Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-02-01 | Page 7 | Noted Inventor Dies at Daughter's Home

NOTED INVENTOR DIES AT DAUGHTER'S HOME Jonathan Holland. Rubbor Expert, Passes Away at the 'iff of 81 Years; Hero Siuce 1879. Jonathan Holland. St years of a;. the man who taught tiermany how to convert con-vert raw rubber sum into various forma of commercial rubbor, the first Mormon missionary to t Germany and nn Inventor of note, diod shortly after midnight yesterday yes-terday at th home of his dautihtor, Mrs. H. O. Smurthwafte, K-1 iJartVU avenue,, from the lntli milieu uttendant upon old Mr. Holland was born in England. February Feb-ruary ?3. At an early ape he began work in the Mcintosh i ubber plant In Manchester and soon became a rubber expert of great prestige. In l7i he went to Hanover. Germany, to take charge of the largest rubber works In liormany. While a vuimx man In the employ of the Manchester rubber w ovk. KhU-r I'd -ward Snellnrove of Salt I -ike. then In Kn gland, commissioned him a missionary mission-ary to the German. In 1ST9 Mr. lloband came to America and settled at Logan. Two years ago he retired and moved to Salt I ake, making his home with hi daughter. Beside Mrs. Smurthwnlte, three son survive. They are James S. Holland, standrod. Idaho ; Thomas W. Holland. Minn. New ; Joseph Holland, Sparks, New Funeral arrangements have not been completed, but a ervic3 wilt be held- here at' the I jirkin- Hull undertaking chapel, and the body of Mr. Holland will h taken to Loan for burial beside that of his wife