James J. Hill
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1838 – 1916
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Who was James J. Hill?
James Jerome Hill, was a Canadian-American railroad executive. He was the chief executive officer of a family of lines headed by the Great Northern Railway, which served a substantial area of the Upper Midwest, the northern Great Plains, and Pacific Northwest. Because of the size of this region and the economic dominance exerted by the Hill lines, Hill became known during his lifetime as The Empire Builder.
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- Born
- Sep 16, 1838
Wellington County - Also known as
- James Hill
- Spouses
- Mary Theresa Mehegan
(1867 - )
- Mary Theresa Mehegan
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Canada
- Education
- Rockwood Academy
( - 1852)
- Rockwood Academy
- Lived in
- Saint Paul
(1854 - )
- Saint Paul
- Died
- May 29, 1916
Saint Paul - Resting place
- Resurrection Cemetery, St. Paul
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on July 23, 2013
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