Amasa Leland Stanford
8th Governor of California
In office 1861 – 1863
Lieutenant(s)	John F. Chellis
Preceded by	John G. Downey
Succeeded by	Frederick Low
US Senator from California
In office 1885 – 1893
Preceded by	James T. Farley
Succeeded by	George C. Perkins
Born	March 9, 1824(1824-03-09) Watervliet, New York
Died	June 21, 1893 (aged 69) Palo Alto, California
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Jane Elizabeth Lathrop
Profession	Entrepreneur, politician

Amasa Leland Stanford (March 9, 1824 – June 21, 1893) was an American tycoon, politician and founder of Stanford University. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 376 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (502 × 800 pixel, file size: 52 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of... Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (left) and Governor Gray Davis (right) with President George W. Bush in 2003 The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government, whose responsibilities include making yearly State of the State addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that... The Lieutenant Governor of California is a statewide constitutional officer elected separately from the Governor that serves as the vice-executive of California. ... John G. Downey 7th Governor of California John Gately Downey (June 24, 1827 – March 1, 1894) was Governor of California from January 14, 1860 to January 10, 1862. ... Frederick Ferdinand Low (January 30, 1828 – July 21, 1894) was a U.S. political figure and a California governor. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... James Thompson Farley (August 6, 1829–January 22, 1886) was an American politician. ... George Perkins 14th Governor of California George Clement Perkins (August 23, 1839–February 26, 1923), was the fourteenth Governor of California from January 8, 1880 to January 10, 1883. ... is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Watervliet is a city located in Albany County, New York. ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Santa Clara Government  - Mayor Yoriko Kishimoto[1] Area  - City 25. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... Jane Stanford (August 25, 1828–February 28, 1905), was the wife of Leland Stanford and cofounded Stanford University with her husband. ... For the sequel to the computer game Entrepreneur, which has no article of its own, see The Corporate Machine. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... A business magnate, sometimes referred to as a mogul, tycoon, or industrialist is a person who controls a large portion of a particular industry and whose wealth derives primarily from this control. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... “Stanford” redirects here. ...

He was born in Watervliet, New York, one of eight children of Josiah and Elizabeth Phillips Stanford. Stanford's ancestors settled in the Mohawk Valley of New York around 1720. He attended Clifton Liberal Institute, in Clifton, New York, and studied law at Cazenovia Seminary in Cazenovia, New York and later in Albany. He was admitted to the bar in 1848, and then moved to Port Washington, Wisconsin, where he began law practice with Wesley Pierce. He married Jane Elizabeth Lathrop in Albany on September 30, 1850, the same year he was nominated by the Whig Party as Washington County, Wisconsin, District Attorney. Watervliet is a city located in Albany County, New York. ... The Mohawk Valley region of the U.S. state of New York includes the industrialized cities of Utica and Rome, along with other smaller commercial centers. ... This article is about the state. ... Clifton is a town located in St. ... Cazenovia College is a private, four-year, residential liberal arts college located in the Village of Cazenovia in Madison County, New York. ... Cazenovia, New York is a located in the Town of Cazenovia in Madison County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,614. ... For other uses, see Albany. ... Port Washington is a city in and the county seat of Ozaukee County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... Jane Stanford (August 25, 1828–February 28, 1905), was the wife of Leland Stanford and cofounded Stanford University with her husband. ... is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the game, see: 1850 (board game) 1850 (MDCCCL) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

In 1852, having lost his law library and other property by fire, he moved to California during the California Gold Rush and began mining for gold at Michigan Bluff in Placer County, California. He subsequently went into business with his three brothers, who had preceded him to the Pacific coast. During this time he worked with his brothers as keeper of a general store for miners, served as a Justice of the Peace and helped organize the Sacramento Library Association, which later became the Sacramento Public Library. In 1856 he moved to San Francisco and engaged in mercantile pursuits on a large scale. The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered at Sutters Mill. ... Placer County is a county located in California, USAs Sierra Nevada, in the Gold Country. ... A justice of the peace (JP) is a puisne judicial officer appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

In 1856, he met with other Whig politicians in Sacramento to organize the California Republican Party at its first state convention on April 30. He was chosen as a delegate to the Republican Party convention which selected US presidential electors in both 1856 and 1860. In the the interim, he became the majority stockholder in Amador Quartz Mine. Stanford was defeated in his 1857 bid for California State Treasurer, and his 1859 bid for the office of Governor of California. He presided over the 1860 Republican National Convention in Sacramento. As one of "The Big Four" railroad magnates, he cofounded and was made president of the Central Pacific Railroad company in 1861, when he was again nominated to run for Governor of California^[1] The railroad's first locomotive was named Gov. Stanford in his honor. The California Republican Party is the California affiliate of the national Republican Party. ... The 1860 Republican National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, nominated former U.S. Representative Abraham Lincoln for President and Maine Senator Hannibal Hamlin for Vice-President. ... Alternate meaning: The Big Four (novel) The Big Four were the chief entrepreneurs in the building of the Central Pacific Railroad, the western portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States. ... The Gov. ... Great Western Railway No. ... Gov. ...

