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 Jane Stanford

Born: August 25th, 1828

Died: February 28th, 1905

Famous For:  Helped Found Stanford University in California with Her Husband Leland Stanford

Cause of Death:  Murdered by strychnine ingestion when she believed it was bicarbonate of soda

Burial Place:  Stanford Family Mausoleum, Stanford University, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California


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