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Frank Jerome Tone

Male 1868 -


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  • Name Frank Jerome Tone 
    Born 6 Oct 1868  Bergen, Genesee Co, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1903, Bergen, Genesee Co, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Catherine Delia Spafford,   b. Abt 1837, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 18 Oct 1858 
    Family ID F20116  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    • 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.