Born June 3rd, 1900, died 1984. Was an honorary citizen of North Carolina Received the Order of Canada, which is presented to a limited number of Canadians who exemplify the highest qualities of citizenship and whose contributions enrich the lives of their contemporaries. There is a Gordon …
Trivia Eh?
Trivia EH? Sir Frederick Grant Banting
Banting was Canada's first Nobel Laureate. Banting was born November 14, 1891 in their farmhouse in Alliston, Ontario. (North of Toronto) In the summer of 1921, Banting was being funded for his work on insulin by his father & brother - he was not receiving a salary. During WWI, he received …
Trivia EH? Sir Sandford Fleming
Fleming was born in 1827 in Scotland. Emigrated to Canada in 1845. Designed the first Canadian postage stamp, known as the Three-Penny Beaver issued in 1851. Was Chief engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway while being built coast-to-coast. He oversaw the surveys of the prairies and Rocky …