Mark Hopkins Jr.
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About
New York-born entrepreneur and investor who helped establish the Central Pacific Railroad in 1861. He was also a major figure in the California Gold Rush, founding New England Mining and Trading Company.
Before Fame
He started a business called the New England Mining and Trading Company during the years of the California Gold Rush. He arrived in California in 1849 and established a grocery store in Sacramento in the following year.
Trivia
He joined the Republican Party in California and became known for his abolitionist sentiments.
Family Life
He married his cousin, Mary Frances Sherwood, in September of 1854.
Associated With
Hopkins, Leland Stanford, Collis Huntington, and Charles Crocker were the four men who founded and funded the Central Pacific Railroad.
