S. at Niagara Falls, N.Y. - a major producer of chemicals and plastics. He was ranked as one of the leading American figures in the field of chemical production.
The chief architect of Niagara’s chemical expansion was Elon Huntington Hooker, an engineer turned industrial titan who settled in the Falls soon after William Love left. Hailing from famous families, Hooker was destined for great things. On one side, Hooker could trace a lineage back to Puritan divines who had literally built cities on a ...
Dr. Spitale received his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry at the University of Rochester in 2009, as an Elon Huntington Hooker Fellow, with Professor Joseph Wedekind. He then transitioned to postdoctoral studies at Stanford University and was awarded the A.P. Giannini Fellowship to support his research with Professor Howard Chang .
Elon Huntington Hooker, 1869-1938: Author: Hooker Electrochemical Company: Publisher: Hooker electrochemical Company, 1938: Original from: the University of Virginia: Digitized: Aug 18, 2009:...
- Hooker Electrochemical Company
- Hooker electrochemical Company, 1938
- the University of Virginia
- Elon Huntington Hooker, 1869-1938
Author: Hooker Electrochemical Company. Print Book, English, [1938?] Edition: View all formats and editions. Show more information. Elon Huntington Hooker, 1869-1938 | WorldCat.org.
As the daughter of Blanche Ferry and Elon Huntington Hooker, she came from extraordinary affluence. Her mother’s family owned the Ferry Morse Seed Company in Detroit, while her father was president of the Hooker Electro-Chemical Company. This inherited fortune, combined with the wealth she married into, later financed much of her philanthropy.
