H.L. Leonard, Date of Birth, Date of Death

H.L. Leonard

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1831

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: businessperson, mechanical engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Hiram Lewis Leonard, (b.
Sebec, Maine, June 23, 1831; d.
Central Valley, New York 1907) was the founder of the H.L.
Leonard Rod Company.
He has been regarded as the father of the modern fly rod.
He was also an adventurer, gunsmith, engineer and maker of musical instruments.
His exploits as a guide and hunter were written about by Henry David Thoreau.
As an innovator in bamboo fly rod construction, manufacture and performance, the rodmakers Leonard trained went on to become leaders in the field of bamboo rodmaking.
The rods bearing his name are sought after for their aesthetics, performance and as collectables.