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Leland Stanford

Personal data
Date of birthMarch 9, 1824
Place of birthWatervliet, New York
Date of deathJune 21, 1893(age 69)
Place of deathPalo Alto, California
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJane Elizabeth Lathrop
Alma materCazenovia Seminary
ProfessionEntrepreneur, politician
8th Governor of California
In officeJanuary 10, 1862 - December 10, 1863
LieutenantJohn F. Chellis
Succeeded byFrederick Low
Preceded byJohn G. Downey
United States Senator
from California
In office1885 - 1893
Succeeded byGeorge C. Perkins
Preceded byJames T. Farley

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Amasa Leland Stanford (March 9, 1824 � June 21, 1893) was an American tycoon, industrialist, politician and founder of Stanford University.

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System Of A Down - Question! (Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band version) www.systemofadown.com www.stanford.edu Copyright of original song: © 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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Stanfords infamous band play after the 2006 Homecoming game between the Cardinal and Arizona
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Here is the fantabulous Leland Stanford Junior Marching band performing a pre-game rally to get us pumped for the Stanford vs. SJSU football game. It worked, since we won 23-10!
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This segment tells the story of the founding of Stanford University. A brief history of Leland Stanford, his wife Jane Lathrop Stanford and their son Leland Stanford, Jr. is covered.
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Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band perform after the women's volleyball game at Haas Pavilion on September 25, 2009
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Two seniors take in the Cantor Center for the Arts and the invigorating Willie Cole special exhibit. They also visit the Leland Stanford Family exhibit hall, find friends with a poodle, check out the Rodin sculptures, and exit through the African art hall.
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Dina Eastwood, Board Chair of The California Museum and wife of 2006 inductee Clint Eastwood, announces the 2008 inductees to The California Museum. The 2008 California Hall of Fame inductees: Dave Brubeck, Jane Fonda, Theodor Geisel ("Dr. Seuss"), Robert Graham, Quincy Jones, Jack LaLanne, Dorothea Lange, Julia Morgan, Jack Nicholson, Linus Pauling, Leland Stanford and Alice Waters.
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A satirical documentary by Revere La Noue, this short film looks at the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band. www.lightrainmedia.com
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Muybridge's Series Motion Photographs from Palo Alto 1879. Animated by Marek Pytel. www.realityfilm.co.uk
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The Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band stampede to the fountain to play.
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Supreme Court to Address University's Patent Ownership Rights Under Bayh-Dole Act - JD Supra (press release) Tweet this news
JD Supra (press release)--On November 1, 2010, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Board of Trustees of -Leland Stanford- Junior University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. No. ... - Date : Fri, 05 Nov 2010 23:44:38 GMT+00:00
Turning the Beat Around - The Stanford Daily Tweet this news
The Stanford Daily--Welcome to the typical weekly -Leland Stanford- Junior University Marching Band (LSJUMB) rehearsal. Bright-orange earplugs are issued to the members trickling ... - Date : Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:06:32 GMT+00:00
US Supreme Court grants certiorari in Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford ... - Lexology (registration) Tweet this news
Lexology (registration)--Yesterday the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Board of Trustees of the -Leland Stanford- Junior University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., No. ... - Date : Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:08:29 GMT+00:00
IN RESPONSE: The rich have done plenty for America - Evansville Courier & Press Tweet this news
Evansville Courier & Press--I attended graduate school at -Stanford- University, a college founded with the private donations of Jane Lathrop -Stanford- to memorialize her son -Leland- ... - Date : Wed, 13 Oct 2010 05:10:41 GMT+00:00
The Supreme Court today - November 1, 2010 - Lexology (registration) Tweet this news
Lexology (registration)--Board of Trustees of the -Leland Stanford- Junior University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., No. 09-1159: Whether a university's statutory interest in ... - Date : Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:11:13 GMT+00:00
Seen and heard at the Stanford-Arizona game - Arizona Daily Star Tweet this news
Arizona Daily Star--The -Leland Stanford- Jr. University Marching Band presented its tribute Arizona during the pre-game show. Not surprisingly, it included plenty of old west ... - Date : Sun, 07 Nov 2010 07:04:07 GMT+00:00
On This Day in History: August 5 Man Who Revolutionized The Brooklyn Dodgers - Brooklyn Daily Eagle Tweet this news
Brooklyn Daily Eagle--5 � The young man boning up on his baseball history 10 years from now likely will find the name of -Leland Stanford- MacPhail plastered all over the pages. ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:40:46 GMT+00:00
100, 75, 50 Years Ago - International Herald Tribune Tweet this news
International Herald Tribune--BOSTON Dr. David Starr Jordan, President of -Leland Stanford- University, today [July 5] declared that football as played by the athletes of American ... - Date : Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:34:52 GMT+00:00
John Ott Receives Frost Essay Award - Maine Antique Digest Tweet this news
Maine Antique Digest---...- "Labored Stereotypes: Palmer Hayden's The Janitor Who Paints," in American Art (spring 2008); and "Iron Horses: -Leland Stanford-, Eadweard Muybridge, ... - Date : Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:37:40 GMT+00:00
Niskayuna planners mull moving landmark mansion as part of new mall - istockAnalyst.com (press release) Tweet this news
istockAnalyst.com (press release)---...- a site that was purchased in the 1850s by Josiah -Stanford-, the father of future California governor and -Stanford- University founder -Leland Stanford-. ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:11:27 GMT+00:00

