Timothy Hopkins

From Palo Alto Wiki

Timothy Hopkins is believed to be the son of railroad mogul Mark Hopkins.

It was through Hopkins that Leland Stanford bought some 740 acres of land between Menlo Park and Mayfield for roughly $300,000 to build Palo Alto on.

Hopkins owned a large estate that stretched from Menlo Park across the creek to Palo Alto. It included an orchard, dairy, and other conveniences.