The clothes hanger can be traced back to President Thomas Jefferson. Historians claim he invented the first wooden hanger as a way to increase his closet space. The first wire hangers are believed to have been invented by O.A. North in Connecticut. It wasn’t until 1903 that a hanger was created that is very close to what we use today. Albert J. Parkhouse worked in Jackson, Mississippi at the Timberlake Wire and Novelty Company. He used wire to invent a hanger that most closely resembles the hangers we use today, with a hook and all.