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2 unusual facts about Thomas Welton Stanford


Thomas Welton Stanford

Thomas Welton Stanford (1832 - 1918), also known as Welton Stanford, was an American-born Australian businessman, spiritualist and philanthropist, most notably toward Stanford University, which was founded by his older brother Leland Stanford.

In Australia, he became a distributor for Singer sewing machines and rang up record sales, using innovative sales techniques such as time payment.



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