This man kept his state in the Union after winning the governorship on a plurality vote against a split Democratic ticket.
As a Senator, this man repeatedly sponsored bills that were meant to aid the formation of worker co-operatives. This man kept his state in the Union after winning the governorship on a plurality vote against a split Democratic ticket. One of this man's most famous projects was achieved after consultation with Andrew White and Charles Eliot, the latter of whom suggested an initial (*) endowment of $5 million. In 1861, this man allied with Charles Huntington, Charles Crocker, and Mark Hopkins to create the Central Pacific Railroad, which met the Union Pacific at Promontory point. For 10 points, identify this railroad magnate and sometime governor and Senator from California, who in 1885 founded a "junior university" named after his late son.
As a Senator, this man repeatedly sponsored bills that were meant to aid the formation of worker co-operatives.
Amasa Leland Stanford