▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁ ▁Wil ming ton ▁and ▁managed ▁several ▁smaller ▁business ▁interests . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁poor ▁health ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁death , ▁suffering ▁from ▁li ver ▁and ▁kid ney ▁problems . ▁His ▁disease ▁was ▁ag gra v ated ▁by ▁an ▁accident ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁knock ed ▁down ▁and ▁run ▁over ▁by ▁an ▁express ▁w agon . ▁ ▁B anning ▁died ▁at ▁age ▁ 5 4 ▁at ▁the ▁Occ ident al ▁Hotel ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁He ▁is ▁inter red ▁in ▁the ▁Angel us - R osed ale ▁C emetery , ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁B anning ' s ▁leg a cies ▁lived ▁on , ▁and ▁his ▁dream s ▁were ▁realized ▁with ▁the ▁federal ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁and ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁a ▁full ▁break water ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁creating ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁bus iest ▁har b ors . ▁B anning ' s ▁chief ▁residence , ▁constructed ▁in ▁Wil ming ton ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁as ▁a ▁museum ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁era ▁in ▁California . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁B anning ▁House ▁SS ▁Ada ▁Han cock ▁ ▁David ▁W . ▁Alexander , ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California , ▁politician ▁and ▁sh er iff ▁Casa ▁Ad obe ▁De ▁San ▁Rafael ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁B anning ▁Res idence