In 1882, he resigned from the Grand Trunk Railway to become general superintendent of the Credit Valley Railway, which in 1883 became a portion of the Ontario and Quebec division of the Canadian Pacific Railway. He was then made general superintendent of that division, which included all lines west of Smith Falls, Ontario, and in May 1885, the eastern division, extending from Smith Falls to Quebec, was added to his jurisdiction. In 1886, he was made general superintendent of the western division, with headquarters at Winnipeg, and in 1896 was advanced to the position of general manager of all lines and branches from Lake Superior to the Pacific coast. In 1901, he became an assistant to the president and was made second vice president in 1904. In 1910, he became vice president until his resignation in 1911.
william, whyte, railway, manager, other, people, with, same, name, william, whyte, william, whyte, september, 1843, april, 1914, canadian, railway, executive, sirwilliam, whyteborn, 1843, september, 1843charlestown, scotlanddiedapril, 1914, 1914, aged, diego, . For other people with the same name see William Whyte Sir William Whyte September 15 1843 April 14 1914 was a Canadian railway executive SirWilliam WhyteBorn 1843 09 15 September 15 1843Charlestown ScotlandDiedApril 14 1914 1914 04 14 aged 70 San Diego CaliforniaResting placeSt John s cemetery Winnipeg ManitobaOccupationRailway company executiveBorn in Charlestown Scotland the son of William Whyte and Christina Methven Whyte attended public school in Charlestown before becoming a junior clerk in the office of the factor of Lord Elgin s estate In 1862 he became a station agent on the West of Fife Railway until he emigrated to Canada in 1863 He soon joined the Grand Trunk Railway as a brakeman and stayed with the railway for the next twenty years finally reaching the position of superintendent In 1882 he resigned from the Grand Trunk Railway to become general superintendent of the Credit Valley Railway which in 1883 became a portion of the Ontario and Quebec division of the Canadian Pacific Railway He was then made general superintendent of that division which included all lines west of Smith Falls Ontario and in May 1885 the eastern division extending from Smith Falls to Quebec was added to his jurisdiction In 1886 he was made general superintendent of the western division with headquarters at Winnipeg and in 1896 was advanced to the position of general manager of all lines and branches from Lake Superior to the Pacific coast In 1901 he became an assistant to the president and was made second vice president in 1904 In 1910 he became vice president until his resignation in 1911 He was created a Knight Bachelor in 1911 References editThe story of Manitoba Volume 2 William Whyte Dictionary of Canadian Biography online ed University of Toronto Press 1979 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Whyte railway manager amp oldid 1190269498, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
