Crocker family | |
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Current region | California, U.S. |
Place of origin | England |
Founder | William Crocker |
Connected families | |
Estate(s) | Crocker-McMillin Mansion |
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]
The following is a list of companies in which the Crocker family have held a controlling or otherwise significant interest.