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=Mark Hopkins=

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__Mark Hopkins Backround__

Mark Hopkins was born February 14, 1802. He was born in Stockbridge, MA. Hopkins family moved to St.Clair, Michigan in 1825. He started his business career as a clerk at the age of 16. Later he opened a store in Placerville then a few months later joined partnership with Collis Huntington while opening an iron and hardware store.

__Mark Hopkins in the Industry__

Hopkins was a merchant and a railroad developer (Central Pacific Railroad). Hopkins opened an iron and hardware store in 1854 then formed the transcontinental railroad with three other people. Hopkins served a treasurer and oversaw the completion of the railroad linking East and West at Promontory, Utah in 1869. Collis Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, and Theodore Judah were the men who Hopkins worked with.

__Mark Hopkins as a Robber Baron__

Mark Hopkins was considered a robber baron because the "Big Four" was extremely interested in money and it is believed that they cheated the government out of over a million dollars in bonds.

Bibliography

Highbeam Research. “Mark Hopkins.” //Infoplease.// http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0771943.html (2/20/08). Stanley L. Klos. “Mark Hopkins.” //Virtualology.// http://www.famousamericans.net/markhopkins/ (2/20/08). “Mark Hopkins, Central Pacific Railroad.” //Linecamp.// http://www.linecamp.com/museums/americanwest/western_names/hopkins_mark/hopkins_mark.html(2/20/08). “Mark Hopkins.” //Bibliographies of the leaders of the Central Pacific Railroad Company.// http://www.bushong.net/dawn/about/college/ids100/biographies.shtml (2/21/08). ®

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