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George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen

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bitter towards Hill, in fact quite the opposite, remaining as Hill's staunchest ally throughout the remainder of his career. Stephen remained a director of the CPR until 1893, but thereafter showed only glimpses of interest in the railway. He reduced his holdings and even encouraged others to follow suit. Ironically, the principal source of Stephen's vast wealth stemmed from his investments in Hill's railroads.
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had ended up better off than him for having held on to his railroad when Stephen had had to liquidate his share in it to ensure the completion of the CPR. He also regretted having encouraged his associates to invest in the CPR, knowing that Hill's Manitoba Railway was a better opportunity. He was not
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Using every ounce of his experience in banking, natural flair for persuasion and business acumen, Stephen proved capable of putting together the complicated financing needed to complete the project, despite cost overruns from numerous unanticipated engineering, business and political problems. The
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with contempt, but they continued to plague him and the complicated financial structures he put together. Stephen was constantly concerned about their effect on his businesses and reputation. The syndicate, however, turned the St. Paul railroad around. They changed its name, restored profitability
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To put these figures into a personal perspective, when Mount Stephen died in 1921, after providing for his wife, step-daughter and charities, he left £1,414,319 to be divided between nineteen relatives, which worked out at about £75,000 each. Though hardly an inconsequential sum, he gave
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to paint his portrait in London in 1898 – along with that of his cousin Strathcona – and until 2008 Mount Stephen's portrait hung in the railroad offices of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad in New Mexico, U.S.A.; it is now in a private collection at
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were the sole members of the original syndicate to have kept their nerve. Their gamble paid off and the success of the first leg of what would soon become the "world's greatest transportation system" almost immediately made them enormously rich.
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with the caveat that the land and its buildings must only ever be used for education and healing. They then contributed $ 500,000 each for its construction and after it opened in 1893 they gave a further $ 500,000 each in stock to establish an
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proved invaluable to the engineering success of the railway. However, by the end of 1881, Stephen admitted that the project was "assuming dimensions far beyond my calculations". He ceased all other activities, and bringing
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when their finances had been nothing short of precarious. But, Stephen refused to accept the argument that the CPR owed its existence to the government. He became engaged in a very public battle over several years with
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resigned in 1883, when he realised that his own railroad would be in direct competition with the CPR for eastbound traffic. However, through loyalty to his partners, he held on to half of his shares. Next,
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but avoided public speaking and committees. He returned to Canada infrequently, making his last trip in 1894, but his influence there remained considerable, particularly to those seeking high office –
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in Canada". After Stephen moved to England, the house was occupied by his sister Elsie Stephen and her husband, Robert Meighen, who purchased the residence in 1900. It became the clubhouse of the
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of undoubted reputation, Stephen did not excel in public debate. He resigned as President of the CPR in 1888 and approved the appointment of William Cornelius Van Horne to succeed him.
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resigned, depressing the CPR stock even further and making Stephen's increasingly frantic attempts to find capital even more difficult. In the face of this crisis, fellow Montrealer
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In 1897, after the death of his first wife, Mount Stephen remarried Georgiana Mary (known as Gian) Tufnell (1864–1933), daughter of Captain Robert George Tufnell R.N., of
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concerning the unpopular monopoly clause, but had to concede to public pressure in 1888, allowing the construction of branch lines south of the CPR main line. Though a
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Lady Mount Stephen died in 1933 at Cuckfield, Sussex, England. As Lord Mount Stephen had left no natural heirs by either of his wives, his titles died with him.
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to meet with the leading financiers there. He remained as president until 1881, resigning to turn his full attention to running the company that would build the
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Gian Mount Stephen had a stillborn daughter in March 1900, and there were no other children of the marriage. She was said to have preferred the life at
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of his time, Stephen sought no accolades for his gestures and directed the majority of his fortune towards hospitals. In 1890, he and his first cousin,
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to Scotland. From starting life as a bare-footed stable boy, he became the richest man in Canada and closely associated with George V, whose wife,
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As Stephen purposefully did not want a long list of investors, the risks were high to all those involved and the CPR found few takers in
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businesses. Driven by a desire to succeed, coupled with a strong work ethic, he was already demonstrating an unusual business acumen.
