Keller, Henry Workman, 1869-1958

Henry Workman Keller (1869-1958) was a Los Angeles financier and son of Los Angeles pioneer Matthew Keller (1810-1881). He was involved in various financial enterprises, including real estate, agriculture, and mining in both California and Mexico. For many years he was associated with the Automobile Club of Southern California and served as its president in 1937.

Keller was born in 1869 in Los Angeles, CA; at 18 he entered the cattle business on his father's Rancho Malibu; in 1892 he sold the ranch and entered the real estate business; became part owner of South Coast Land Co., president of Bolsa Chica Land Co., and vice-president and general manager of Riverside-Portland Cement Co.; he was also manager of the I.W. Hellman estate in San Francisco, chairman of the roads and highways committee of the Automobile Club of Southern California, and a member of the California Fish and Game Commission; he helped to bring the first zoo and golf course to Griffith Park in LA.

Biography

Keller was born in 1869 in Los Angeles, California; at 18 he entered the cattle business on his father's Rancho Malibu; in 1892 he sold the ranch and entered the real estate business; became part owner of South Coast Land Company, president of Bolsa Chica Land Company, and vice-president and general manager of Riverside-Portland Cement Company; he was also manager of the I.W. Hellman estate in San Francisco, chairman of the roads and highways committee of the Automobile Club of Southern California, and a member of the California Fish and Game Commission; he helped to bring the first zoo and golf course to Griffith Park in Los Angeles.