Griffith Jenkins Griffith

A mining magnate and philanthropist, Griffith Jenkins Griffith is best known for donating over 3,000 acres of land to the city of Los Angeles to establish Griffith Park in 1896, a public park intended for recreation and enjoyment. His complex legacy includes both his advocacy for public health and pleasure through this green space, as well as his controversial personal life, marked by a notorious incident in which he shot his wife during a drunken rage.