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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 to 1863 and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1885 until his death in 1893.
Amasa Leland Stanford ( 9 de março de 1824 – 21 de junho de 1893) foi um magnata e político estadunidense. Foi também fundador da Universidade de Stanford . Vida. Stanford nasceu em Watervliet em 1824, que atualmente faz parte da cidade de Colonie. Ele foi um dos oito filhos de Josiah e Elizabeth Phillips Stanford.
17 de jun. de 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.
5 de set. de 2016 · Saiba como um fazendeiro criou uma instituição de ensino que se tornou um polo de inovação mundial. Conheça a trajetória de Leland Stanford, o reitor Frederick Terman e as empresas que surgiram do ecossistema do Vale do Silício.
Leland Stanford sought him out not for his charisma but for his facility with the camera. Stanford had taken a stand in a popular dispute of the day: whether all four legs of a horse come off the ground at any point in a trot or gallop.
20 de fev. de 2020 · A new biography by Roland De Wolk explores the scandalous life of Leland Stanford, a ruthless capitalist who built the Transcontinental Railroad and the university that bears his name. Learn how he shaped America's history and innovation, and why he deserves more recognition.
