Inducted in the Canadian Railway Hall of Fame, Scotish-born Hanna worked his way up the ranks of various railway companies, before he joined the CNR in 1896 as General Superintendent, overseeing the growth of the line from a local operation to transcontinental.
He eventually became the third vice president of the company, and his efforts to make the township of Leaside a railway town saw him honored with a road named for him. (Hanna Road)
In 1918, the CNR, as well as all other Canadian lines, were amalgamated by the Canadian government. Hanna was appointed as President and was charged with the task of organizing what was a mess of small companies. Politics and disappointing returns caused him to resign in 1922. He cited 'political interference' as the problem at the time.
It wasn't long before he was called back into the workforce to head the newly formed Liquor Control Board of Ontario.
He died at his residence of 37 Cluny Drive in Rosedale, a few weeks shy of his 80th birthday.
He eventually became the third vice president of the company, and his efforts to make the township of Leaside a railway town saw him honored with a road named for him. (Hanna Road)
In 1918, the CNR, as well as all other Canadian lines, were amalgamated by the Canadian government. Hanna was appointed as President and was charged with the task of organizing what was a mess of small companies. Politics and disappointing returns caused him to resign in 1922. He cited 'political interference' as the problem at the time.
It wasn't long before he was called back into the workforce to head the newly formed Liquor Control Board of Ontario.
He died at his residence of 37 Cluny Drive in Rosedale, a few weeks shy of his 80th birthday.
Inducted in the Canadian Railway Hall of Fame, Scotish-born Hanna worked his way up the ranks of various railway companies, before he joined the CNR in 1896 as General Superintendent, overseeing the growth of the line from a local operation to transcontinental.
He eventually became the third vice president of the company, and his efforts to make the township of Leaside a railway town saw him honored with a road named for him. (Hanna Road)
In 1918, the CNR, as well as all other Canadian lines, were amalgamated by the Canadian government. Hanna was appointed as President and was charged with the task of organizing what was a mess of small companies. Politics and disappointing returns caused him to resign in 1922. He cited 'political interference' as the problem at the time.
It wasn't long before he was called back into the workforce to head the newly formed Liquor Control Board of Ontario.
He died at his residence of 37 Cluny Drive in Rosedale, a few weeks shy of his 80th birthday.
He eventually became the third vice president of the company, and his efforts to make the township of Leaside a railway town saw him honored with a road named for him. (Hanna Road)
In 1918, the CNR, as well as all other Canadian lines, were amalgamated by the Canadian government. Hanna was appointed as President and was charged with the task of organizing what was a mess of small companies. Politics and disappointing returns caused him to resign in 1922. He cited 'political interference' as the problem at the time.
It wasn't long before he was called back into the workforce to head the newly formed Liquor Control Board of Ontario.
He died at his residence of 37 Cluny Drive in Rosedale, a few weeks shy of his 80th birthday.
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