Crocker family

The Crocker family was a wealthy American family based in California. Its fortune was primarily earned through the entrepreneurship of Charles Crocker, a tycoon who co-founded the Central Pacific Railroad[1] and acquired a controlling interest in the Southern Pacific Railroad system.[2]

Crocker family
Charles Crocker
William Henry Crocker
Templeton Crocker
Current regionCalifornia, U.S.
Place of originEngland
FounderWilliam Crocker
Connected families
Estate(s)Crocker-McMillin Mansion

Family tree

Businesses

The following is a list of companies in which the Crocker family have held a controlling or otherwise significant interest.

References

  1. Hine, Robert V.; Faragher, John Mack (2007). Frontiers: A Short History of the American West. Yale University Press. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-300-11710-3.
  2. Burns, Adam (25 January 2024). "Charles Crocker: Railroad, Robber Baron, Net Worth". American-Rails.com. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  3. The West Side Lumber Company. pacificng.com, 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2011.

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