James J. Hill
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James J. Hill was a prominent American railroad magnate best known for building and expanding the Great Northern Railway during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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| instanceOf |
American
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businessperson → financier → industrialist → railroad magnate → |
| associatedWith |
Panic of 1893 railroad reorganizations
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control of Northern Securities Company → |
| birthDate |
1838-09-16
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| birthPlace |
Eramosa Township, Upper Canada
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near Guelph, Ontario, Canada → |
| burialPlace |
Calvary Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
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| businessInterest |
agricultural development along rail lines
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coal → railroads in the American Northwest → shipping on the Great Lakes → timber → |
| child |
Louis W. Hill
NERFINISHED
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| deathDate |
1916-05-29
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| deathPlace |
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
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| employer |
Great Northern Railway
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| encouraged |
settlement and farming along Great Northern Railway routes
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| era |
Gilded Age
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| familyName |
Hill
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| fullName |
James Jerome Hill
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| givenName |
James
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| knownFor |
Great Northern Railway
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Northern Pacific Railway → Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway → |
| legacy |
Hill Library collections and business papers
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James J. Hill House in Saint Paul, Minnesota → |
| marriageDate |
1867-08-19
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| nationality |
Canadian-born American
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| nickname |
Empire Builder
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| notableWork |
Expansion of a transcontinental railroad from Saint Paul to Seattle
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| numberOfChildren |
10
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| occupation |
company president
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railroad executive → |
| opponent |
Theodore Roosevelt in Northern Securities antitrust case
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| philanthropy |
donations to education and the arts in Minnesota
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| positionHeld |
Chairman of Great Northern Railway
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President of Great Northern Railway → |
| railLineOrigin |
Saint Paul, Minnesota
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| railLineTerminus |
Seattle, Washington
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| religion |
Roman Catholic
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| residence |
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
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| spouse |
Mary Theresa Mehegan Hill
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| strategy |
built Great Northern Railway without federal land grants
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emphasized low grades and efficient routes for rail construction → |
| wealthStatus |
one of the richest men in the United States in the early 20th century
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Great Northern Railway
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associatedWith |
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Frederick Weyerhaeuser
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businessPartner |
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Stone Arch Bridge
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commissionedBy |
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Great Northern Railway
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founder |
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James J. Hill
("James Jerome Hill")
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fullName |
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Empire Builder
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namedAfter |
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Gilded Age
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notableIndustrialist |