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James J Hill

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Biography James J Hill was known as the greatest constructive genius of the North West. James J Hill was born on September 16, 1838 in Ontario Canada. James was a bright child, but was unfortunate to have had his father pass early in his childhood. Due to his fathers passing, James had to drop out of school and find a job to help support his family. James was only able to complete nine years of school. By the age of 18 James relocated to St. Paul on July 21, 1856. He arrived by steamboat. He tried to enlist in the civil war but was unable to due to an accidental arrow shot in his eye. So, James got his first job. He worked as a forwarding agent for the Mississippi River Steam Boat Company. While working there he worked with the freight and passenger rates. Hill quickly became accustomed to the steam boat business. He earned a lot of respect for what he was doing at such a young age. With so many ideas he had he wanted to put them into action. In 1866, Hill became the agent for the first division of the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. By 1872 he had monopolized it by the way of a merger. In 1867 he had entered the coal business as well. Hill had the great idea to use coal as a fuel instead of burning wood. He made a contract with the railroad to supply the coal to it. Thanks to his brilliant idea, by 1874 he had expanded it five times! In 1877 he had monopolized the Anthracite coal Business. James also had a family. In 1864 he met Mary Theresa Mehegan. They were together for 3 years then in 1867 they got married. Over the course of their marriage they had 10 children. In the years 1883 and 1889 he had built the railroads across Montana, Wisconsin, and North Dakota around the Great Lake. In 1890 he renamed his railroad “The Great Northern Railroad.” A few years later in 1907 he passed his presidency to his son, but he still remained active in the strengthening process of the company. In 1916 James J Hill died. His wife died five years later in September. James J Hill was worth more than 53 million dollars. He left behind a legacy of his own, with monopolizing two entire industries and expanding the country. He was a person of character; he set goals and met them.

Blog entrys James J. Hill was born in 1883. He was born on September 16. He was born into the Scotts Irish farming family. He was born in Guelph, Ontario Canada. This is an important fact because on this day, an entrepreneur legend was born. James J. Hill had only nine years of schooling. He left school in 1852 after nine years due to his fathers passing. He had to leave to get a job and help support his family. He worked as a clerk for some time before settling down in St. Paul Minnesota at the age of 18. This was important part of his life because with out these events happening he wouldn’t have the will to have become one of the greatest entrepreneurs of history. After, James J. Hill got his first job. He worked as a book keeper for a steamboat company. His talents for this business quickly gained him respect. Shortly after, in the 1860’s that he worked for wholesale grocers. He handled freight. If he hadn’t gotten this job he wouldn’t have been able to help support his family. In 1870 James J Hill saw an opportunity. He had the opportunity to build a railroad. He built it through the Red River Valley. This railroad stretched out across Montana, Wisconsin, and North Dakota around the Great Lake. In 1890 he renamed his railroad “The Great Northern Railroad.” A few years later in 1907 he passed his presidency to his son, but he still remained active in the strengthening process of the company. In 1882 James J Hill became president to the coal and railroad companies. He had so many ideas, and goals to meet. People respected him for everything he was doing. He was expanding and strengthening the companies. In 1907 he passed the presidency down to his son. James loved what he did. So he still wanted to remain active in the strengthening part of the companies with his son running things and James looking after from a distance the companies all still remained in tact. He did this until his death.