▁in ▁Spain ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Catal onia ▁Category : Pol it ics ▁of ▁Catal onia <0x0A> </s> ▁E lias ▁Jackson ▁" L ucky " ▁Bald win ▁( A pril ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁– ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 0 9 ) ▁was ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁pione ers " ▁of ▁California ▁business , ▁an ▁invest or , ▁and ▁real ▁estate ▁spec ulator ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁He ▁earned ▁the ▁nick name ▁" L ucky " ▁Bald win ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁extraordinary ▁good ▁fortune ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁business ▁de als . ▁He ▁built ▁the ▁lux ury ▁Bald win ▁Hotel ▁and ▁Theatre ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁and ▁bought ▁vast ▁tract s ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁Southern ▁California , ▁where ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁places ▁ ▁and ▁neighborhood s ▁are ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁▁ ▁Bald win ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Hamilton , ▁Ohio ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 , ▁the ▁fourth ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁children . ▁The ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁farm ▁in ▁Indiana ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 6 . ▁Through out ▁his ▁child hood ▁he ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁w ander er ▁and ▁advent urer . ▁Bald win ▁received ▁little ▁formal ▁education ▁but ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁strong - w illed , ▁independent ▁individual . ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 8 , ▁he ▁el oped ▁with ▁a ▁neighbor ▁girl ▁named ▁Sarah ▁Ann ▁Un ru h ▁and ▁returned ▁home ▁to