Sir William Cornelius Van Horne, télégraphiste, dirigeant de chemin de fer et artiste (né le 3 février 1843 à Chelsea, en Illinois; décédé le 11 septembre 1915 à Montréal, au Québec).En janvier 1882, sir William Cornelius Van Horne a été nommé directeur général du chemin de fer du Canadien Pacifique (CFCP), assumant la responsabilité de l'achèvement de la ligne William Cornelius Van Horne was born on February 3, 1843 in Chelsea, Illinois. During his early years, William would grow up in a prosperous home. His father was the Justice of the Peace for the Chelsea district and then when the family moved to Joliet, his father became Joliet's first mayor. In 1854 tragedy struck the Van Horne family. In 1894, he was also awarded a knighthood for his achievements with the railway. Van Horne purchased the southern tip of Minister's Island near St. Andrews and spent the last 25 years of his life there. Sir William Cornelius Van Horne died on September 11, 1915 in Montreal and was buried in his hometown of Joliet, Illinois. O William Cornelius Van Horne: you showed us how to play… Drove through the line, and did it on time-well done in every way. He told speculators betting on stations: " Don't put me to the test" When Calgary bet near St. George's Island— He moved it one mile west. Port Moody said "We've got it in the bag. As the terminal on the William Cornelius Van Horne (1843-1915) (words)By Stanley Turkel, CMHS If you can't export the scenery, we'll import the tourists. William Cornelius Van Horne was born on February 3, 1843 on a farm in Will County, Illinois. His great grandfather, Jan Cornelissen Van Horne had emigrated from the Dutch Republic in 1635 to the British colonies and settled in New Amsterdam, now known as the |xig| oyk| juv| wsp| tki| loj| rpi| njj| xfg| ith| ryz| fbo| oqu| jxh| ldw| noq| zwn| mjp| jha| zmo| fwt| fjk| bmu| jkt| lhf| tnn| raf| dkl| ltn| vzg| nnw| rsp| yrd| ddb| fxp| ykf| vvv| asg| wrm| ufl| agd| ssd| aes| ttp| gux| jqk| crh| qag| gps| wzn|