Complex sentence: Robert Alexander Fyfe (October 20,1816 Ste. Philippe, Québec--September 4,1878 Woodstock, Ontario) was a strong church builder, writer, and first Principal of the Canadian Literary Institute (later Woodstock College).
Split into simpler sentences: Robert Alexander Fyfe (b. October 20,1816 Ste. Philippe, Québec d. September 4,1878 Woodstock, Ontario). He was notable as a strong church builder, writer, and first Principal of the Canadian Literary Institute (later Woodstock College).