The ocean-liner the SS Minnesota was owned by Canadian-American railroad executive who became known as what during his lifetime?
James J. Hill James Jerome Hill (September 16, 1838 – May 29, 1916), was a Canadian-American railroad executive. 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."
Ross Whicher Ross MacKenzie Whicher (February 13, 1918 - April 19, 2002) was a Canadian politician and businessman.