- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Elon H. Hooker
Hooker Chemical Company
1909 - 1938
Chemicals & Industrial
b. 1869
| Education |  |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | University of Rochester |
| Graduate | PhD, Cornell University |
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1869 - 1938 |
| Birthplace | New York (NY) |
| Race | White |
| Father | Owner, Small Business |
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.