Leland Stanford, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Leland Stanford

American politician and railroad tycoon

Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1824

Date of Death: 21-Jun-1893

Profession: businessperson, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Amasa Leland Stanford (March 9, 1824 – June 21, 1893) was an American industrialist and politician.
He is the founder (with his wife, Jane) of Stanford University.
Migrating to California from New York at the time of the Gold Rush, he became a successful merchant and wholesaler, and continued to build his business empire.
He spent one two-year term as Governor of California after his election in 1861, and later eight years as a United States Senator.
As president of Central Pacific Railroad, beginning in 1861, and later Southern Pacific, he had tremendous power in the region and a lasting impact on California.
He is widely considered a robber baron.