Henry A. Strong

Henry A. Strong

American photography businessman (1838–1919)

Henry Alvah Strong (August 30, 1838 – July 26, 1919) was an American photography businessman. He was the first president of the Eastman Kodak Company.2

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Born Aug 30, 1838, died Jul 26, 1919.1

Companies

Early life and education

Henry Strong was born on August 30, 1838, in Rochester, New York. His brother was the theologian Augustus Hopkins Strong.

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. He adopted her son, Corrin, and the family returned to Rochester, New York.

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Career

Occupation: businessperson.4

  • Date not recordedFounded Kodak3

Strong held a lead position in his family's buggy whip manufacturing company prior to meeting George Eastman in 1870. The two entered a partnership in 1880 and the Eastman Dry Plate Company was founded on January 1, 1881, with Strong as president and Eastman as treasurer. It would later become Eastman Kodak Company.

Strong died at his home in Rochester on July 26, 1919.

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Personal life

  • BornAug 30, 1838, Rochester5 6
  • DiedJul 26, 1919, Rochester7 8
  • CitizenshipUnited States9
  • SpouseHattie M. Strong married 190510 11

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