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| Born | Henry Alvah Strong (1838-08-30)August 30, 1838 Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 26, 1919(1919-07-26) (aged 80) Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Photography businessman, inventor |
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Henry Alvah Strong (August 30, 1838 – July 26, 1919) was an American photography businessman. He was the first president of theEastman Kodak Company[1][2][3]
Henry Strong was born on August 30, 1838, inRochester, New York.[4] His brother was the theologianAugustus 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, andHenry G. Strong. After Helen's death in 1904 fromdiabetes, he marriedHattie (Corrin) Lockwood on June 14, 1905.[5] He adopted her son, Corrin, and the family returned to Rochester, New York.[6]
Strong held a lead position in his family'sbuggy whip manufacturing company prior to meetingGeorge 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 becomeEastman Kodak Company.[2]
Strong died at his home in Rochester on July 26, 1919.[4]
Numerous buildings in Rochester, notablyStrong Memorial Hospital and Strong Auditorium at theUniversity of Rochester were built from his philanthropy.
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| New office | President ofEastman Kodak 1884 – July 26, 1919 | Vacant Title next held by George Eastman |
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