"The Life of Leland Stanford" circa 1890

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"The Life of Leland Stanford" circa 1890

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Booklet produced by Knapp & Company and packed in Duke's Cigarettes; part of the series Histories of Poor Boys who Have Become Rich, and Other Famous People.

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Stanford, Leland, 1824-1893

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Lawyer born in Albany, New York but moved to California where he became active in the Republican Party, running for governor and losing in 1860. Later president of the Union Pacific Railroad and founder of Stanford University. From the description of Letter, March 14, 1861. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55662301 Leland Stanford was born March 9, 1824 in Waltervliet Township, New York. He was admitted to the practice of law in 1848 and married Ja...