Harrison Gray Otis
Harrison Gray Otis (
1837 -
July 30,
1917) was the first publisher of the
Los Angeles 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 the Valley. Otis used the Times to scare citizens (with news stories of a false drought) to vote for a
1905 bond issue that funded the aqueduct.
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 his daughter's husband, Harry Chandler.
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