Francis

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Francis is the given name of Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, an 18th-century English nobleman famed for pioneering canal construction during the Industrial Revolution.

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Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British nobleman
canal pioneer
duke
human
ageAtDeath 66
birthDate 1736-05-21
birthPlace Bruton, Somerset, England NERFINISHED
burialPlace Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England NERFINISHED
collaboratedWith James Brindley NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1803-03-08
deathPlace Cleveland Row, St James's, London, England NERFINISHED
employed James Brindley NERFINISHED
era Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup English
familyName Egerton NERFINISHED
father Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater NERFINISHED
givenName Francis NERFINISHED
heirless true
impact reduced cost of coal in Manchester
stimulated canal building in Britain
inheritedTitle Duke of Bridgewater NERFINISHED
knownFor Bridgewater Canal NERFINISHED
development of British inland waterways
pioneering canal construction during the Industrial Revolution
languageSpoken English
legacy considered a founding figure of the British canal system
majorWork Bridgewater Canal between Worsley and Manchester NERFINISHED
canal network to transport coal from his mines
memberOf House of Lords
mother Lady Rachel Russell NERFINISHED
nickname Canal Duke NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Egerton family NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Duke of Bridgewater NERFINISHED
occupation canal entrepreneur
landowner
ordinalOfTitle 3rd
owned coal mines in Worsley
patronOf canal engineering
primaryResidence Worsley, Lancashire, England NERFINISHED
regionOfActivity Manchester area NERFINISHED
North West England NERFINISHED
religion Church of England
sibling John Egerton, 2nd Duke of Bridgewater NERFINISHED
titleCreatedBy Peerage of Great Britain NERFINISHED
unmarried true
usedCanalsFor transport of coal

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