Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater

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British aristocrat canal builder duke landowner nobleman

Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, was an 18th-century British aristocrat and pioneering canal builder whose investments in inland waterways helped spark the Industrial Revolution in England.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater canonical	16
Duke of Bridgewater	3
3rd Duke of Bridgewater	2
Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater (Earl of Ellesmere, Viscount Brackley, Baron Ellesmere of Worsley)	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British aristocrat ⓘ canal builder ⓘ duke ⓘ landowner ⓘ nobleman ⓘ
ageAtSuccession	12 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bridgewater Canal Duke ⓘ
bequeathedEstatesTo	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	St James's Square, London ⓘ surface form: Cleveland Row, St James’s, London, England
economicActivity	canal transport ⓘ coal mining ⓘ
employed	James Brindley ⓘ John Gilbert ⓘ
era	18th century ⓘ early Industrial Revolution ⓘ
familyName	Egerton ⓘ
father	Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater ⓘ
fullName	Francis Egerton ⓘ
givenName	Francisco ⓘ surface form: Francis
heir	Duke of Sutherland ⓘ surface form: George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
heldTitle	Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Duke of Bridgewater Earl of Bridgewater ⓘ Marquess of Brackley ⓘ
impact	encouraged later canal building in Britain ⓘ improved inland water transport in North West England ⓘ reduced cost of coal in Manchester ⓘ
inheritedTitleFrom	John Egerton, 2nd Duke of Bridgewater ⓘ
knownFor	Bridgewater Canal ⓘ pioneering canal construction in Britain ⓘ stimulating the Industrial Revolution in England through canal investment ⓘ
mainResidence	Worsley ⓘ surface form: Worsley, Lancashire, England
maritalStatus	never married ⓘ
memberOfNobleFamily	Egerton family ⓘ
mother	Lady Rachel Russell ⓘ
nobleRank	Duke ⓘ
nobleTitle	Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 3rd Duke of Bridgewater
ownedProperty	Ashridge estate ⓘ Worsley coal mines ⓘ
parliamentaryRole	Member of the House of Lords ⓘ
politicalAlignment	Tory ⓘ
religion	Church of England ⓘ
sibling	John Egerton, 2nd Duke of Bridgewater ⓘ
significantProject	Barton Swing Aqueduct ⓘ surface form: Barton Aqueduct extension of Bridgewater Canal to Manchester ⓘ

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James Brindley → employer → Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater ⓘ

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Welland → namedAfter → Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater ⓘ

this entity surface form: Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater (Earl of Ellesmere, Viscount Brackley, Baron Ellesmere of Worsley)

Bridgewater House, London → namedAfter → Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater ⓘ

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Francis Egerton → honorificTitle → Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater ⓘ

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this entity surface form: 3rd Duke of Bridgewater

Egerton → hasNotableBearer → Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater ⓘ

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Lady Rachel Russell → motherOf → Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater ⓘ

Lady Rachel Russell → hasDescendant → Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater ⓘ

Worsley coal mines → ownedBy → Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater ⓘ

Worsley coal mines → developedBy → Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater ⓘ

John Egerton, 2nd Duke of Bridgewater → succeededBy → Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater ⓘ

John Egerton, 2nd Duke of Bridgewater → notableRelative → Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater ⓘ

Earl of Bridgewater → hasTitleHolder → Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater ⓘ

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subject surface form: Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater

this entity surface form: Duke of Bridgewater

Marquess of Brackley → associatedWith → Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater ⓘ

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Marquess of Brackley → notableBearer → Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater ⓘ