About Robert Charles Vaughan
Lived 1883 – 1966 (aged 82–83). Robert Charles Vaughan was a businessperson.
Robert Charles Vaughan, CMG (1 December 1883 – 5 January 1966) was a Canadian railway executive. He was president of Canadian National Railway from 1941 to 1950. During the Second World War, Vaughan was chairman of the Defence Purchasing Board.
Born and educated in Toronto, Vaughan joined the Canadian Pacific Railway as a messenger boy in 1898, aged 15. Four years later, he joined the Grand Trunk Railway.
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Who was Robert Charles Vaughan?
Canadian railway executive (1883–1966)
When was Robert Charles Vaughan born?
Robert Charles Vaughan was born on 1 December 1883.
When did Robert Charles Vaughan die?
Robert Charles Vaughan died in 1966.
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Robert Charles Vaughan was a businessperson.
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