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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.

After three years in Wisconsin, Leland moved to California, where his brothers had already found success as merchants. Stanford joined them in 1852 and built a profitable business selling mining equipment in northern California. Jane joined her husband several years later.

Leland soon became involved in politics, first as a justice of the peace, and then after two unsuccessful political bids, he was elected governor in 1861. Leland made no effort to separate his political office from his business interests.

As one of the “Big Four” of the Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR), he helped plan the eastbound section of the transcontinental railroad, and his greatest contribution came in the form of political influence. Despite his responsibilities to the public, Leland helped secure massive state investment and

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Leland Stanford

California's eighth governor was born Amasa Leland Stanford in 1824. He was a lawyer, a storekeeper, a Justice of the Peace, and an organizer of the Sacramento Library Association. Most notably, Stanford was one of the "Big Four" (the other three being Huntington, Hopkins and Crocker) who built the transcontinental railroad which connected the Eastern United States to the West.

As Governor, Stanford made major constitutional changes, sponsored legislative reforms, backed the conservation of forests, and cut the state debt in half. One of the constitutional changes enacted during his term lengthened the governor's term in office from two years to four. Consequently, he was the last governor of California to serve a two year term.

Bibliography

Books and Articles

Melendy and Gilbert. The Governors of California: From Peter H. Burnett to Edmund G. Brown, Talisman Press, 1965
Schaechtele. The Governors of California and their Portraits, California State Capitol Museum Volunteer Association, 1995

Websites

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Leland Stanford

American politician and railroad tycoon (1824–1893)

"Senator Stanford" redirects here. For other uses, see Senator Stanford (disambiguation).

Leland Stanford
Stanford in 1890
In office March 4, 1885 – June 21, 1893
Preceded by	James T. Farley
Succeeded by	George Clement Perkins
In office January 10, 1862 – December 10, 1863
Lieutenant	John F. Chellis
Preceded by	John Gately Downey
Succeeded by	Frederick Ferdinand Low
Born	Amasa Leland Stanford (1824-03-09)March 9, 1824 Watervliet, New York, U.S.
Died	June 21, 1893(1893-06-21) (aged 69) Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican (from 1856)
Other political affiliations	Whig (until 1856)
Spouse
Children	Leland Jr.
Alma mater	Cazenovia Seminary
Occupation
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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 t