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  2. Leland Stanford Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Leland Stanford Jr. Leland Stanford Jr. (May 14, 1868 – March 13, 1884), known as Leland DeWitt Stanford until he was nine, [1] was the only son of American industrialist and politician Leland Stanford and his wife Jane. Following his death from typhoid at age 15, he became the namesake of Stanford University, which is officially called ...

  3. Leland Stanford - Wikipedia

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    With his wife Jane, Stanford founded Leland Stanford Junior University as a memorial for their only child, Leland Stanford Jr., who died as a teenager of typhoid fever in Florence, Italy, in 1884 while on a trip to Europe. The university was established by the Endowment Act of the California Assembly and Senate of March 9, 1885, and the Grant ...

  4. Jane Stanford - Wikipedia

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    Co-founder of Stanford University. Jane Elizabeth Lathrop Stanford (August 25, 1828 – February 28, 1905) was an American philanthropist and co-founder of Stanford University in 1885 (opened 1891), along with her husband, Leland Stanford, in memory of their only child, Leland Stanford Jr., who died of typhoid fever at age 15 in 1884.

  5. 'Who Killed Jane Stanford?' Solving the cold case of a ...

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    The gesture was a tribute to their only son, Leland Jr., who died of typhoid fever at age 15. After Leland Sr. died in 1893, Stanford University was Jane’s only love. She ran it like she owned ...

  6. History of Stanford University - Wikipedia

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    History of Stanford University. Stanford University was founded in the late 19th century by Leland and Jane Lathrop Stanford, in honor of their late son: Leland Stanford Jr. After Leland's death a lawsuit was pursued against his estate, and alongside the Panic of 1893 put Standford's continued existence in jeopardy.

  7. Big Four (Central Pacific Railroad) - Wikipedia

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    REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD: l.—E. B. Crocker. 2.—C. P. Huntington. 3.—Leland Stanford. 4.—Charles Crocker. 5.—Mark Hopkins. From 1878 "The Pacific tourist". " The Big Four " was the name popularly given to the famous and influential businessmen, and railroad tycoons — also called robber barons — who funded ...

  8. Stanford University - Wikipedia

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    Stanford University (officially Leland Stanford Junior University) [11] [12] is a private research university in Stanford, California.It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford, the eighth governor of and then-incumbent senator from California, and his wife, Jane, in memory of their only child, Leland Jr. [2]

  9. Stanford Mausoleum - Wikipedia

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    Stanford Mausoleum is also the site of the traditional Mausoleum Party, informally referred to as Maus, a student Halloween party held each year at 10:00pm on the last [2][3][4][5][6] Friday or Saturday of October. After being temporarily cancelled from 2002 to 2005, this tradition was revived in 2006. [7] It is sponsored and planned annually ...