Louis Severance

Louis Henry Severance , oilman and philanthropist was a founding member of the Standard Oil Trust, the first treasurer of Standard Oil, and a sulfur magnate.

Severance was born in Cleveland on August 1, 1838 his father, Solomon, having died that July. He and his brother Solon were raised by the widow Mary Severance, in the Cleveland home of her father, David Long . Louis picked up his mothers commitment to the Presbyterian mission and the antislavery cause.

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