Sir William Cornelius Van Horne (3. února 1843 Chelsea, Illinois, USA – 11. září 1915 Montréal, Québec, Kanada) byl pionýrem ve vedení severoamerických železničních společností.
Van Horne si železnicu predstavoval ako integrovaný komunikačný a dopravný systém a presvedčil riaditeľov a spoluvlastníkov k vytvoreniu telegrafnej služby a expresnej zásielkovej prepravnej služby ako súčasti železnice.
Sir WilliamCorneliusVanHorne, KCMG (February 3, 1843 – September 11, 1915) was an American businessman, industrialist and railroad magnate who spent most of his career in Canada.
Theodore D. Regehr, “VANHorne, Sir WilliamCornelius,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed July 23, 2025, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/van_horne_william_cornelius_14E…
(1843–1915). American-born Canadian railway official William CorneliusVan Horne directed the construction of Canada’s first transcontinental railroad. Under his leadership…
Van Horne, William Cornelius, Sir, 1843-1915, Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America, timeline for the history of collecting in America
William C. Van Horne was one of North America’s most accomplished men. Born in Illinois in 1843, Van Horne started working in the railway business at a young age.