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in 1919 for her work with Queen Mary's Needlework Guild, the same year her stepdaughter, Alice, was also awarded the same honour.
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resigned in 1884, forcing the other directors to buy his shares and in the process earning himself Stephen's lifelong enmity.
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Named as the CPR's first president, Stephen oversaw the monumental task of not just negotiating a route across 2,000 miles of
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fishing – an enthusiasm in which his first wife readily joined him. In 1873, he purchased an estate at the confluence of the
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Though of course a very wealthy man, the CPR had taken a significant toll on Stephen's personal portfolio.
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rivers. He made regular trips to the lodge (today a museum) and entertained friends and the occasional
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and is remembered as one of the greatest philanthropists of his time: he built a new wing at the
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Property from the Collection of Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
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of Queen Mary and she and Lord Mount Stephen regularly entertained her and her husband,
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and Charlotte nursed him back to health. As such, in 1887, she was first presented to
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and was its most important benefactor, having made gifts to the amount of £1,315,000.
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was assistant clerk of works in the Naval Ordnance there, though she was educated in
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A tireless worker, in private life Stephen was retiring with only one real passion –
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than he left to his individual heirs. In his will, he left little to charities in
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Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada
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was said to have been strongly in favour of Gian and Mount Stephen's marriage.
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final piece in the financial puzzle was secured when, in 1885, he travelled to
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to Montreal with him, they devoted all their energies to the world's second
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From the mid-1880s, Stephen began to spend an increasing amount of time in
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as it was rumoured that Stephen had used his position as President of the
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to construct three major sections of the track, and his partnership with
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George Stephen's first cousin, William Stephen, had already emigrated to
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Arthur Richardson described it as "one of the real masterpieces of the
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to obtain loans at limited rates. Stephen treated the "scribblers" of
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in England, Stephen's country home from 1893 until his death in 1921
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on 10 April 1896, and was buried in Lemsford Churchyard, adjoining
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in 1888, he settled permanently in England. The Stephens kept a
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to the social life that surrounded their city residence on
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in 1886, and in 1891, he had the honour of being the first
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In 1866, he started to work closely with his first cousin,
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Canadian Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
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famously hammered home the last spike in the railroad.
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to underwrite the sale of £3 million in company stock.
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Georgina Mary "Gian" Tufnell (m. 1897–1921; his death)
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Peers of the United Kingdom created by Queen Victoria
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at a shooting weekend hosted at his home in England,
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Stephen began life as a boy running barefoot through
