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Leland Stanford Jr., American son of Leland Stanford (born 1868)

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Leland Stanford Jr.

Namesake of Stanford University

Leland Stanford Jr., known as Leland DeWitt Stanford until he was nine, was the only son of American industrialist and politician Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane. Following his death from typhoid at age 15, Stanford became the namesake of Stanford University, which is…
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Leland Stanford

Governor of California from 1862 to 1863

Amasa Leland Stanford was an American attorney, industrialist, philanthropist, and Republican Party politician from Watervliet, New York. He served as the eighth governor of California from 1862 to 1863 and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1885 until his…
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March 13

Day of the year

March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 293 days remain until the end of the year.
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