| 词条 | Van Horne, Sir William Cornelius |
| 释义 | Van Horne, Sir William Cornelius Canadian railroad executive born Feb. 3, 1843, near Joliet, Ill., U.S. died Sept. 11, 1915, Montreal U.S.-born Canadian railway official who directed the construction of Canada's first transcontinental railroad. Van Horne worked as a telegraph operator on the Illinois Central Railroad. By 1880 he was general superintendent of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad system. In 1881 he became general manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway and oversaw the completion of its construction (1885). He rose to be president of the Canadian Pacific in 1889, then served as chairman of the board from 1899 to 1910. His activities expanded to include the promotion of railways and industry in Cuba. He was knighted in 1898. |
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