biography
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Fleming, Sir Sandford
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1827–1915)
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| biography:
| Civil engineer and scientist, born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, E Scotland, UK. He went to Canada in 1845, and became chief engineer of the Inter-colonial Railway (1867–76) and of the Canadian Pacific Railway (1872–80). He surveyed several famous routes, including Yellowhead and Kicking Horse passes. After retiring from the railways he developed a scheme for a telegraph communication system for the British empire, the first link being a cable under the Pacific from Canada to Australia. |
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