page_title: Mark Hopkins Jr.
hierarchical_section_title: Mark Hopkins Jr.
caption_attribution_description: Mark Hopkins (1813-1878), American railroad magnate, co-founder of Central Pacific Railroad
context_page_description: Mark Hopkins 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. They formed the Central Pacific Railroad along with Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, and Collis Huntington in 1861.
context_section_description: 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.  They formed the Central Pacific Railroad along with Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, and Collis Huntington in 1861.
caption: Photo by I. W. Taber
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