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Sir Henry W. Thornton President [textual record]

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Date:

1922-1932

Reference:

R231-820-5-E, RG30-V-A-1-c

Type of material:

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

180035

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Canadian National Railway Company fonds

Office of the President

Sir Henry W. Thornton President
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Sub-series includes:

5 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1922-1932

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

76 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Sub-series consists of records created and maintained by the Office of the President, Canadian National Railways System. These records pertain to the tenure of Sir Henry W. Thornton for the period 1922-1933. They consist of office files(1922-1931), newspaper clippings (1922-1931), a report for 1929 and a letter for 1927.

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Thornton, Henry W. (Henry Worth), Sir, b. 1871

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Thornton, Henry W. (Henry Worth), Sir, b. 1871 : Thornton, Henry W. (Henry Worth), Sir, 1871-?.

As first president, Henry Thornton guided the newly formed government corporation through its first crucial decade, successfully consolidating the amalgamation of the three main companies of which the CNR consisted: Canadian Northern Railways, the Grand Trunk Railway, and Canadian Government Railways. Unable to protect the corporation from the debilitating effects of the Depression, however, Thornton was replaced by a board of trustees in 1932. RG30 General Inventory.

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RG30-V-A-1-c
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