Leland Stanford Jr.

The Tragic Loss of Leland Stanford Jr. that Led to the Creation of Stanford University

On a sunny summer day in 1884, California Governor and former railroad tycoon Leland Stanford Sr. and his wife Jane lost their beloved only son, 15-year-old Leland Stanford Jr., to typhoid fever. The grief-stricken couple was devastated, and their initial mourning was followed by a determination to honour their son in some way. The result […]

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