John Munro Longyear
American businessman (1850–1922) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Munro Longyear Sr. (April 15, 1850 – May 28, 1922) was an American businessman and noted developer of timber and mineral lands in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan[1] and Minnesota who became the central figure behind the Arctic Coal Company, which surveyed and mined coalfields on Spitsbergen, from 1905 to 1916. This company developed a settlement on Spitsbergen able to accommodate up to around 500 people which became known as Longyear City, now Longyearbyen, adjacent Advent Bay.[2]
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Born | (1850-04-15)April 15, 1850 Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | May 28, 1922(1922-05-28) (aged 72) Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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Children | 7 |
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