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Amasa Leland Stanford (* 9. März 1824 in Watervliet, Albany County, New York; † 21. Juni 1893 in Palo Alto, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Eisenbahn-Unternehmer, Politiker und Begründer der Stanford University .
Amasa 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.
- Republican (from 1856)
- George Clement Perkins
9. Apr. 2024 · Biography of Leland Stanford, U.S. senator from California and, as the president of the Central Pacific Railroad, one of the builders of the first U.S. transcontinental railroad. He is one of the 19th-century entrepreneurial tycoons called robber barons.
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Learn about the history of Stanford, a research university established in 1885 by California senator Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane, as a memorial to their son. Explore how Stanford has shaped the world with innovations in science, engineering, business, humanities and more.
How a railroad magnate and a photographer collaborated to capture the secrets of equine gait and pioneered the motion picture. Learn about their collaboration, their clash and their legacy in this article from Stanford magazine.
18. Mai 2018 · Leland Stanford was a California businessman, politician, and railroad magnate in the nineteenth century. He founded the Central Pacific Railroad, the Southern Pacific Corporation, and Stanford University in memory of his son.
Leland Stanford’s pioneering flair carried into his horse training. At his Stock Farm, colts were trained as yearlings, not adults; horses were driven at full speed for short runs, not at slow speed for long distances.
