Charles Melville Hays
| Charles Melville Hays | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1856-05-16 Rock Island, Illinois |
| Died | 1912-04-15 North Atlantic Ocean |
| Occupation | Railway executive |
| Employer | Grand Trunk Railway |
Charles Melville Hays (16 May 1856 – 15 April 1912) was general manager and later president of the Grand Trunk Railway, and president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway from 1904 until his death.[1]
Grand Trunk Pacific
Hays became general manager of the Grand Trunk at the start of 1896 and its president in 1909. On 24 November 1902 he announced the plan for a second transcontinental railway, which became the Grand Trunk Pacific.[1] In 1910 he toured the company's Lake Superior Branch with O. O. Winter, A. B. Atwater and Alfred W. Smithers, and the four were photographed at Fort William.[2] He died in the sinking of the Titanic and was buried in Montreal.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Theodore D. Regehr, "Hays, Charles Melville", Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14. Archived.
- ↑ John Todd, "The Grand Trunk Pacific's Lake Superior Branch", Canadian Rail no. 296 (Canadian Railroad Historical Association), September 1976. Archived.