Sir Sandford Fleming 1827 - 1915
Sir Sandford Fleming , Father of Standard Time. of Montreal, Canada. Civil engineer and scientist, associated with the development of the Canadian railways. To Canada (1845); chief engineer of Inter-Colonial Railway (1867-76) and Canadian Pacific Railway (1872-80). Devised an internationally accepted scheme for standard time (1884) and a telegraph communication system for British Empire. Knighted in 1897.
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| Born: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland 7th Jan 1827 | Baptised:
| | Died: Halifax, , Nova Scotia, Canada 22nd Jul 1915 | Buried:
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Timeline
| 7th Jan 1827 | Born (birth) Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | | 1890 | UNMAR/ROLE INDI | | 22nd Jul 1915 | Died (death) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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