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 ⓘ