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John Huntington
BornMarch 8, 1832 (1832-03-08)
Preston, Lancashire, England
DiedJanuary 10, 1893(1893-01-10) (aged 60)
London, England
Burial placeLake View Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Industrialist, philanthropist
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John P. Huntington (March 8, 1832 – January 10, 1893) was an American industrialist and philanthropist. Associated with John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil, he was prominent in the business affairs of Cleveland's oil industry. Among other philanthropic activities, funds which he left in a bequest were combined with those of Hinman Hurlbut and Horace Kelley to establish the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1913.

Biography

Huntington was born in

oil barrels.[2][1][3][4]

An active participant in the municipal affairs of Cleveland, Huntington served as a member of the

sewer system, the deepening of the Cuyahoga River channel, and the construction of the Superior Viaduct (which closed in 1920, following the opening of the Detroit–Superior Bridge).[1][4][5]

The Cleveland Museum of Art displays its founders names on a plaque in the Ames Family Atrium

Huntington was also a hobby

philatelist. After his tour of Europe and marriage to Mariette L. Goodwin (following his first wife's death in 1882), he turned his interests towards collecting art.[4][6] He formed the John Huntington Benevolent Trust on his fifty-seventh birthday in 1889. The fund was mostly based on 500 shares of his Standard Oil stock, and it provided charity to more than 40 cultural and educational institutions.[1][3][7]

In his will written in 1889, Huntington established the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust with the goal of producing a "gallery and museum" and a "free evening polytechnic school". The trustee of his estate, Henry Clay Ranney, was also the trustee for the estates of Hinman Hurlbut and Horace Kelley; Ranney channeled the bequests from all three estates toward the establishment of the Cleveland Museum of Art.[8][7] Huntington was also a member of several fraternal orders; he received the 32nd Degree from the Scottish Rite, and was affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias.[9]

With Jane Beck, Huntington raised five children to adulthood, including his son W.R. Huntington who later became a prominent industrialist of the

steam pump irrigation system, and a water tower. After his death in 1893, the Cleveland Metropolitan Park System purchased the lakefront property and named it the Huntington Reservation in his honor. He is buried at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland.[4][10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Orth, Samuel Peter (1910). A History of Cleveland, Ohio: Biographical. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 368, 371. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Volpe, Andrea (November 3, 2014). "The Rise of the Cleveland Museum of Art". Belt Magazine. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  3. ^
    OCLC 932849693
    .
  4. ^ a b c d "Huntington, John". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. May 11, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Superior Viaduct". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. May 22, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  6. ISBN 9780253310668
    . Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  7. ^
    ISBN 0940717093
    .
  8. ^ "Cleveland Museum of Art: Founders". Cleveland Museum of Art. October 22, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  9. ^
    Lewis Publishing Company
    . p. 947. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  10. ^ "Huntington Reservation". Cleveland Historical. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  11. ISBN 9781878592705
    .

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