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1. Jane Stanford

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   Jane Stanford (born Jane Elizabeth Lathrop; August 25, 1828 – February 28, 1903) was an American philanthropist and the wife of Leland Stanford, the ninth Governor of California and a United States Senator. Following the death of her only child, Leland Stanford Jr., in 1884, Jane Stanford became the primary driving force behind the establishment of Leland Stanford Junior University (now Stanford University) in Stanford, California, which she co-founded with her…

2. Leland Stanford

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   Leland Stanford (1824–1893) was an American industrialist, railroad magnate, and politician who served as the eighth Governor of California (1862–1867) and later as a United States Senator (1885–1893) from California. He was one of the highly influential Big Four who dominated the western railroad industry through their ownership of the Central Pacific Railroad. Stanford is most widely remembered today as the co-founder of Stanford University, established in memory …