Background
Hodgkins, Henry Follett was born on February 2, 1892 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Henry Clarence and Mary Ida (Follett) Hodgkins.
Hodgkins, Henry Follett was born on February 2, 1892 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Henry Clarence and Mary Ida (Follett) Hodgkins.
Master of Engineering, Cornell Univercity, 1915.
Production engineer, Savage Arms Corporation, Utica, New York, 1916-1919; production engineer, Peters Manufacturing Company, Ithaca, New York, 1919-1921; district sales manager, Wales Adding machine, Syracuse, 1921-1923; general manager, Jule Motors, 1923-1926; with, Lipe-Rollway Corporation, 1926-1929; general manager, Lipe-Rollway Corporation, 1929-1942; president, Lipe-Rollway Corporation, 1929-1958; chairman, Lipe-Rollway Corporation, 1958-1968; president, Rollway Bearing Company, 1936-1958; Chairman of the Board, Rollway Bearing Company, 1958-1968. Board directors 1st Trust & Deposit Company.
Member of the board councilors Syracuse Memorial Hospital. Honorary chairman Metropolitan Development Corporation, from 1959. Member of the Board of Governors Syracuse University Research Institute.
Member Anti-Friction Bearing Manufacturers Association (past chairman, board directors), Society Automotive Engineers, National Manufacturers Association (past vice president, board directors), Manufacturers Association Syracuse (past president, Chairman of the Board), Citizens Foundation, American Ordnance Association (board directors), Navy Industrial Association Inc., syracuse Home Association (board directors), Masons (32 degree), Onandage Golf and Country Club, Technology Club, Century Club, Rotary, University Club, Fort Lakes Cruising Club, Cornell Club, Coral Harbour Yacht Club.
Married Tuth Simmons, October 6, 1917. 1 child, Henry Follett.