William Cornelius Van Horne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Cornelius Van Horne

Canadian businessman and art collector

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1843

Place of Birth: Frankfort, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 11-Sep-1915

Profession: entrepreneur, art collector

Nationality: Canada, United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Sir William Cornelius Van Horne, (February 3, 1843 – September 11, 1915) succeeded Lord Mount Stephen as president of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1888.
He was a prominent member of the Whitney syndicate that created the Cuba Railroad Company, incorporated at Trenton, New Jersey, in 1900 with a capitalization of $8,000,000.
He lived at the Van Horne Mansion in Montreal's Golden Square Mile.