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Wetheter or not this is a stub is not worth an edit war. Everyone should calm down, take a deep breath, and talk about it. Gentgeen 09:53, 6 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Shouldn't his full name be "Amasa Leland Stanford, Junior"? Since Stanford Uni's full name is exactly that (minus Amasa and the comma). -- Menchi 03:57, 7 Feb 2004 (UTC)
"Stanford" University
Wait, why is Amasa in his name? I've never heard him referred to that, and don't find it in the cited works. Am I just blind? Metzby 04:45, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
Can someone add to this article and explain why the entry is for "Jared Vazquez" when everywhere else the man is called "Leland Stanford". That is an enormous lapse. BooksXYZ ( talk) 14:39, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
The last edit, by an anon, changed two facts. One of the facts was the end date of Stanford's term as Governor from 1963 to 1967. As this doesn't match with the California State Capitol Museum or the Secretary of State of California's list of Governors (I've got the PDF here, but don't remember the link), I'm going to assume bad faith on the other change as well. If I'm wrong, please provide documentation. Gentgeen 20:34, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Gentgeen, his term of governor ended in 1863, not 1963.
The following dispute from 66.81.61.79 was placed in the article over the weekend:
As to the presidency claim, I found that in a book on the history of the Southern Pacific railroad. I'll find the full reference and add it as soon as I can. slambo 15:43, Jan 31, 2005 (UTC)
Slambo, have you added this reference yet? If so, where is it?
(new topic) How about adding more to the main article about Stanford's early life, like he began life as an attorney and received his law degree in 1845 and passed the bar exam in 1848. From: PBS - The West web site.
Donation of land to Stanford:
Given Stanford's background prior to the donation to what was to become Stanford University, this is likely apocryphal: But is there any truth to the legend you hear that Stanford tried to make the donation to established universities, but was snubbed as looking like a poor farmer and left waiting for hours to see the university's president?----Gregory Solman
In later life, Leland Stanford's view of the worker in the industrial complex substantially changed. I haven't added anything on this to the text but I have linked to a reliable source. His worker cooperative theory remains radical today and for this I have tagged this article of high importance to
WP:COOP
WP:COOPERATIVES.--
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He chased farmers off their lands without any financial compensation in order to build his railroad. I spit on him. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.85.247.51 ( talk) 19:52, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
These scholars think he was:
Clearly, he was a robber baron, and every school child in California learns this. If you want to go with the "at times he was considered a robber baron," please cite instances here where he was not considered one. He is even considered a robber baron on the Stanford campus. Several years ago, when Stanford decided to drop the "Indian" mascot, students voted for the "robber baron" mascot. Serious followers of California history know who the robber barons were and that Leland Stanford was one of them. Chisme ( talk) 23:11, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
Markvo just included the category People from Palo Alto, California. However, the city of Palo Alto didn't exist during Stanford's lifetime, and the site of their residence wasn't incorporated into the city until 50 years later. The issue of whether the Stanfords were from Palo Alto came up several months ago at Talk:Leland Stanford, Jr. and still isn't resolved. Basically, the question is whether someone can be in a place category if they died before the place was founded - should Jesus be in People from Israel, for example. It's essentially a WP:COP consistency policy challenge - see here. jxm ( talk) 23:52, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
@ WCCasey: this entire section is created from a single source, and somewhat misrepresents it. I will cleanup. If you want to re-add content, be sure to cite the actual text from the quote, as in many cases this content is not supported by the citation. I have also tagged the section with refimprove. Jtbobwaysf ( talk) 18:24, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
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The lead says he was a robber baron, but there is no mention of that in the body. The body should expand on this. It is pretty well against the style guide MOS:INTRO to have statements in the lead but no mention of them in the body. Adpete ( talk) 23:44, 1 October 2019 (UTC)
What is the purpose of this paragraph? It says nothing about Mr Stanford, and the law cited was passed before he became Governor. Recommend deletion. DeknMike ( talk) 04:05, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
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Wetheter or not this is a stub is not worth an edit war. Everyone should calm down, take a deep breath, and talk about it. Gentgeen 09:53, 6 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Shouldn't his full name be "Amasa Leland Stanford, Junior"? Since Stanford Uni's full name is exactly that (minus Amasa and the comma). -- Menchi 03:57, 7 Feb 2004 (UTC)
"Stanford" University
Wait, why is Amasa in his name? I've never heard him referred to that, and don't find it in the cited works. Am I just blind? Metzby 04:45, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
Can someone add to this article and explain why the entry is for "Jared Vazquez" when everywhere else the man is called "Leland Stanford". That is an enormous lapse. BooksXYZ ( talk) 14:39, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
The last edit, by an anon, changed two facts. One of the facts was the end date of Stanford's term as Governor from 1963 to 1967. As this doesn't match with the California State Capitol Museum or the Secretary of State of California's list of Governors (I've got the PDF here, but don't remember the link), I'm going to assume bad faith on the other change as well. If I'm wrong, please provide documentation. Gentgeen 20:34, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Gentgeen, his term of governor ended in 1863, not 1963.
