Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater

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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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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
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
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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Worsley associatedWith Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater
Worsley developedBy Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater
James Brindley employer Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater
Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater heldTitle Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater
surface form: "Duke of Bridgewater"
Bridgewater Canal namedAfter Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater
Bridgewater House, London namedAfter Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater
surface form: "Duke of Bridgewater"
Welland namedAfter Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater
surface form: "Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater (Earl of Ellesmere, Viscount Brackley, Baron Ellesmere of Worsley)"
Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater nobleTitle Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater
surface form: "3rd Duke of Bridgewater"

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