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Hughes Tool Company


United States, Business Org    (1909 to 1987)
• 1909 : Founded as Sharp-Hughes Tool Company.
• 1912 : Name changed to Hughes Tool Company
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HughesHR2Owner
 
HughesHRFounder
 
BakerHughesMerger
 
Life ofHughesToolCo
 
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Hughes, Howard R. Jr.   (Owner of, 1925 to 1972) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Inherited the company after the death of his father
Hughes, Howard R.   (Founder of, 1909 to 1924) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Baker Hughes Inc.   (Merger of, 1987) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Hughes Tool merged with Baker Oil Tools forming Baker Hughes