Mark Hopkins

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Mark Hopkins was a 19th-century American railroad magnate and one of the "Big Four" tycoons who financed and built the Central Pacific Railroad.

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Mark Hopkins Jr. 6
Mark Hopkins canonical 3

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instanceOf American
businessperson
industrialist
railroad magnate
activityStart California Gold Rush era
associatedEvent construction of the Central Pacific segment of the First Transcontinental Railroad
associatedWith Sacramento merchants who promoted the Central Pacific Railroad
development of rail links between California and the eastern United States
basedIn California
businessModel investment in railroad infrastructure
businessPartner Charles Crocker
Collis P. Huntington
Leland Stanford
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1813-09-01
dateOfDeath 1878-03-29
employer Central Pacific Railroad
era 19th century
familyName Hopkins
givenName Mark
hasHeritage English-American
industry construction
rail transport
knownFor being one of the Big Four who built the Central Pacific Railroad
co-founding the Central Pacific Railroad
legacy figure in the economic development of the American West
namesake of the Mark Hopkins Hotel on Nob Hill in San Francisco
memberOf Big Four (Central Pacific Railroad)
movedTo California during the Gold Rush
notableAchievement helped secure federal support for the Central Pacific Railroad
notableRelative Edward F. Searles
notableWork financing construction of the western portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad
occupation financier
railroad executive
partOf First Transcontinental Railroad project
placeOfBirth Henderson, New York, United States
linked to: Henderson, New York
placeOfDeath Yuma, Arizona Territory, United States
linked to: Yuma, Arizona
politicalAlignment Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
positionHeld treasurer of the Central Pacific Railroad
railroadRole oversaw financial management of Central Pacific Railroad construction
religion Presbyterianism
linked to: Presbyterian
residence Sacramento, California, United States
linked to: Sacramento

San Francisco, California, United States
spouse Mary Frances Sherwood Hopkins

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Southern Pacific Railroad formedBy Mark Hopkins
Charles Crocker businessPartner Mark Hopkins Jr.
linked to: Mark Hopkins
Big Four railroad magnate circle hasMember Mark Hopkins Jr.
linked to: Mark Hopkins
Central Pacific Railroad foundedBy Mark Hopkins
Collis P. Huntington businessPartner Mark Hopkins Jr.
linked to: Mark Hopkins
Huntington, Hopkins & Co. foundedBy Mark Hopkins Jr.
linked to: Mark Hopkins
Huntington, Hopkins & Co. hasBusinessPartner Mark Hopkins Jr.
linked to: Mark Hopkins
Southern Pacific Railroad formedBy Mark Hopkins Jr.
subject linked to: SP
linked to: Mark Hopkins