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George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen, GCVO (5 June 1829 – 29 November 1921), known as Sir George Stephen, Bt, between 1886 and 1891, was a Canadian businessman. Originally from Scotland, he made his fame in Montreal and was the first Canadian to be elevated to the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He was the financial genius behind the creation of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

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  • George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen (en)
  • George Stephen (fr)
  • George Stephen, 1:e baron Mount Stephen (sv)
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  • George Stephen, 1er baron Mount Stephen, Bt. (5 juin 1829 Dufftown, Écosse - 29 novembre 1921), est un homme d'affaires canadien d'origine écossaise. Il est l'un des pionniers du transport ferroviaire nord-américain. C'est un des fondateurs de la compagnie de chemins de fer Canadien Pacifique et l'un des donateurs qui ont permis la construction de l'Hôpital Royal Victoria. (fr)
  • George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen, GCVO (5 June 1829 – 29 November 1921), known as Sir George Stephen, Bt, between 1886 and 1891, was a Canadian businessman. Originally from Scotland, he made his fame in Montreal and was the first Canadian to be elevated to the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He was the financial genius behind the creation of the Canadian Pacific Railway. (en)
  • George Stephen, 1:e baron Mount Stephen, född den 5 juni 1829 i Dufftown i Skottland, död den 29 november 1921, var en kanadensisk finansman. Stephen var först vallpojke i sin hembygd, emigrerade 1850 till Kanada och blev köpman i Montreal, där han förvärvade stor förmögenhet. Jämte sin kusin Donald Smith inköpte Stephen 1878 Saint Paul-Manitoba-järnvägen och hade sedan vid kusinens sida väsentlig andel i tillkomsten av kanadensiska pacifikjärnvägen, vars president han var till 1888, då han flyttade till England. (sv)
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  • The Lord Mount Stephen (en)
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  • The Lord Mount Stephen (en)
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  • Brocket Hall, Hatfield, England (en)
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