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