Sir William Van Horne

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
gptkbp:birthDate 1843-02-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chelsea,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Mount_Royal_Cemetery,_Montreal,_Quebec,_Canada
gptkbp:child gptkb:Adeline_Van_Horne
gptkb:Richard_Benedict_Van_Horne
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1915-09-11
gptkbp:deathPlace Montreal, Quebec, Canada
gptkbp:education self-taught
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Canadian_Pacific_Railway
gptkb:Illinois_Central_Railroad
gptkb:Chicago_and_Alton_Railroad
gptkbp:hobby gptkb:painting
collecting art
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir William Van Horne
gptkbp:knownFor Completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Van_Horne_Avenue_(Montreal)
gptkb:Van_Horne_Building_(Winnipeg)
gptkb:Van_Horne_Elementary_School_(Vancouver)
gptkb:Van_Horne_Island_(New_Brunswick)
gptkb:Van_Horne_Mansion_(Montreal)
gptkb:Van_Horne_School_(Montreal)
gptkb:Van_Horne_Street_(various_Canadian_cities)
gptkb:Van_Horne_Trail_(Alberta)
Van Horne Institute named in his honor
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkb:Canadian
gptkbp:notableArtist gptkb:Van_Horne_Collection
gptkbp:notableFor President of Canadian Pacific Railway
Key figure in building the Canadian transcontinental railway
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:artist
businessman
railway executive
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Bernard_Van_Horne
gptkb:Mary_Minier_Richards
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:National_Gallery_of_Canada
gptkbp:positionHeld Chairman of Canadian Pacific Railway
General Manager of Canadian Pacific Railway
President of Canadian Pacific Railway
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Covenhoven,_Minister's_Island,_New_Brunswick,_Canada
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
gptkbp:signature William Van Horne signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lucy_Adeline_Hurd
gptkbp:title Sir
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Canadian_Pacific_Railway
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5