James Madison Hanford
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James Madison Hanford was an American railroad executive. The city Hanford, California
is named after him.
Hanford was a native of New York
. His parents were Stephen and Maria Hanford. He worked as paymaster for the Southern Pacific Railroad
. The pay cars “started from San Francisco and were stocked with enough money to pay all the employees along the way”.
Hanford retired in 1908 after 39 years with the railroad and died at his home in Oakland, California
in 1911.
Hanford, California
Hanford is an important commercial and cultural center in the south central San Joaquin Valley and is the county seat of Kings County, California. It is the principal city of the Hanford-Corcoran, California Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses all of Kings County, including the cities...
is named after him.
Hanford was a native of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. His parents were Stephen and Maria Hanford. He worked as paymaster for the Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
. The pay cars “started from San Francisco and were stocked with enough money to pay all the employees along the way”.
Hanford retired in 1908 after 39 years with the railroad and died at his home in Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
in 1911.
External links
- Obituary, Marin Journal, December 7, 1911