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=__ Leland Stanford__=
 * **Born/died:** 1824-1893
 * **Born in:** Watervliet, New York
 * **Lived in:** New York, Wisconsin, California, the San Francisco
 * **Family:** one of eight children of Josiah and Elizabeth Phillips Stanford.
 * **How he got rich:** Got rich running a general store for gold minors during the gold rush, then became president of the central pacific railroad
 * **Main industry:** railroads
 * **Interesting facts:** Was governor then senator of California, he also put in the //golden spike// to complete the transcontinental railroad, he Stanford encouraged Chinese immigration to find workers for the railroad construction. However, when jobs were scarce, Stanford made the scapegoat. He also tried to pass taxes and unfair regulations which specifically targeted Chinese.
 * Stanford and Eadweard Muybridge used a motion camera to prove whether or not a galloping horse never has all for legs off the ground

__Captain of Industry or Robber Baron?__
Leland was born in Watervleit, New York in 1824 and died in 1893. I believe Leland was a Robber Baron of industry. He was the president of the “Big Four” which was the name of four entrepreneurs who were involved in building the central continental railroad. It is believed that the “Big Four” cheated the govt. out of over a million dollars in bonds. After the construction of the continental railroad Leland was nominated for governor and the railroads first locomotive was named //Gov. Leland// in his honor. After being gov. he became senator of California. While in office he encouraged Chinese immigration to find workers for the railroads. When jobs were scarce Leland made them Scapegoats. He also tried to get the California Legislature to pass taxes and unfair regulations which specifically targeted Chinese.

info. found at:
**“Wikipedia”** //Leland Stanford.// en.wikipedia.org "en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leland_Stanford" (2/20/08) 