Background
Kinney, Abbot was born on November 16, 1850 in Brookside, New Jersey, United States. Son of Franklin Sherwood and Mary (Cogswell) Kinney.
Kinney, Abbot was born on November 16, 1850 in Brookside, New Jersey, United States. Son of Franklin Sherwood and Mary (Cogswell) Kinney.
Went to California, 1880. Founded city of Ocean Park, California, 1894, Venice of America, 1904, president 3 mercantile and 1 railway companies. Proprietor public Los Angeles Saturday Post, since 1900.
Special commissioner Mission Indians, with late Helen Hunt Jackson, 1883.
Officer United States Geological Survey, 1873. Chairman California State Board Forestry, 1884-1887.
Major California National Guard, 1888-1892. President Southern California Academy Sciences, 1890-1900, Southern California Pomol.
Society, 1882-1892, Southern California Forest and Water Society, 1896-1909.
Vice president American Forestry Association for California. Vice president Water and Forestry Association of Los Angeles Company. President California Forestry Society Builder and proprietor Venice of America Aquarium, for California coast fishes, and Venice Marine Biological Station of University of Southern California.
Married Margaret, daughter Married second, Mistress.