Mark Hopkins Jr.
American investor
Mark Hopkins Jr. 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. Wikipedia
Born: September 1, 1813, Henderson, NY
Died: March 29, 1878 (age 64 years), Yuma, AZ
Grandparents: Mary Kellogg, Ezra Kellogg, Moses Hopkins, and more
Parents: Mark Hopkins, Sr and Anastasia Lukens Hopkins
Organization founded: Central Pacific Railroad
Great-grandparents: Samuel Hopkins, Lydia Kellogg, Abner Kellogg, and more
Party: Free Soil Party