Henry A. Strong
American photography businessman (1838–1919)
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Henry Alvah Strong (August 30, 1838 – July 26, 1919) was an American photography businessman. He was the first president of the Eastman Kodak Company.[1][2][3]
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| Born | Henry Alvah Strong August 30, 1838 Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 26, 1919 (aged 80) Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Occupations | Photography businessman, inventor |
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Early life and family
Henry Strong was born on August 30, 1838, in Rochester, New York.[4] His brother was the theologian Augustus Hopkins Strong.[1]
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.[5] He adopted her son, Corrin, and the family returned to Rochester, New York.[6]
Business ventures
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.[7] It would later become Eastman Kodak Company.[2]
Strong died at his home in Rochester on July 26, 1919.[4]
Legacy
Numerous buildings in Rochester, notably Strong Memorial Hospital and Strong Auditorium at the University of Rochester were built from his philanthropy.
