James Jerome Hill (September 16, 1838 – May 29, 1916) was a Canadian-American railroad director. He was the chief executive officer of a family of lines headed by the Great Northern Railway, which served a substantial area of the Upper Midwest, the northern Great Plains, and Pacific Northwest. Because of the size of this region and the economic dominance exerted by the Hill lines, Hill became known during his lifetime as "The Empire Builder". Biography Childhood and youth Hill was born 16 September 1838 in Eramosa Township, Upper Canada (now Ontario) to James Hill Jr. and Ann Dunbar. A childhood accident with a bow and arrow blinded him in the right eye. He had nine years of formal schooling. He attended the Rockwood Academy for a short while, where the head gave him free tuition. He was forced to leave school in 1852 due to the death of his father. By the time he had finished, he was adept at algebra, geometry, land surveying, and English. His particular talents for English
James Jerome Hill (16 de septiembre de 1838 – 29 de mayo de 1916) fue un director de ferrocarril canadiense-americano. Fue el jefe ejecutivo de una familia de líneas encabezada por el Gran Ferrocarril del Norte, que sirvió a una área considerable del Upper Midwest, las Grandes Plaines del norte y el Pacífico del noroeste. Debido al tamaño de esta región y al dominio económico ejercido por las líneas de Hill, Hill se hizo conocido durante su vida como "El constructor del Imperio". Biografía Niñez y juventud Hill nació el 16 de septiembre de 1838 en Eramosa Township, Upper Canada (ahora Ontario) a James Hill Jr. y Ann Dunbar. Un accidente de infancia con un arco y una flecha le cegó en el ojo derecho. Tenía nueve años de escuela formal. Asistió a la Academia de Rockwood por un corto tiempo, donde el jefe le dio clases libres.