Henry A. Strong

Henry A. Strong
Born Henry Alvah Strong
August 30, 1838(1838-08-30)
Rochester, New York
Died July 26, 1919(1919-07-26) (aged 80)
Occupation Photography Businessman, Inventor
Spouse Helen Phoebe Griffin (1859-1904)
Hattie Maria (Corrin) Lockwood [1] (1905-1919)

Henry Alvah Strong[2] (August 30, 1838 – July 26, 1919) was a U.S. photography businessman. He was the first president of the Eastman Kodak Company between 1884 and 1919.

He was born on August 30, 1838 in Rochester, New York. He graduated from Wyoming Academy in 1858. On August 30, 1859, he married Helen Phoebe Griffin. They had three children: Gertrude Achilles, Helen Carter, and Henry G. Strong. After Helen's death in 1904 from diabetes, he married Hattie (Corrin) Lockwood, on June 14, 1905.[3]

References

  1. ^ According to her obituary in the Chronicle-Express newspaper; June 8, 1950, Penn Yan, New York
  2. ^ The Strong Family of Rochester, New York
  3. ^ Pritchard Strong:
Business positions
New office President of Eastman Kodak
1884 – July 26, 1919
Vacant
Title next held by
George Eastman