Background
Severance, John Long was born on May 8, 1863 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Son of Louis Henry and Fannie (Benedict) Severance.
Severance, John Long was born on May 8, 1863 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Son of Louis Henry and Fannie (Benedict) Severance.
Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin (Ohio) College, 1885.
Chairman board Youngstown Steel Door Company, Colonial Salt Company. President Cleveland Arcade Company President Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Orchestra Company. Trustee Nanking (China) University, Oberlin College, Western Reserve University.
Sponsor of Severance Union Medical school and Hospital, Seoul, Korea (founded by father).
Married Elisabeth Huntington DeWitt, November 3, 1891 (deceased).