Name Elon Hooker Died May 10, 1938 | Children Helen Hooker | |
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Born December 23, 1869 ( 1869-12-23 ) Rochester, New York, U.S. | ||
Elon Huntington Hooker (December 23, 1869 – May 10, 1938) was the founder of Hooker Electrochemical Company.
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Biography
From a New England family, Elon Hooker obtained degrees in civil engineering from the University of Rochester and Cornell University.
Hooker Electrochemical Company
The company was opened in 1905 and produced chlor-alkali chemicals by electrolysis of salt with the Townsend cell using the hydro electric power of the nearby power plants. The company was located on Buffalo Avenue, Niagara Falls, New York. In 1968 it was bought by Occidental Petroleum Corporation.
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