Leland Stanford Jr.
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 140 years ago |
Date of birth | May 14,1868 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Sacramento |
California | |
United States | |
Date of died | March 13,1884 |
Died | Florence |
Italy | |
Parents | Leland Stanford |
Jane Stanford | |
Education | Heald College-San Francisco |
Place of burial | Stanford Mausoleum, Stanford, California, United States |
Known for | Stanford University |
Grandparents | Elizabeth Phillips Stanford |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 556323 |
Leland Stanford Jr. Life story
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, he became the namesake of Stanford University.