John Huntington | |
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Born | March 8, 1832 Preston, Lancashire, England |
Died | January 10, 1893 London, England | (aged 60)
Burial place | Lake View Cemetery |
Nationality | American |
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.