Lucky Baldwin

Lucky Baldwin
Lucky Baldwin in 1905
Born	(1828-04-03)April 3, 1828 Butler County, Ohio, US
Died	March 1, 1909(1909-03-01) (aged 80) Arcadia, California, US
Occupations	Businessman investor racehorse owner/breeder
Board member of	Pacific Stock Exchange, Baldwin Hotel, Santa Anita Park, Baldwin Theater, Tallac Hotel & Casino
Spouses	Sarah Ann Unruh ​ (divorced)​ Mary Cochrane ​ (divorced)​ Jennie Dexter ​ (died)​ Lillie Bennett ​ (sep.)​
Children	3 with Unruh 1 with Dexter
Honors	Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles, California Baldwin Park, California Baldwin Stakes at Santa Anita Park National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Pillar of the Turf (2018)

Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin (April 3, 1828 – March 1, 1909) was "one of the greatest pioneers"^[1] of California business, an investor, and real estate speculator during the second half of the 19th century. He earned the nickname "Lucky" Baldwin due to his extraordinary good fortune in a number of business deals. He built the luxury Baldwin Hotel and Theatre in San Francisco and bought vast tracts of land in Southern California, where a number of places and neighborhoods are named after him.