Yahoo Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mark_Hopkins_JrMark Hopkins Jr. - Wikipedia

    Mark Hopkins Jr. (September 3, 1814 – March 29, 1878) 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.

  2. Images

    • Mark Hopkins, Jr.
    • Mark Hopkins Jr by Stephen W Shaw Stock Photo - Alamy
    • Mark Hopkins Jr. Age, Net Worth, Bio, Height [Updated March 2024 ]
    • Mark Hopkins, Jr.
    • Mark Hopkins Jr. : Age, Birthday, Wiki, Bio and Family, N... - in4fp.com
    • Cityscape Pics from Top of the Mark, Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco ...

    View all

  3. www.american-rails.com › mark-hopkinsMark Hopkins, Jr. - American-Rails.com

    Mar 4, 2024 · Learn about Mark Hopkins, Jr., one of the "Big Four" who helped build the Central Pacific Railroad in the 19th century. Find out his early life, business interests, public service, and legacy.

    • September 1, 1813 (Henderson, New York)
    • Businessman/Investor/Accountant
    • March 29, 1878 (Yuma, Arizona)
    • Mark Hopkins Jr.1
    • Mark Hopkins Jr.2
    • Mark Hopkins Jr.3
    • Mark Hopkins Jr.4
    • Mark Hopkins Jr.5

  4. www.wikiwand.com › en › Mark_Hopkins_JrMark Hopkins Jr. - Wikiwand

    Mark Hopkins Jr. (September 3, 1814 – March 29, 1878) 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.

  5. www.onthisday.com › people › mark-hopkinsMark Hopkins Jr. (Business Tycoon and Railroad Executive)

    Mark Hopkins Jr. was the son of Mark Hopkins, one of the "big four" of 19th century American railroad magnates. He married Mary Sherwood in 1854 and was involved in the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad, which linked California with the east coast.

  6. www.britannica.com › money › Mark-Hopkins-American-businessmanMark Hopkins | Railroad executive, philanthropist, educator ...

    Mark Hopkins (born Sept. 3, 1814, Richmond County, Va., U.S.—died March 29, 1878, Yuma, Arizona Territory) was a California capitalist who helped build the Central Pacific (later the Southern Pacific) Railroad and for whom San Francisco’s Mark Hopkins Hotel atop Nob Hill was named.

  7. kids.kiddle.co › Mark_Hopkins_JrMark Hopkins Jr. Facts for Kids

    Mark Hopkins (September 1, 1813 – March 29, 1878) 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.

  8. johnhutchingsmuseum.org › transcontinental-railroadTranscontinental Railroad - Hutchings Museum Institute

    These men of the Central Pacific Railroad were known as the “Big Four”: Leland Stanford, President; Collis Huntington, Vice President; Mark Hopkins Jr., Treasurer; and Charles Crocker, Construction Supervisor.