Government offices
Preceded by
John G. Downey
Governor of California
January 10, 1862 - December 10, 1863
Succeeded by
Frederick Low
Preceded by
James T. Farley
United States Senator from California|class=3
Served alongside: John F. Miller, George Hearst, Charles N. Felton, Stephen M. White

March 4, 1885 - June 21, 1893
Succeeded by
George C. Perkins
Business positions
Preceded by
None
Executive Committee Chairmen
Southern Pacific Railroad

1890-1893
Succeeded by
Robert S. Lovett

United States Senators from California

Class 1Frémont * Weller * Broderick * Haun * Latham * Conness * Casserly * Hager * Booth * Miller * Hearst * Williams * Hearst * Felton * White * Bard * Flint * Works * Johnson * Knowland * Engle * Salinger * Murphy * Tunney * Hayakawa * Wilson * Seymour * Feinstein
Class 3Gwin * McDougall * Cole * Sargent * Farley * Stanford * Perkins * Phelan * Shortridge * McAdoo * Storke * Downey * Nixon * Kuchel * Cranston * Boxer

Governors of California

Before
statehood
de Portolà * Fages * Rivera * de Neve * Fages * Roméu * Arrillaga * Borica * Alberní * Arrillaga * J. Argüello * Solá * L. Argüello * Echeandía * Victoria * P. Pico * Zamorano * Echeandía * Figueroa * Castro * Gutierrez * Chico * Gutierrez * Alvarado * Carrillo * Alvarado * Micheltorena * P. Pico * Flores * A. Pico * Ide * Sloat * Stockton * Frémont * Kearny * Mason * Smith * Riley |
StatehoodBurnett * McDougall * Bigler * J. Johnson * Weller * Latham * Downey * Stanford * Low * Haight * Booth * Pacheco * Irwin * Perkins * Stoneman * Bartlett * Waterman * Markham * Budd * Gage * Pardee * Gillett * H. Johnson * Stephens * Richardson * Young * Rolph * Merriam * Olson * Warren * Knight * P. Brown * Reagan * J. Brown * Deukmejian * Wilson * Davis * Schwarzenegger |

Presidents of the Southern Pacific Railroad

Timothy Guy Phelps (1865) * Charles Crocker (1868) * Leland Stanford (1885) * Collis Potter Huntington (1890) * Charles Melville Hays (1900) * E. H. Harriman (1901) * Robert S. Lovett (1909) * William Sproule (1911) * Julius Kruttschnitt (1918) * William Sproule (1920) * Paul Shoup (1929) * Angus Daniel McDonald (1932) * Armand Mercier (1941) * Donald J. Russell (1952) * Benjamin Biaggini (1964) * Denman McNear (1976) * Alan Furth (1979) * Robert Krebs (1982) * D. M. Mohan (1984)

Central Pacific Railroad * The Big Four

Charles Crocker * Mark Hopkins, Jr. * Collis Potter Huntington * Leland Stanford



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