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Charles Crocker was a railroad builder born in Troy, N.Y. In 1849 he went to California and opened a general store in Sacramento. He was elected to the legislature in 1860 and was associated with the construction of the Cental Pacific division of the railroad. In 1871 he was elected President of the Southern Pacific railroad company, of California.  

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Charles Crocker was a railroad builder born in Troy, N.Y. In 1849 he went to California and opened a general store in Sacramento. He was elected to the legislature in 1860 and was associated with the construction of the Cental Pacific division of the railroad. In 1871 he was elected President of the Southern Pacific railroad company, of California.  

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Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. II Source Information Ancestry.com. Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
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BURIAL Mountain View Cemetery Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA PLOT Section 35 MEMORIAL ID 243
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Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.