STANFORD, LELAND
\stˈanfəd], \stˈanfəd], \s_t_ˈa_n_f_ə_d]\
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(1824-1893), became a successful merchant in California. He was Governor of California from 1861 to 1863. As president of the Central Pacific Railroad he superintended its construction over the mountains. He served in the U. S. Senate as a Republican from 1884 to 1893. He founded Leland Stanford, Jr., University in California with $20,000,000, which offers all branches of education.
By John Franklin Jameson
