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1843 Frankfort, Illinois - 1915 Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Known for: Portrait, landscape, animals, architecture and botanic painting, cartoons, drawing.
Sir William Cornelius Van Horne KCMG (1843 - 1915). A famous Canadian railroad executive and a prodigious artist whose works are in several museum collections, Sir William Cornelius Van Horne was... Read full biography
Sir William Cornelius Van Horne KCMG (1843 - 1915). A famous Canadian railroad executive and a prodigious artist whose works are in several museum collections, Sir William Cornelius Van Horne was born in what is now Frankfort, Illinois and died in Montreal, Quebec, where he had lived since 1882. He... Read full biography
Sir William Cornelius Van Horne KCMG (1843 - 1915). A famous Canadian railroad executive and a prodigious artist whose works are in several museum collections, Sir William Cornelius Van Horne was born in what is now Frankfort, Illinois and died in Montreal, Quebec, where he had lived since 1882. He is discussed in virtually every comprehensive Canadian history book and encyclopedia as the General Manager in charge of building the first transcontinental railway in Canada (the Canadian Pacific... Read full biography
Sir William Cornelius Van Horne KCMG (1843 - 1915). A famous Canadian railroad executive and a prodigious artist whose works are in several museum collections, Sir William Cornelius Van Horne was born in what is now Frankfort, Illinois and died in Montreal, Quebec, where he had lived since 1882. He is discussed in virtually every comprehensive Canadian history book and encyclopedia as the General Manager in charge of building the first transcontinental railway in Canada (the Canadian Pacific Railway or CPR), which unified the country and, at the time, was the longest railway in the world (1800 miles excluding the eastern network laid down earlier). During his life and for much of the 20th century his name was a household word in Canada.... Read full biography
Sir William Cornelius Van Horne KCMG (1843 - 1915). A famous Canadian railroad executive and a prodigious artist whose works are in several museum collections, Sir William Cornelius Van Horne was born in what is now Frankfort, Illinois and died in Montreal, Quebec, where he had lived since 1882. He is discussed in virtually every comprehensive Canadian history book and encyclopedia as the General Manager in charge of building the first transcontinental railway in Canada (the Canadian Pacific Railway or CPR), which unified the country and, at the time, was the longest railway in the world (1800 miles excluding the eastern network laid down earlier). During his life and for much of the 20th century his name was a household word in Canada. Van Horne's numerous pastime interests included being a violinist, paleontologist, horticulturist, livestock breeder, painter, draftsman an... Read full biography
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Sir William Cornelius Van Horne KCMG (1843 - 1915)
A famous Canadian railroad executive and a prodigious artist whose works are in several museum collections, Sir William Cornelius Van Horne was born in what is now Frankfort, Illinois and died in Montreal, Quebec, where he had lived since 1882. He is discussed in virtually every comprehensive Canadian history book and encyclopedia as the General Manager in charge of building the first transcontinental railway in Canada (the Canadian Pacific Railway or CPR), which unified the country and, at the time, was the longest railway in the world (1800 miles excluding the eastern network laid down earlier).
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