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Henry Miller empire builder of California lands and water
A historical profile of Henry Miller born 1827 in Brackenheim Germany, who arrived in the United States 1847 and built a vast California and Pacific Northwest land and cattle empire. It details his rise with partner Karl Lux, acquisitions of 800,000 acres, water rights battles, and the 1916 death that sparked tax and estate disputes, plus his philanthropy and enduring notoriety.
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Miller
America
Henry
Stockman
Brackenheim
Wurttemburg
United States
Sarah Wilmarth Sheldon
Was
Laguna St
Merchants’ Exchange
San Francisco
King Pains
Henry Iller
Henry Millers
Heinrich Mueller
Olland
England
Newark
San Fran
Hever
California
Karl Luchs
Charles Lux
Henry Miller
Empire Builder
San Joaquin Valley
State Supreme Court
Gilroy
Oregon
Nevada
Lux
Miranda Lux
Germany
Henry Lux
San Jose
J. Leroy Nickel
Nellie Sarah Miller
California Corporation
Bank of California
Charles Luxin
San Joaquin
Madera
Bakersfield
Santa Clara Valley
Beatrice
George
Leroy Nickel
Nickel
Las Animas Hospital
Lux School For Girls
New York World Magazine
New York Times
Pacheco