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Leland Stanford Autograph on Central Pacific Railroad Deed, 1887 [172765]

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Leland Stanford Autograph on Central Pacific Railroad Deed, 1887    [172765]
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This item SOLD at 2023 Dec 09 @ 11:56UTC-8 : PST/AKDT

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Leland Stanford autograph on 1887 Central Pacific Railroad deed as President, for Stevenson land in Wyandotte, CA, a Gold Rush area. "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. He and his wife Jane founded Stanford University, named for their late son. Stanford was a successful merchant and wholesaler who migrated to California during the Gold Rush and built a business empire. He was an influential executive of the Central Pacific Railroad and later the Southern Pacific railroads from 1861 to 1890, giving him tremendous power in the American West and leaving a lasting impact on California. He also played a significant role as a shareholder and executive in the early history of Pacific Life and Wells Fargo. Stanford is widely considered a robber baron. He was the first Republican Governor of California. In 1856, he and Jane moved to Sacramento, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits on a large scale. He was one of the four merchants known popularly as "The Big Four" (or among themselves as "the Associates"), who were the key investors in Chief Engineer Theodore Dehone Judah's plan for the Central Pacific Railroad. The five of them incorporated it on June 28, 1861, and Stanford was elected as its president. " from wikipedia California