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Henry Hancock
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Henry Hancock was a lawyer and a land surveyor working in California in the 1850s. He was the owner of Rancho La Brea, which included the La Brea Tar Pits.
Henry Hancock's portrait and signature from a book published in 1921
Henry Hancock's portrait and signature from a book published in 1921
Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas
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Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas was a 4,539-acre land grant in present day Beverly Hills in Los Angeles County, California, given to María Rita Quinteros Valdez de Villa in 1838.
Henry Hancock
…Henry Dalton's Rancho Azusa de Dalton. He also served as the city surveyor for Los Angeles. In 1854, Hancock, along with Benjamin Davis Wilson, bought Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas. Hancock was elected to the California State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the 1st District from 1858 to 1860. As a lawyer, Henry Hancock worked…
Group of people picking tomatoes, Hammel and Denker ranch, c. 1903
Group of people picking tomatoes, Hammel and Denker ranch, c. 1903