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William Cornelius Van Horne

@williamhorne

American-Canadian businessman and art collector (1843–1915)

Building Lake of the Woods Milling Company as Founder · United States

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Lived
1843–1915

About

William Cornelius Van Horne (1843–1915) was an entrepreneur and art collector. They were born in Frankfort. They served as president.

In context

Lake of the Woods Milling Company was founded in 1887 and closed in 1967, after 80 years. Among the 592 other companies founded in the 1880s we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 68 years, so this one outlasted most of them.

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Contribution

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