August 16, 1833 [Walpole, New Hampshire] – November 12, 1904 [Westlake Village, California]
[In 1876, they removed to Santa Barbara, California, where Col. Otis conducted the Santa Barbara Daily Press, and, in 1882, they settled permanently in Los Angeles. In 1879, he accepted the position of United States Treasury Agent in charge of the Seal Islands of Alaska, which position he resigned in 1882. Mrs. Otis spent a year with her husband in Saint Paul Island, and then they returned to Santa Barbara. Having disposed of his interest in the Press, Col. Otis purchased a share in the Los Angeles Times. Eventually, he held the controlling interest, and served as its editor-in-chief. She was the co-founder and publisher of the Los Angeles Times. Col. Otis also held the position of president and general manager of the Times Mirror Company.]
