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Sandford Fleming blue plaque

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sir Sandford Fleming 1827-1915. Inventor of Standard Time and pioneer in world communication, Fleming was born in Kirkcaldy and trained in engineering and surveying before emigrating to Canada and settling at Peterborough, Ontario, in 1845. He soon moved to Toronto but retained a lifelong interest i

n his birthplace which he visited frequently. In 1882 he was made a Burgess and Freeman of the Town. He was the builder of the Intercolonial Railway and as chief of the Canadian Pacific Railway conduc

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