John Munro Longyear, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Munro Longyear

American mayor, businessman and philanthropist

Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1850

Place of Birth: Lansing, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 28-May-1922

Profession: politician, entrepreneur

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

John Munro Longyear, Sr.
(15 April 1850 – 28 May 1922) was a noted developer of timber and mineral lands in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, who became the central figure behind the Arctic Coal Company, which surveyed and mined coalfields on Spitsbergen, now Svalbard, 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.