Leland Stanford
Leland Stanford
Amasa Leland Stanford was an American industrialist and politician. He was the founder of Stanford University. Migrating to California from New York at the time of the Gold Rush, he became a successful merchant and wholesaler, and continued to build his business empire. He spent one two-year term as Governor of California after his election in 1861, and later eight years as a United States Senator. As president of Central Pacific Railroad, beginning in 1861, and later Southern Pacific, he had tremendous power in the region and a lasting impact on California. He is widely considered a robber baron.
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Date of Birth
March 9th, 1824
Age
200
Date of Death
June 21st, 1893
Died Aged
69
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Pisces
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