Background
Hookham, Eleanor King was born on April 5, 1909 in Marlow, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of William Frank Senior and Sara Caroline (Smith) King.
Hookham, Eleanor King was born on April 5, 1909 in Marlow, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of William Frank Senior and Sara Caroline (Smith) King.
Student, Oklahoma City College. Doctorate (honorary), Cultural Academy de France, Paris, 1980. District Attorney (honorary), Elmhurst College, 1987.
Private art teacher, Elmhurst, Illinois, 1946-1983. Honorary chairperson Elmhurst Art Museum, since 1997.
Founder Elmhurst Fine Arts and Civic Center Foundation, 1974, president 1974-1992, chairman board, 1992-1997. Founder Elmhurst Art Museum, 1981, president, 1981-1991. Co-founder Elmhurst Artist Guild.
Member Elmhurst Artists' Guild (co-founder, honorary life, president 1951-1953), foundation Elmhurst Art Museum.
Daughter of William Frank Senior and Sara Caroline (Smith) King. M. George Lawrence Salley, July 9, 1934 (divorced March 1940). 1 child, Jane King Salley.
M. Robert Ernest Hookham, November 5, 1943 (deceased August 1989). Children: Tarrant K., Robert Peyton.