Frank J. Hecker

Frank Joseph Hecker (July 6, 1846 – June 26, 1927) was an American businessman in the railroad-car manufacturing business. Hecker was from Detroit, Michigan.

Early life Frank J. Hecker was born in Freedom, Michigan (in Washtenaw County) on July 6, 1846. His family moved to Waterloo, Illinois in 1859, where Frank was educated. Hecker took on the project, taking a younger Charles Lang Freer with him. Although the project fell through, the Detroit investors were pleased with Hecker's work and invited him to Detroit. Hecker also was on boards of the Detroit Copper and Brass Rolling Mills, Michigan Fire and Marine Insurance Company, and the Detroit Lumber Company. During the Spanish–American War, Hecker joined the Army once more, where he was put in charge of transporting Spanish prisoners.