| Political Party | Republican |
| Term | January 10, 1862 - December 10, 1863 (37-39) |
| Lieutenant Governor | John F. Chellis |
| Predecessor | John G. Downey |
| Successor | Frederick Low |
| Full Name | Amasa Leland Stanford |
| Birth |
March 9, 1824 Watervliet, New York |
| Father | Josiah Stanford (1795-1862) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Phillips (1791-1873) |
| Brothers |
Josiah Stanford Jr. (1817-1890) Charles Stanford (1819-1885) Asa Phillips Stanford (1821-1903) DeWitt Clinton Stanford (1826-1862) Jerome Bonaparte Stanford (1829-1838) Thomas Welton Stanford (1832-1918) |
| Sisters | Elvira Stanford (1815-1816) |
| Alma Mater | Cazenovia College (1845) |
| Occupation |
U.S. Senator from California (1885-1893) Co-Founder of Stanford University (1885) President of the Southern Pacific Company (1885-1890) President of the Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company (1874-1885) Director of Wells Fargo and Company (1870-1884) Founder of Pacific Life Insurance Company (1868) President of the Southern Pacific Railroad (1868-1890) President of the Central Pacific Railroad (1861-1868) Justice of the Peace Store Owner Lawyer |
| Death |
June 21, 1893 Palo Alto, California (69 years) |
| Jane Elizabeth Lathrop (1828-1905) |
Married September 30, 1850 (42 years) |
| Amasa Leland Stanford Jr. |
Born 1868 Died 1884 (16 years) |