Portrait of William Cornelius Van Horne, n.d.
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Credit: Library and Archives Canada/Sir William Van Horne fonds/ e999908305
Sir William Van Horne became president of the Canadian Pacific Railway (C.P.R.) in 1888. He is best known for overseeing the major construction of the first Canadian transcontinental Railway.