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Feb 03, 1843 Frankfort, Illinois, United States Died on 11 Sep 1915 (aged 72)

Canadian businessman and art collector

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About William Cornelius Van Horne

  • Sir William Cornelius Van Horne, (February 3, 1843 – September 11, 1915) succeeded Lord Mount Stephen as president of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1888.
  • He was a prominent member of the Whitney syndicate that created the Cuba Railroad Company, incorporated at Trenton, New Jersey, in 1900 with a capitalization of $8,000,000.
  • He lived at the Van Horne Mansion in Montreal's Golden Square Mile.

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