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The Life of
1827
Born in Kirkcaldy,
Scotland
Sandford
1845
Immigrated to
Fleming
Canada
1849
Co-founded the Royal
Canadian Institute
1851
Designed Canada's
first stamp
1857
Became chief of
Northern Railway
1867
Became chief engineer of
Intercolonial Railway
1885
Standard time went into eftect
1897
Knighted during Queen
Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
1902
Underwater cable from Vancouver to
New Zealand & Australia completed
1915
Died in Halifax, Nova Scotia