John Daggett Hooker

Background

Hooker, John Daggett was born on May 10, 1838 in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Henry and Mary (Daggett) Hooker.

Education

Educated Hollister Academy and Williams College.

Career

Hardware merchant, San Francisco, 1861-1876. Manufacturer steel pipe and established, 1885, J. Doctorate. Hooker Company, Los Angeles, of which was president President Western Union Oil Corporation, since 1900.

Baker Iron Works, since 1895.

Invented riveting machine, 1888, patent enamel coating for water pipes, 1888. Vice president Academy Sciences.

Achievements

• John Daggett Hooker has been listed as a noteworthy manufacturer by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Katharine Putnam, August 26, 1869.

Father:

Henry Hooker

Mother:

Mary (Daggett) Hooker

Spouse:

Katharine Putnam