Background
Hoover, Kenneth H. was born on December 18, 1896 in Albia, Iowa, United States. Son of Charles George and Olive Myrtle (Wright) Hoover.
Hoover, Kenneth H. was born on December 18, 1896 in Albia, Iowa, United States. Son of Charles George and Olive Myrtle (Wright) Hoover.
Student, Kenyon College, 1913-1915; AB, University of Wisconsin, 1921.
Research chemist, National Aniline and Chemical Company, 1921-1925; senior fellow, Miner laboratories, 1926-1934; plant manager, Indiana Wood Preserving Company, 1934-1936; research chemist, Commercial Solvents Corporation, 1936-1939; manager R & D department, Commercial Solvents Corporation, 1940-1942; vice president in charge R & D, Commercial Solvents Corporation, 1943-1949; director, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company director research, vice president, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, 1959-1965.
Lieutenant infantry United States Army, World War I. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Chemists. Member American Chemical Society, American Institute Chemical Engineers, New York Academy of Sciences, Rotary, Alpha Chi Sigma, Beta Theta Pi.
Married Helen Grace Hoover, May 6, 1922. Children: Helen Jane Kistner, Robert Harry, Charles John.