A leland stanford
[stan-ferd] /ˈstæn fərd/
noun
(amasa) leland, 1824–93, u.s. railroad developer, politician, and philanthropist: governor of california 1861–63; senator 1885–93.
a male given name.
stanford
/ˈstænfəd/
noun
sir charles (villiers). 1852–1924, anglo-irish composer and conductor, who as a teacher at the royal college of music had much influence on the succeeding generation of composers: noted esp for his church music, oratorios, and cantatas
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