caption death_date death_place net_worth birth_place party birth_date image article_title name
charles crocker , c. 1872 by stephen w. shaw 14 august 1888 monterey , california , u.s. us troy , new york , u.s. republican 16 september 1822 charles_c_crocker_by_stephen_w_shaw . jpg charles crocker
 charles crocker
charles crocker

charles crocker -lrb- september 16 , 1822 -- august 14 , 1888 -rrb- was an american railroad executive who founded the central pacific railroad , which constructed the westernmost portion of the first transcontinental railroad , and took control with partners of the southern pacific railroad .
