Sir Henry Thornton
1871 – 1933

Photographs of
Plaque

Located in the CN Railway Station at the south end of Hollis Street, in Halifax

GPS location: 44°38'23"N 63°34'06"W

Sir Henry Thornton

K.B.E.: Knight of the British Empire
Photographed 28 November 2002

Sir Henry Thornton brief biography, Canadian Railway Hall of Fame
http://railfame.ca/2002/honour/Thornton-Henry

The Tragedy of Sir Henry Thornton
http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/networks/networks_CNR11.html

Canada's First Network: CNR Radio
http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/networks/networks_CNR.html

Sir Henry's Network Spans Canada
http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/networks/networks_CNR6b.html

Sir Henry Thornton: speech before the Empire Club of Canada, Toronto
11 December 1922
http://www.empireclubfoundation.com/details.asp?SpeechID=2069&FT=yes

Setting the Pace, 1923-1929 Canadian National Railways history
http://www.cn.ca/companyinfo/history/en_AboutSettingthepace19231929.htm

Amalgamation: Formation of the CNR
http://cnpensionersindex.homestead.com/Amalgamation.html

Sir William Alexander monument Victoria Park, Halifax
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Sir John Wentworth plaque Halifax
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Alexander Keith monument Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax
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Halifax war memorial The Cenotaph, Grand Parade
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Welsford-Parker monument, Crimean War Halifax
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Old Burying Ground plaque Halifax
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