Amasa Leland Stanford

1824 - 1893  (69 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Amasa Leland Stanford
  Born	9 Mar 1824	Watervliet, Albany, New York
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	28 Jun 1861
  	Co-founder and first president of the Central Pacific Railroad.
  		Men of the Central Pacific. The founders of the Central pacific were; Leland Stanford, Collis Huntington, Charles Crocker, and Mark Hopkins. Also shown here is Edwin Bryant Crocker, older brother of Charles. He served as the railroad's legal council. From the book, The Pacific Tourist: Williams' Illustrated Trans-Continental Guide of Travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Published in; New York by H.T. Williams. 1877.
  		CP Trestle. Chinese workers finish building a Trestle at Secret Town, Placer county, California.
  		Central Pacific Railroad. The "Juipiter", Central Pacific Railroad #60 was a 4-4-0 steam locomotive owned by the Central Pacific. Seen here as it rolls by a hill it is being watched by natives.
  		The Last Spike. "The Last Spike" by Thomas Hill. The faces are accurate in this painting. Mark Hopkins is on the left side of the track, third man back. Leland Stanford is in the center holding the hammer.
  		The golden spike. The Jupiter made history when on May 10, 1869 the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads were joined to create the nations first trans-continental railroad. The Jupiter was not originally planned to be part of the ceremony. However the "Antelope" which was to be there was damaged in in transit. The Jupiter was nearby so it took over. This picture was known as the "Champaign Shot". In deference to temperance feelings the bottles held in the center of the picture were retouched out of some later prints with the outstretched hands explained as a attempted handshake.
  		Jupiter CP-60. Replica of the Central Pacific 60 "Jupiter" This on display at Golden Spike National Historic Site in Utah.
  		2007 UT Proof. 2007 Utah state quarter depicting the "golden Spike" event.
  		CPR #1 Gov Stanford. The Central Pacific's first locomotive was named the Gov. Stanford in his honor. It has been preserved and is on display at the California Railroad Museum.
  Occupation	10 Jan 1862	California
  	He was the 8th governor of California. He served January 10, 1862 through December 10, 1863.
  Died	20 Jun 1893	Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California
  Buried	Stanford Mausoleum, Stanford, Placer, California, United States
  		Stanford Family Mausoleum. Stanford Family Mausoleum.
  Person ID	I57361	Nagel
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Josiah Stanford,   b. 28 Feb 1795, Watervliet, Albany, New York ,   d. 19 Apr 1862, Watervliet, Albany, New York  (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Elizabeth Phillips,   b. 14 Apr 1791,   d. 25 Feb 1873, California  (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F16869	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Elizabeth Lathrop,   b. 25 Aug 1828, Albany, Albany, New York ,   d. 28 Feb 1905, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii  (Age 76 years)
  Married	30 Sep 1850
  Children	1. Leland DeWitt Stanford,   b. 14 May 1868, Sacramento, Sacramento, California ,   d. 13 Mar 1884, Florence, Tuscany, Italy  (Age 15 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F16871	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 Mar 1824 - Watervliet, Albany, New York Occupation - He was the 8th governor of California. He served January 10, 1862 through December 10, 1863. - 10 Jan 1862 - California Died - 20 Jun 1893 - Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California Buried - - Stanford Mausoleum, Stanford, Placer, California, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		Leland Stanford. Leland Stanford.
  		Mr & Mrs Leland Stanford. The Days of a Man: Being Memories of a Naturalist, Teacher, and Minor Prophet of Democracy by David Starr Jordan volume 1. Page (facing) 495. Published by World Book Company, New York 1922.