Griffith J. Griffith
Griffith J. Griffith | |
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| Born | Griffith Jenkins Griffith January 4, 1850 Bettws, Glamorganshire, Wales |
| Died | July 6, 1919 (aged 69) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Hollywood Memorial Cemetery Los Angeles |
| Other name | Colonel Griffith J. Griffith |
| Occupations | Journalist Mining and real estate magnate |
| Known for | Philanthropy, assault with a deadly weapon |
| Spouse | Mary Agnes Christina Mesmer (1887–1904; divorced) |
| Children | Vandell Mowry Griffith (1888–1974) |
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alma_mater, education.Griffith Jenkins Griffith (January 4, 1850 – July 6, 1919) was a Welsh-born American industrialist and philanthropist. After amassing a significant fortune from a mining syndicate in the 1880s, Griffith donated 3,015 acres (1,220 ha) to the City of Los Angeles that became Griffith Park, and he bequeathed the money to build the park's Greek Theatre and Griffith Observatory. Griffith's legacy was marred by his notorious shooting of his wife in 1903, a crime for which he served a year and nine months in prison.