Elon Huntington Hooker

Elon Huntington Hooker
Born	December 23, 1869 Rochester, New York, U.S.
Died	May 10, 1938 (aged 68)

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.^[1]

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 at Buffalo Avenue. In 1968 it was bought by Occidental Petroleum Corporation.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

References

1. Thomas, Robert E. (1955). Salt & Water, Power & People: A Short History of Hooker Electrochemical Co. Niagara Falls, NY: Hooker Chemical Co. p. 109. ISBN 1258790807.
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4. "AMERICAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES - Hooker Electrochemical Company". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry 22 (8): 914. 1930. doi:10.1021/ie50248a034.
5. Hooker Chemical Company 1909–1938.
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