Frank Jerome Tone

1868 -

• Name	Frank Jerome Tone
  Born	6 Oct 1868	Bergen, Genesee Co, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I55424	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2010

  
  

  Father	Thomas Jefferson Tone,   b. 5 Jun 1830, Bergen, Genesee Co, New York, USA ,   d. 6 May 1903, Bergen, Genesee Co, New York, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Catherine Delia Spafford,   b. Abt 1837, New York, USA
  Married	18 Oct 1858
  Family ID	F20116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=geer_family_tree&id=I475677 Frank Jerome Tone Reprinted by permission of The Electrochemical Society, Inc. from: The Tone family webpage by Steven Robert Tone @http://tonefamily.com/family_notables/frank_jerome_tone.htm, c2004 Frank Jerome Tone was born in Bergen, New York on October 6, 1868. He received an Electrical Engineering degree from Cornell University in 1891 and a Doctor of Science from the University of Pittsburgh in 1935. He worked for the General Electric Company from 1891 to 1893 and the Pittsburgh Railroad Company 1893- 1895. In 1895, he became Works Manager and President of Carborundum Company and was elected Chairman of the Board in 1942. His contributions to science and technology were in the fields of silicon, silicon compounds, artificial abrasives, and high temperature refractories. Dr. Tone was very active in The Electrochemical Society and served as President in the Year 1918-1919. He received the Edward Goodrich Acheson Medal and Prize in 1935. In 1938, he was awarded the William H. Perkin Medal of the American Society of Chemical Industries. He was also involved in the affairs of other Societies: Chemical Engineering, Chemical Society, Society for Chemical Industries, Mining and Metal Engineering, and the Ceramic Society. Dr. Tone had a son, Franchot (Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone), who became a famous movie actor.