LELAND STANFORD BIOGRAPHY

Leland Stanford was born in 1824, at Watervliet, N.Y.

Most renowned for the fact that in 1891, Leland his wife founded "Leland Stanford Junior University", (now Stanford University).

During his early years he mined for gold, worked in a general store for miners, and even served as a Justice of the Peace. Stanford was one of the founders of the Central Pacific Railroad. Later, Stanford was President of the Southern Pacific Railroad. From 1861 to 1863, Stanford served as Governor of California.
Leland Stanford died June 21, 1893.

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