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William Cornelius Van Horne
Promised 800 kilometres of prairie track in one season and delivered the whole railway in four years.
Life story
- February 3, 1843 · Illinois
Born in Will County, Illinois - January 1882 · Winnipeg
Hired as general manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway - November 7, 1885 · Craigellachie, British Columbia
Saw the last spike driven at Craigellachie - 1888 · Banff, Alberta
Opened the Banff Springs Hotel to sell the scenery the line ran through - September 11, 1915 · Montreal
Died in Montreal