Personenprofil

Horne, James Welton

1853–1922

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Biografie

He was a successful businessman in Manitoba before coming to Vancouver in 1885.

He invested in and speculated in real estate.

He was a founder of the BC Electric Railway and developed a street railway between New Westminster and Vancouver.

He served on the Vancouver City Council in 1888-90.

He was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Vancouver 1890-94.

He was the Chairman of the Vancouver Board of Park Commissioners for six years.

Referenzen

  • Brissenden, Constance with Larry Loyie (1997) Greater Vancouver Hall of Fame. In The Greater Vancouver Book: an urban encyclopedia. Ed. Chuck Davis. Vancouver BC: Linkman Press
  • Walker, Elizabeth (1999)

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