Henry Miller (rancher)

Henry Miller (July 21, 1827 – October 14, 1916) was a German-American rancher known as the "Cattle King of California"[1] who at one point in the late 19th century was one of the largest land-owners in the United States.

Miller built up a thriving butcher business in San Francisco, later going into partnership with Charles Lux, also a German immigrant and a former competitor, in 1858.

His role in maintaining and managing his corporate farming empire illustrates the growing trend of industrial barons during the Gilded Age.

This detailed correspondence with Superintendent Turner reflects his micromanagement business style and underscores the lack of autonomy of rural farmers in the region.

[6] The Miller and Lux Corporation did not long survive his death, though his grandson George Nickel reorganized the holdings and became a large farmer and land developer.