Griffith Jenkins Griffith

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Griffith Jenkins Griffith was a Welsh-American industrialist and philanthropist best known for donating the land that became Griffith Park in Los Angeles.

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instanceOf Welsh-American
industrialist
person
philanthropist
associatedWith Los Angeles city government
development of Los Angeles park system
birthDate 1850-01-04
birthPlace Bettws, Glamorganshire, Wales
burialPlace Hollywood Forever Cemetery
causeOfDeath liver disease
convicted yes
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
criminalCharge assault with a deadly weapon
deathDate 1919-07-06
donated land for Griffith Park
donationBeneficiary City of Los Angeles
linked to: Los Angeles
donationDate 1896-12-16
emigratedFrom Wales
emigratedTo United States
era early 20th century
late 19th century
ethnicOrigin Welsh
familyName Griffith
fieldOfWork mining industry
real estate
fullName Griffith Jenkins Griffith
givenName Griffith
imprisonedAt San Quentin State Prison
knownAs G. J. Griffith
legacy Greek Theatre (Los Angeles)
Griffith Observatory
Griffith Park
marriageStart 1887
nationality American
notableEvent shot and wounded his wife in 1903
notableFor donation of land for Griffith Park
occupation industrialist
mining expert
philanthropist
philanthropicFocus civic improvement
public parks
prisonSentence 2 years
proposedProject Greek Theatre in Griffith Park
Griffith Observatory
religion Presbyterianism
linked to: Presbyterian
residence Los Angeles, California
Southern California
spouse Mary Agnes Christina Mesmer

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Griffith J. Griffith name Griffith Jenkins Griffith
Griffith Jenkins Griffith fullName Griffith Jenkins Griffith