Max Whittier

Mericos "Max" Whittier
Born(1867-03-11)March 11, 1867
Caribou, Maine, U.S.
DiedJune 28, 1925(1925-06-28) (aged 58)
OccupationBusiness
SpouseJohanna E. Williams
ChildrenDonald, Leland, Paul, Helen
Parent(s)C.G. Whittier, Ruth Keech
RelativesC.F. Whittier (brother)

Mericos "Max" Whittier (1867–1925) was a pioneer in the early California oil industry and was instrumental in the development of 3 of California's billion barrel oil fields: Kern River, Midway-Sunset, and South Belridge.

With his partner Burton Green and several others, Max Whittier developed the city of Beverly Hills.

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