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- John Ward Melville (January 5, 1887 – June 5, 1977) was an American philanthropist and businessman active in the "Three Villages" in western Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. He donated 400 acres of land and money to establish Stony Brook University in 1957, which has developed as a major public research institution.
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John Ward Melville (January 5, 1887 – June 5, 1977) was an American philanthropist and businessman active in the "Three Villages" in western Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
John Ward Melville (January 5, 1887 – June 5, 1977) was an American philanthropist and businessman active in the "Three Villages" in western Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
Jan 9, 2004 · John Ward Melville was a man with a dream and the money to make it happen. His lifelong passions–the preservation of colonial America, education, conservation, and the economic...
Jan 4, 1998 · ONE hundred and ten years ago, John Ward Melville was born in Brooklyn, New York, more than 60 miles away from the tiny Long Island farming community that he would one day change forever.
Jun 6, 1977 · Ward Melville, chairman of the board of the Melville Corporation in Harrison, N. Y., died yesterdy at the New York Hospital in New York City after a long illness. He was 90 years old.
John Ward Melville (January 5, 1887 – June 5, 1977) was an American philanthropist and businessman active in the "Three Villages" in western Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. He donated 400 acres of land and money to establish Stony Brook University in 1957, which has developed as a major public research institution.
In 1909 he brought his son, John Ward Melville, into the family business. The younger Melville, who dropped the “ John ” and was known by “ Ward, ” was named vice-president in 1916 and became the driving force behind much of the company ’ s growth.
