William Cornelius Van Horne (Railroad Creator) Signed Railroad Stock Certificate

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William Cornelius Van Horne (Railroad Creator) Signed Railroad Stock Certificate:
$7.50

11.5 x 8 stock certificate which is hand signed in fountain pen...

Very slight staining and or toning on the edges....some cancellation holes do touch the signatures...

Overall in very nice condition....Please see scans...

This historic document was printed by the American Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of a train. Cancellation Dated 1910.

William Cornelius Van Horne,KCMG(February 3, 1843 – September 11, 1915) succeededLord Mount Stephenas President ofCanadian Pacific Railwayin 1888. He was a prominent member of the Whitney syndicate that created theCuba Railroad Company, incorporated atTrenton,New Jersey, in 1900 with a capitalization of $8,000,000. He lived at theVan Horne MansioninMontreal\'sGolden Square Mile.

At the age of fourteen, Van Horne began working on railroads, serving in various capacities on theIllinois Central Railroaduntil 1864. He went on to work for theChicago and Alton Railway, serving as general superintendent from 1878-1879. In 1882, he was appointedgeneral managerof theCanadian Pacific Railway, becoming its vice-president in 1884 and president in 1888. He is most famous for overseeing the major construction of the first Canadiantranscontinental Railway, a project that, under his leadership, was completed in under half the projected time.

Van Horne considered the railway an and convinced the directors andshareholdersto create atelegraphservice and an express freight delivery service as a complement to the railway. Van Horne was knowledgeable in nearly every element of the railway industry, including operating alocomotive. A wealthy man, he later became an investor of theCuba Railroad Company, which built the first trans-country railway connectingHavanawith the two Eastern provinces (Camaguey and Oriente) and the city ofSantiago de Cubain 1901.

He was responsible for launching the sea transport division of the Canadian Pacific Railway, inaugurating a regular service betweenVancouverandHong Kongin 1891 on theEmpressluxury liners. He also presided over the expansion of the CPR into the luxury hotel business and participated in the design of two of the most famous buildings in the chain, theChâteau FrontenacinQuebec CityandChateau Lake LouiseinAlberta.

Van Horne was made anhonoraryKnight Commander of theOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeinQueen Victoria\'s1894 Birthday Honoursthough, as an American citizen, was technically not entitled to the prefix \"Sir.\"Nonetheless, he was thereafter addressed as \"Sir William.\"

The Van Horne Institute, based in Calgary, Alberta, is affiliated with theUniversity of Calgary,Athabasca Universityand theUniversity of Albertaand conducts research and policy studies related to all things carriage related, including rail, air, shipping and road transportation, pipelines, electricity and information networks.

Sir William Van Horne Elementary Schoolin Vancouver, B.C., is named after Van Horne, in honour of his contributions toBritish Columbia. There are streets named for Van Horne in several Canadian cities including Montreal, Toronto,Sudbury, Winnipeg,Brandon,and Regina. InCuba, a borough of the city ofCamaguey(near to the railways) is named after Van Horne, also a small stations in Central Railroad in the Province ofHolguín.

Van Horne\'s summer estate onMinister\'s Islandwas designated aNational Historic Site of Canadain 1996.

In 1999,Van horne was inducted into theNorth America Railway Hall of Famein the category of \"National: Railway Workers & Builders.\"

In 2011, Van Horne was featured inRocky Mountain Express, a 45-minuteIMAXfilm about the construction of the CPR.

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