Francis Egerton

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Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, was an 18th-century English nobleman famed as the "father of inland navigation" for pioneering canal construction that helped spark the Industrial Revolution in Britain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English nobleman
canal pioneer
duke
landowner
bequeathedEstateTo Duke of Sutherland
surface form: George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
birthDate 1736-05-21
birthPlace Bruton, Somerset, England
burialPlace Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England
commissionedWork Bridgewater Canal
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1803-03-08
deathPlace Cleveland Row, St James's, London, England
employed James Brindley
John Gilbert
era Industrial Revolution
familyName Egerton
father Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater
givenName Francis
heir Duke of Sutherland
surface form: George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
historicalSignificance key figure in early British transport revolution
honorificTitle Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater
surface form: 3rd Duke of Bridgewater
influenced development of British canal network
industrial transport infrastructure in Britain
knownFor Bridgewater Canal
contribution to the Industrial Revolution in Britain
pioneering canal construction in Britain
language English
mother Lady Rachel Russell
neverMarried true
nickname father of inland navigation
nobleFamily Egerton family
notableProject Barton Swing Aqueduct
surface form: Barton Aqueduct on the Bridgewater Canal

canal from Worsley to Manchester
occupation canal promoter
landowner
parliamentaryRole member of the House of Lords
politicalAlignment Tory
regionOfActivity Lancashire
North West England
Staffordshire
residence Ashridge, Hertfordshire, England
Worsley
surface form: Worsley, Lancashire, England
sibling John Egerton, 2nd Duke of Bridgewater
socialClass British aristocracy
title Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater
surface form: Duke of Bridgewater

Earl of Bridgewater
Marquess of Brackley

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Description of subject: Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, was an 18th-century English nobleman famed as the "father of inland navigation" for pioneering canal construction that helped spark the Industrial Revolution in Britain.

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