death_date death_place birth_place birth_date spouse residence image article_title name
23 may 1927 philadelphia oneonta , new york 27 february 1850 mary alice prentice huntington library san marino , california henry e. huntington.jpg henry e. huntington
 henry edwards huntington
henry e. huntington

henry edwards huntington -lrb- february 27 , 1850 , oneonta , new york -- may 23 , 1927 , philadelphia -rrb- was an american railroad magnate and collector of art and rare books .
born in oneonta , new york , huntington settled in los angeles , where he owned the pacific electric railway as well as substantial real estate interests .
in addition to being a businessman and art collector , huntington was a major booster for los angeles in the late 19th and early 20th centuries .
