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On
December 23, 1916, General Harrison Gray Otis, donated his spacious Wilshire Boulevard home across the street from MacArthur Park, known as the Bivouac, to Los Angeles County to be used "continuously and perpetually for the Arts and advancement of the Arts." The Otis Art Institute of the Los
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where he was wounded. He was promoted to 1st
Sergeant on March 1, 1862, 2nd Lieutenant on September 30, 1862, 1st Lieutenant on March 21, 1863, Captain on July 1, 1864, and Lieutenant-Colonel on March 13, 1865. Otis was mustered out of the Army on July 26, 1865.
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Otis was editing his newspaper there when he went to Los
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Harrison Gray Otis, president and general manager of The Los Angeles Times, died today at the home of his son-in-law, Harry Chandler.
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His support for his adopted city was instrumental in the growth of the city. He was a member of a group of investors who bought land in the
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political views, which were reflected in the paper. His home was one of three buildings that were targeted in the 1910
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did not want the conservative Otis serving under him. Otis thereupon again volunteered for the Army and was appointed
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story about his demise noted that the Times-Mirror
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encouraged foreign investment to develop the country. The company weathered the
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and others formed the
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for gallant and meritorious conduct" and was promoted seven times.
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Angeles Museum of History, Science, and Art eventually became
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Bettina Whitaker Chandler (second great-granddaughter-in-law)
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The Owensmouth Baby – The Making of the San Fernando Valley
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Otis died on July 30, 1917, at the home of his son-in-law,
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who later became president and general manager of the
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