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Leland Stanford   /lˈilənd stˈænfərd/   Listen
Leland Stanford

noun
1.
United States railroad executive and founder of Stanford University (1824-1893).  Synonym: Stanford.





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"Leland Stanford" Quotes from Famous Books



... O. Stoddard, in his "Men of Business," tells a characteristic story of the late Leland Stanford. When eighteen years of age his father purchased a tract of woodland, but had not the means to clear it as he wished. He told Leland that he could have all he could make from the timber if he would leave ...
— How to Succeed - or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune • Orison Swett Marden
... the State is being put upon a secure basis. Hon. Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane Lathrop Stanford, have recently given a great part of their vast fortune for the establishment of a university which bids fair to be the foremost educational institution on the continent. In a letter specifying his views in ...
— History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) • Various


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