Lady Elgin breaks the sod for the Northern Railway of Canada, Toronto, 1851

Frederick Chase Capreol (10 June 1803 – 12 October 1886) was an English-born Canadian businessman and railway promoter. He is noted for having promoted the construction of the Toronto, Simcoe and Lake Huron Union Railroad (renamed the Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Union Railroad in 1852 and subsequently renamed the Northern Railway of Canada following a reorganization in 1858). The first sod for the project was turned on 15 October 1851 in Toronto, Ontario by Lady Elgin, wife of the Governor General Lord Elgin. However, Capreol had been dismissed as General Manager of the railway the previous day. By 1855 the mainline of the railway extended to Collingwood, Ontario, located in the southwest of Lake Huron's Georgian Bay. June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... The English are an ethnic group originating in the lowlands of Great Britain and are descended primarily from the Anglo-Saxons and Scandinavians, with minor influences from the Celts and other groups. ... A businessman (sometimes businesswoman, female; or businessperson, gender neutral) is a generic term for a wide range of people engaged in profit-oriented enterprises, generally the management of a company. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... Events January 23 - The flip of a coin determines whether a new city in Oregon is named after Boston, Massachusetts, or Portland, Maine, with Portland winning. ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... The Lady Elgin was a steamship wrecked in Lake Michigan off Chicago, Illinois in 1860. ... The Governor General of Canada (French: Gouverneur général or Gouverneure générale) is the representative of the Canadian monarch. ... Lord James Bruce Elgin James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine (July 20, 1811 – November 20, 1863) was a British colonial administrator and diplomat, best known as Governor General of the Province of Canada and Viceroy of India. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Town of Collingwood, population (2000) estimated at 21,500, is located on the southern point of Georgian Bay known as Nottawasaga Bay. ... The Great Lakes from space; Lake Huron is the third from the left. ... Georgian Bay is a large bay of Lake Huron, located in Ontario, Canada. ...

This line was eventually incorporated into the Grand Trunk Railway, which subsequently became part of the Canadian National Railway. The town of Capreol, Ontario was named in his honour. Grand Trunk Railway logo or herald The Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) was a historic railway system headquartered in Montreal, Quebec which operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, as well as the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. ... Missing image Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Missing image Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present... Capreol is a community in the Ontario city of Greater Sudbury. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal it began, loyal it remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ...

References

Stevens, G.R. (1960). Canadian National Railways: Volume 1: Sixty years of trial and error (1836-1896). Toronto, Ontario: Clarke, Irwin & Company. pp. 393-396. .

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online