Robert Charles Vaughan, CMG (1 December 1883 – 5 January 1966) was a Canadian railway executive. He was president of

Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company () is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States. CN is Canada's largest railway, in terms of both revenue a ...

from 1941 to 1950.{{Cite news , date=6 January 1966 , title=Retired CN President, R. C. Vaughan, Is Dead , pages=3 , work= The Gazette During the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, Vaughan was chairman of the Defence Purchasing Board. Born and educated in

Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

, Vaughan joined the

Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway () , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Canadian Pacific Ka ...

as a messenger boy in 1898, aged 15. Four years later, he joined the

Grand Trunk Railway The Grand Trunk Railway (; ) was a Rail transport, railway system that operated in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario and in the List of states and territories of the United States, American sta ...

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1883 births 1966 deaths Canadian railway executives Canadian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George 20th-century Canadian businesspeople Canadian National Railway executives