Sir Sandford
Americannoun
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I have no hope, Sir Sandford, that you will not have strength to discharge it.
From The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith by Pinero, Arthur Wing, Sir
The old confusing diversity of local time has been remedied by the adoption of a zone system, in consequence largely of the persistent advocacy of Sir Sandford Fleming.
From The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways by Skelton, Oscar Douglas
You are using very honourable means, Sir Sandford.
From The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith by Pinero, Arthur Wing, Sir
A semi-centennial memorial volume, published 1899, contains Early Days of the Canadian Institute by Sir Sandford Fleming.
From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various
Fleming, Sir Sandford, 245, 246; and the Intercolonial, 56-7, 106-8, 117; and the C.P.R.,
From The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways by Skelton, Oscar Douglas
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