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===The Big Four===
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[[File:Leland Stanford Governor.jpg|thumb|upright|Leland Stanford's official gubernatorial portrait]]

Four northern California businessmen formed the [[Central Pacific Railroad]]: [[Leland Stanford]], (1824–1893), President; [[Collis Potter Huntington]], (1821–1900), Vice President; [[Mark Hopkins (railroad)|Mark Hopkins]], (1813–1878), Treasurer; [[Charles Crocker]], (1822–1888), Construction Supervisor. All became substantially wealthy from their association with the railroad. Judah, Marsh, Strong, Stanford, Huntington, Hopkins and Crocker, along with James Bailey and Lucius Anson Booth, became the first board of directors of the Central Pacific Railroad.
<!-- more to follow--><ref>Central Pacific Railroad, Articles of Association, California State Archives, Sacramento, California.</ref>