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Bookmark or Share- Leland Stanford - WikipediaAmasa Leland Stanford (March 9, 1824 – June 21, 1893) was an American attorney, industrialist, philanthropist, and Republican Party politician from California. He served as the 8th Governor of California from 1862 to 1863 and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1885 until his death in 1893.
- A History of Stanford – Stanford UniversityStanford University was founded in 1885 by California senator Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane, “to promote the public welfare by exercising an influence in behalf of humanity and civilization.”
- The Robber Baroness of Northern California | The New YorkerThe life of Leland Stanford is the stuff of legend: the journalist Matthew Josephson popularized the term “robber baron” in his 1934 book about Gilded Age capitalists to describe Leland and...
- Leland's legacy: How a robber baron built Stanford and transformed ...A new biography from Bay Area journalist Roland De Wolk says Leland Stanford was a ruthless capitalist who cheated taxpayers — and became the godfather of modern tech. How much do you...
- Moments in History: Leland Stanford, 1824-1893 and Jane Stanford, 1828 ...Moments in History: Leland Stanford, 1824-1893 and Jane Stanford, 1828-1905. Leland Stanford was born into a well-off farming family in New York state. After passing his bar exam in 1848, he moved to Wisconsin to practice law. In 1850, he married Jane Lathrop of Albany, New York.
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