The following dispute from 66.81.61.79 was placed in the article over the weekend:
As to the presidency claim, I found that in a book on the history of the Southern Pacific railroad. I'll find the full reference and add it as soon as I can. slambo 15:43, Jan 31, 2005 (UTC)
Slambo, have you added this reference yet? If so, where is it?
(new topic) How about adding more to the main article about Stanford's early life, like he began life as an attorney and received his law degree in 1845 and passed the bar exam in 1848. From: PBS - The West web site.
Donation of land to Stanford:
Given Stanford's background prior to the donation to what was to become Stanford University, this is likely apocryphal: But is there any truth to the legend you hear that Stanford tried to make the donation to established universities, but was snubbed as looking like a poor farmer and left waiting for hours to see the university's president?----Gregory Solman
In later life, Leland Stanford's view of the worker in the industrial complex substantially changed. I haven't added anything on this to the text but I have linked to a reliable source. His worker cooperative theory remains radical today and for this I have tagged this article of high importance to
WP:COOP
WP:COOPERATIVES.--
Doug.(
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14:31, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 05:49, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
He chased farmers off their lands without any financial compensation in order to build his railroad. I spit on him. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.85.247.51 ( talk) 19:52, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
These scholars think he was:
Clearly, he was a robber baron, and every school child in California learns this. If you want to go with the "at times he was considered a robber baron," please cite instances here where he was not considered one. He is even considered a robber baron on the Stanford campus. Several years ago, when Stanford decided to drop the "Indian" mascot, students voted for the "robber baron" mascot. Serious followers of California history know who the robber barons were and that Leland Stanford was one of them. Chisme ( talk) 23:11, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
Markvo just included the category People from Palo Alto, California. However, the city of Palo Alto didn't exist during Stanford's lifetime, and the site of their residence wasn't incorporated into the city until 50 years later. The issue of whether the Stanfords were from Palo Alto came up several months ago at Talk:Leland Stanford, Jr. and still isn't resolved. Basically, the question is whether someone can be in a place category if they died before the place was founded - should Jesus be in People from Israel, for example. It's essentially a WP:COP consistency policy challenge - see here. jxm ( talk) 23:52, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
@ WCCasey: this entire section is created from a single source, and somewhat misrepresents it. I will cleanup. If you want to re-add content, be sure to cite the actual text from the quote, as in many cases this content is not supported by the citation. I have also tagged the section with refimprove. Jtbobwaysf ( talk) 18:24, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
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The lead says he was a robber baron, but there is no mention of that in the body. The body should expand on this. It is pretty well against the style guide MOS:INTRO to have statements in the lead but no mention of them in the body. Adpete ( talk) 23:44, 1 October 2019 (UTC)
What is the purpose of this paragraph? It says nothing about Mr Stanford, and the law cited was passed before he became Governor. Recommend deletion. DeknMike ( talk) 04:05, 2 February 2022 (UTC)