Charles A. Canfield
| Charles A. Canfield | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 15, 1848 Springfield, New York |
| Died | August 15, 1913 (aged 65) |
| Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles |
| Residence | Canfield-Wright House, Del Mar, California |
| Occupation | Oilman, real estate developer |
| Spouse(s) | Chloe Canfield |
| Children | Daisy (Canfield) Moreno |
| Relatives | Antonio Moreno (son-in-law) |
Charles A. Canfield (May 15, 1848 – August 15, 1913) was an American oilman and real estate developer. He pioneered oil drilling in California and Mexico. He also co-founded Beverly Hills and Del Mar, California.
Charles Adelbert Canfield was born on May 15, 1848 in Springfield, New York.
In 1869, he moved to Colorado and struggled to find oil in the American Southwest for seventeen years. In 1886, he found silver in Kingston, New Mexico Territory. In 1887, he moved to Los Angeles, California and founded the Chanslor-Canfield Midway Oil Co.
In 1892, he partnered with Edward L. Doheny (1856–1935) to develop the first gusher in Los Angeles, at the intersection of Patton and Colton streets on Crown Hill, just northwest of today's Downtown Los Angeles.
In 1900, together with Burton E. Green (1868-1965), Max Whittier (1867–1928), Frank H. Buck (1887-1942), Henry E. Huntington (1850-1927), William F. Herrin (1854-1927) and William G. Kerckhoff (1856–1929), they purchased Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas from Henry Hammel and Andrew H. Denker. After drilling for oil and only finding water, they reorganized their business into the Rodeo Land and Water Company to develop a new residential town later known as Beverly Hills, California.
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