Hiram Hutchinson

Hiram Hutchinson (c. 1808–1869) was an American industrialist of British origin. In 1853 he founded a rubber company in France^[1] that was the predecessor of Hutchinson SA, a multinational industrial conglomerate. The company was sold by his family in 1898, 29 years after Hutchinson's death.

^ Ross, Stewart (2020). Who Invented Underpants?: The Weird Trivia of Human Invention, from Fire to Fast Food (and Everything In Between). Berkeley, CA: Ulysses Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-64604-097-1.

[1] Ross, Stewart (2020). Who Invented Underpants?: The Weird Trivia of Human Invention, from Fire to Fast Food (and Everything In Between). Berkeley, CA: Ulysses Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-64604-097-1.

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