Thomas Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy
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 Thomas George Shaughnessy circa 1910
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| Born | 6 October 1853 |
| Died | 10 December 1923 |
Thomas George Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy (6 October 1853 – 10 December 1923) was an American-born railway administrator who rose from modest beginnings as a clerk and bookkeeper for the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad (a predecessor of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad) to become the president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, serving in that capacity from 1899 – 1918. In recognition of his stewardship of the CPR and its contributions to the war effort during the Great War, Shaughnessy was elevated to the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 1 January 1916, becoming Baron Shaughnessy.
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| Preceded by: William Cornelius Van Horne |
President of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited 1899 – 1918 |
Succeeded by: Edward Wentworth Beatty |
