William Cornelius Van Horne
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title:
William Cornelius Van Horne
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Sir William Cornelius Van Horne, is most famous for overseeing the construction of the first Canadian transcontinental railway, a project that was completed in 1885, in under half the projected time. He succeeded Lord Mount Stephen as president of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in 1888. Van Horne was responsible for launching the sea transport division of the CPR, which inaugurated regular service between Vancouver and Hong Kong in 1891. He also presided over the expansion of the CPR into th
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American-Canadian businessman and art collector (1843–1915)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cornelius_Van_Horne
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2004-04-23T05:18:49Z
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2024-09-14T00:01:10Z
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