For the younger railroad magnate, see Charles Frederick Crocker.
Charles Crocker
c. 1872 by Stephen W. Shaw
Born
(1822-09-16)September 16, 1822
Troy, New York, U.S.
Died
August 14, 1888(1888-08-14) (aged 65)
Monterey, California, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Mary Ann Deming
(m. 1852; died 1887)
Children
6, including Charles, George, William
Relatives
Edwin B. Crocker (brother) Henry J. Crocker (nephew) Harry Crocker (grand-nephew)
Charles Crocker (September 16, 1822 – August 14, 1888) was an American railroad executive who was one of the founders of the Central Pacific Railroad, which constructed the westernmost portion of the first transcontinental railroad, and took control with partners of the Southern Pacific Railroad.[1][2]
^"Obituary. Charles Crocker". The New York Times. August 15, 1888. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
^"Merced County Sun 10 December 1909 — California Digital Newspaper Collection : GEO. CROCKER IS DEAD IN NEW YORK". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
the grandfather of CharlesCrocker, William Willard Crocker, Helen Crocker (Russell) and Ethel Mary Crocker (de Limur). Mount Crocker is named in his honor...
child. Crocker was survived by three children: Mary Crocker (who would later marry the congressman Francis Burton Harrison), Charles Templeton Crocker (who...
Crocker (1864–1941) CharlesCrocker (1822-1888) Charles Frederick Crocker (1854-1897) Mary Crocker (1881–1905) Charles Templeton Crocker (1884–1948) Jennie...
the president of Crocker National Bank. Crocker was born on January 19, 1861, in Sacramento, California. His father, CharlesCrocker (1822-1888), one...
for his son William Henry Crocker. The bank was renamed Crocker Woolworth National Bank, later Crocker National Bank. Crocker National merged with the...
Henry Joseph Crocker II (July 2, 1893 – May 23, 1958) was an American journalist and occasional film actor. Although Crocker was for most of his career...
paired with the last name Crocker, in honor of William Crocker, a Washburn Crosby Company director. The portrait of Betty Crocker was first commissioned...
Baptiste Charbonneau William D. Bradshaw Charles Crocker Alonzo Delano George Washington Dennis Charles S. Fairfax Thomas Fallon Joseph Libbey Folsom John...
value of the property. (Crocker had wanted to buy the whole block.) The neighbor was a German undertaker called Nicolas Yung; Crocker was unsuccessful in...
western railroading (along with Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, and CharlesCrocker) who invested in Theodore Judah's idea to build the Central Pacific...
Episcopalian bishop Henry John Whitehouse and railroad robber baron CharlesCrocker, who was among the founders of the Central Pacific Railroad. Whitehouse...
met with Collis P. Huntington, Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins Jr. and CharlesCrocker to obtain financial backing. Papers were filed to incorporate the new...
(1821–1900), Vice President; Mark Hopkins, (1813–1878), Treasurer; CharlesCrocker, (1822–1888), Construction Supervisor. All became substantially wealthy...
African, and Oceanic art. The Crocker Art Museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. Edwin B. Crocker (1818–1875), a wealthy California...
great-great grandfather was Samuel Charles Bugbee, an architect whose works included the homes of Leland Stanford and CharlesCrocker and the Mendocino Presbyterian...
Charles Templeton Crocker (September 2, 1884 – December 12, 1948) was an American philanthropist, art patron and yachtsman. He was a past president of...
merchants were Leland Stanford, Collis P. Huntington, Mark Hopkins and CharlesCrocker, Sacramento area businessmen (later known as the Big Four) who financed...
Robert G. Ingersoll, and James Broadhead. Business leaders such as CharlesCrocker and John W. Mackay, in turn, provided financial support. Initial exposure...
millionaires: Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, Collis P. Huntington, and CharlesCrocker. Stanford, who was president of the Southern Pacific Railroad, was...
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