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» This article is about the publisher and soldier. For the United States Representative and Senator from Massachusetts, see: Harrison Gray Otis (lawyer).
Harrison Gray Otis (
10 February 1837 –
July 30,
1917) was the second publisher of the
Los Angeles Times.
Born in
Medina County, Ohio, he was part of the
Republican National Convention that nominated
Abraham Lincoln for president. He volunteered for the
Union army during the
American Civil War and fought in
William McKinley's regiment, the
23rd Ohio Infantry. After the war, he worked as a publisher before moving to
California.
He worked for smaller newspapers before becoming affiliated with the
Times. He wrote editorials and local news before buying a half interest in the paper. He then named himself president and editor-in-chief.
When the
Spanish-American War broke out in 1898, Otis asked his former commander William McKinley, now the
commander-in-chief, for an appointment as
Assistant Secretary of War.
Secretary of War Russell A. Alger didn't want the conservative Otis serving under him however. Instead, Otis volunteered for the army once again and was appointed
brigadier general of volunteers. He served in the
Philippines. He didn't see any action against the
Spanish, but commanded the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, VIII Corps during the
Philippine-American War.
After the war, he returned to his position at the
Times. His support for
Los Angeles, California, was instrumental in the growth of the city. He was a member of the
San Fernando Syndicate, a group of investors who bought land in the
San Fernando Valley based on inside knowledge that the
Los Angeles aqueduct would soon irrigate it. Otis used the Times to frighten citizens (with news stories of a false drought) to vote for a 1905 bond issue that funded the aqueduct.
His home was one of three buildings that were targeted in the 1910
Los Angeles Times bombing.
Otis was known for his
right wing political views, which were reflected in the paper.
He was succeeded as publisher of the
Los Angeles Times by
Harry Chandler, the husband of his daughter,
Marian Otis Chandler.
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