George Croydon Marks
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George Croydon Marks was a British engineer and Liberal politician known for his work on cliff railways and other mechanical and civil engineering projects in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| George Croydon Marks canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British politician
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Liberal Party politician ⓘ engineer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Bristol Trade and Mining School
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University of Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Sir George Newnes (as engineering collaborator) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Edwardian era
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Victorian era ⓘ |
| familyName | Marks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil engineering
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mechanical engineering ⓘ railway engineering ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | consulting engineer ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
Baron
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Sir ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baron Marks of Woolwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helped popularise electric and mechanical transport systems in British resorts ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to mechanical and civil engineering
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designing and promoting cliff railways in Britain ⓘ service as a Liberal MP ⓘ |
| notableProject |
Aberystwyth Cliff Railway
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Bridgnorth Cliff Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Folkestone Leas Lift NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Saltburn Cliff Lift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
design of cliff railways
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design of funicular railways ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil engineer
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engineer ⓘ mechanical engineer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| partOf |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Liberalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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peer of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| residence |
Bristol
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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