As president of the Central Pacific, he directed its construction over the mountains, building 530 miles in 293 days. As head of the railroad company which built the first transcontinental railway line over the Sierra Nevada, Stanford hammered in the famous golden spike in Promontory, Utah on May 10, 1869. In 1870, the Central Pacific Railroad acquired the Southern Pacific Railroad, forming one of the most powerful railroad monopolies in history. Poster announcing railroads opening The First Transcontinental Railroad was a transcontinental railroad in North America that was finished in 1869. ... This article is about the mountain range in the Western United States. ... Ex-Virginia and Truckee Railroad No. ... Promontory is a location in Box Elder County, Utah, centered approximately at 41°3707N, 112°3251W, with an elevation of 1494 meters (4902 feet) above sea level. ... is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

Muybridge's "The Horse in Motion"

In 1871, Stanford begin experimenting with winemaking, leading to his establishment of his 'Vina' winery. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

In 1872 Stanford commissioned Eadweard Muybridge to use newly invented photographic technology to establish whether a galloping horse ever has all four feet off the ground simultaneously, which they do. This project, which illustrated motion through a series of still images viewed together, was a forerunner of motion picture technology. Eadweard Muybridge Muybridges The Horse in Motion. ... Horse gaits are the different ways in which a horse can move, either naturally or as a result of specialized training by humans. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as...

Stanford moved to San Francisco in 1874, where he assumed presidency of the Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company.

Stanford served as president of Southern Pacific Railroad from 1885 to 1890,^[2][3] while continuing to serve as the head of the Central Pacific Railroad until his death in 1893. As a railroad developer, Stanford encouraged Chinese immigration to find workers for the railroad construction. However, when jobs were scarce, Stanford made them scapegoats. Stanford encouraged the California legislature to pass taxes and unfair regulations which specifically targeted Chinese. The Southern Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting marks SP) was an American railroad. ... The scapegoat was a goat that was driven off into the wilderness as part of the ceremonies of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in Judaism during the times of the Temple in Jerusalem. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

Stanford, a leading member of the Republican Party, was politically active. He was the eighth Governor of California, serving from December, 1861 to December, 1863. During his gubernatorial tenure, he cut the state's debt in half, and advocated for the conservation of forests. He also oversaw the establishment of the California's first state normal school in San José, later to become San José State University. Following Stanford's governorship, the term of office changed from two years to four years, in line with legislation passed during his time in office. He later served slightly more than one term in the United States Senate, from 1885 until his death in 1893 at age 69. He served for four years as Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... This is a list of Governors of California since statehood. ... A normal school is an institution for training teachers. ... San José State University, commonly shortened to San José State and SJSU, is the founding campus of what became the California State University system. ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... The U.S. Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds was a committee of the United States Senate from 1883 until 1946. ...

He also owned two wineries, the Leland Stanford Winery, founded in 1869, and run by brother Josiah, and the 55,000 acres (220 km²) Great Vina farm in Tehama County, containing what was then the largest vineyard in the world at 13,400 acres (54 km²), the Gridley tract of 22,000 acres (90 km²) in Butte County and the Palo Alto Stock Farm, which was the home of his famous thoroughbred racers, Electioneer, Anon, Sunol, Palo Alto and Advertiser. The Palo Alto breeding farm gave Stanford University its nickname of The Farm. The Stanfords also owned a stately mansion in Sacramento, California (this was the birthplace of their only son, and now a house museum used for California state social occasions), as well as a home in San Francisco's Nob Hill district. Their Sacramento home is now the Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park. Tehama County (pronounced teh-HAY-muh) is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. ... Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north of state capital Sacramento. ... Downtown Palo Alto Palo Alto is a city in Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, USA. Palo Alto is located at the northern end of the Silicon Valley, and is home to Stanford University (which is technically located in an adjacent area — Stanford, California... “Stanford” redirects here. ... “Sacramento” redirects here. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Nob Hill refers to a small district in sunny San Francisco, California adjacent to the intersection of California and Powell streets (and the respective cable car lines). ... Leland Stanford Mansion in front of the Resources Building. ...

The Memorial Church at Stanford

With wife Jane, Stanford founded Leland Stanford Junior University as a memorial for their only child, Leland Stanford, Jr., who died as a teenager of typhoid in Florence, Italy while on a trip to Europe. Approximately US$20 million (US$400 million in 2005 dollars) initially went into the university, which held its opening exercises October 1, 1891. The wealth of the Stanford family during the late nineteenth century is estimated at approximately US$50 million ($US1 billion in 2005 dollars). Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 588 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (686 × 700 pixel, file size: 111 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A high resolution 20 image composite of the Stanford Memorial Church at night. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 588 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (686 × 700 pixel, file size: 111 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A high resolution 20 image composite of the Stanford Memorial Church at night. ... Leland Stanford, Jr. ... This is about the disease typhoid fever. ... Florence (Italian, Firenze) is a city in the center of Tuscany, in central Italy, on the Arno River, with a population of around 400,000, plus a suburban population in excess of 200,000. ... For the concept in cosmology, see cosmic inflation. ... For the concept in cosmology, see cosmic inflation. ...

Leland Stanford died at home in Palo Alto, California on June 20, 1893, and is buried in the Stanford family mausoleum on the Stanford campus. The Memorial Church at Stanford University is also dedicated to his memory. Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Santa Clara Government  - Mayor Yoriko Kishimoto[1] Area  - City 25. ... The Stanford Mausoleum, located in the northwest of the Stanford University campus in the Stanford University Arboretum, holds the remains of the universitys namesake Leland Stanford, Jr. ... Stanford Memorial Church Stanford Memorial Church at Night Stanford Memorial Church stands at the center of the Stanford University campus in Stanford, California. ...

References

• Tutorow, Norman, "Leland Stanford: Many of Many Careers", Pacific Coast Publishers, Menlo Park CA, 1971.

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• Governor Leland Stanford biography at the California State Library
• Leland Stanford at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Penny Postcards: Leland Stanford's store: Michigan Bluff, California
• Stanford's racist speech: "Leland Stanford promised in his inaugural address to protect the state from "the dregs of Asia" -PBS.org

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