Mark Hopkins Jr.
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Mark Hopkins Jr. (September 3, 1814 – March 29, 1878)[1] was an American railroad executive. He was one of four principal investors that funded Theodore D. Judah's idea of building a railway over the Sierra Nevada from Sacramento, California to Promontory, Utah. They formed the Central Pacific Railroad along with Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, and Collis Huntington in 1861.
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Born | (1814-09-03)September 3, 1814 |
Died | March 29, 1878(1878-03-29) (aged 64) Yuma, Arizona, US |
Resting place | Sacramento, California |
Occupation | Railroad investor & treasurer |
Employer | Central Pacific Railroad |
Known for | First transcontinental railroad |
Political party | Whig, Free Soil & Republican |
Spouse | Mary Frances Sherwood Hopkins |
Parent(s) | Mark Hopkins (1779–1828) Anastasia Lukens Kellogg (1780–1837) |
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