Sir William Van Horne.

11 September 2011

Today in History 11 Sep 2011

On this day in 1915, Sir William Van Horne, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, died at age 72.
 
The American-born Van Horne was appointed general manager of the CPR in 1882.
 
Under his management, the problem-plagued railway was finally completed from Montreal to Port Moody, British Columbia, on 7 Nov 1885.