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Vol. XV (1921–1930) (online ed.). 1449:, victorianweb.org; accessed 14 February 2020. 1270:, Alice Brooke, purportedly the daughter of a 965:, he reserved the bulk of his fortune for the 337:, immortalised as the "Cheeryble Brothers" in 1799:President of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited 1137:acknowledged that he owed his appointment as 423:in 1867. By 1864, he had been elected to the 8: 1741:Biography from Digital collections of Canada 1040:to design a sumptuous mansion (now known as 1897:Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom 1696:, chestofbooks.com; accessed 20 March 2016. 946:and made donations to various hospitals in 754:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 215:(5 June 1829 – 29 November 1921), known as 1755: 1498:. In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal (eds.). 1496:"Stephen, George, 1st Baron Mount Stephen" 52: 31: 1408: 1406: 1311:and Jessy (née Curtis), granddaughter of 1013:Stephen's Montreal mansion (now known as 973:. Stephen worked closely with the future 774:Learn how and when to remove this message 575:track at Morant's Curve, cutting through 442:and Andrew Paton to establish the Paton ( 1258:and the rivers of Scotland. She died in 1141:in 1898 to the influence of Stephen and 1129:Lord Mount Stephen sat regularly in the 1114:" (Scotland). He took the name from the 1036:In 1880, Stephen employed the architect 325:, and Elspet, daughter of John Smith, a 1663:For more on Robert George Tufnell see: 1416:The Life of Lord Mount Stephen: 1829-91 1402: 1325:Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck 913:Remembered as one of the most generous 890:by George Stephen and his first cousin 207:George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen 1433:Lord Strathcona: The Story of His Life 1184:. Her father, a former officer in the 1489: 1487: 1485: 1483: 1481: 1479: 1477: 1475: 1473: 961:Though best remembered today for the 681:for a personal appeal that convinced 563:Building the Canadian Pacific Railway 502:. They were later joined by two more 7: 1997:Immigrants to the Province of Canada 1992:20th-century Canadian businesspeople 1987:19th-century Canadian businesspeople 1631:. Toronto: Williams Briggs. p.  1284:Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote 752:adding citations to reliable sources 1902:Canadian Pacific Railway executives 1148:Lord Mount Stephen was appointed a 858:, who transformed it into the vast 1551:Residents of Carlton House Terrace 1459:Moray Connections - George Stephen 305:of the second Lady Mount Stephen. 25: 1278:Alice Maude Stephen (died 1934), 1236:the Duke and Duchess of Connaught 933:. They gave this purchase to the 786:Stephen gave over $ 1 million to 1962:Deputy lieutenants of Banffshire 1845:Baronetage of the United Kingdom 1501:Dictionary of Canadian Biography 1436:. London: Methuen & Company. 1317:George Glyn, 2nd Baron Wolverton 724: 1677:A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1611:. 3 February 1905. p. 841. 1571:. 2 February 1886. p. 506. 1254:and fished with her husband in 1106:and Dominion of Canada, and of 956:Freedom of the City of Aberdeen 902:Lord Mount Stephen (left) with 694:Craigellachie, British Columbia 532:Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad 1907:Canadian railway entrepreneurs 1671:"Tufnell, Robert George"  1201:Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany 1017:), which was completed in 1883 266:to construct and maintain the 1: 1817:Peerage of the United Kingdom 1591:. 26 June 1891. p. 3378. 1303:The second Lady Mount Stephen 1100:Peerage of the United Kingdom 967:Prince of Wales Hospital Fund 248:Prince of Wales Hospital Fund 229:Peerage of the United Kingdom 1419:. Aberdeen University Press. 1164:The first Lady Mount Stephen 378:. The following year he was 313:Stephen was born in 1829 at 301:, was a lifelong friend and 1982:Bank of Montreal presidents 1809:William Cornelius Van Horne 1506:University of Toronto Press 1090:Stephen had been created a 870:that remains famous today. 630:William Cornelius Van Horne 603:Last Spike of the CPR, 1885 446:) Manufacturing Company of 258:. He and his first cousin, 2018: 1494:Reford, Alexander (2005). 1313:Sir William Curtis, 1st Bt 1250:while living at Faskally, 1139:Governor General of Canada 1001:than it had given to him. 547:and expanded its lines to 1855: 1850: 1843: 1827: 1822: 1815: 1805: 1796: 1791: 1781: 1771: 1763: 1758: 1647:"First Lady of Australia" 1430:Willson, Beckles (1902). 1413:Gilbert, Heather (1965). 1386:Canadian Hereditary Peers 1234:) and Princess of Wales, 1087:, where he died in 1921. 944:Montreal General Hospital 838:Stephen was a pioneer of 643:transcontinental railroad 362:. He was educated at the 354:to carry letters for the 270:. 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Index

Lord Mount Stephen
The Right Honourable
GCVO

Bank of Montreal
David Torrance
Charles Francis Smithers
Dufftown
Brocket Hall
Hatfield
Lord Strathcona
Elsie Reford
GCVO
Scotland
Montreal
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Canadian Pacific Railway
Bank of Montreal
Montreal General Hospital
Prince of Wales Hospital Fund
London
George V
Lord Strathcona
City of Montreal
Royal Victoria Hospital
Golden Square Mile
Mount Stephen Club
England
Brocket Hall
Carlton House Terrace

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