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Leland Stanford

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Profession
Entrepreneur
Died
Jun 21, 1893
Zodiac
Pisces
Born in
NY
About
Former California governor who founded what became Stanford University. He was president of both the Southern Pacific and Central Pacific railroads.
Family
He married Jane Elizabeth Lathrop, the daughter of a city merchant. They founded Stanford University in the memory of their late son Leland Stanford Jr.

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