Canal Duke

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Canal Duke is the nickname of Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, a British aristocrat famed for pioneering canal construction during the Industrial Revolution.

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instanceOf British aristocrat
canal pioneer
landowner
nobleman
aristocraticRank Duke NERFINISHED
associatedWithPlace Manchester NERFINISHED
River Irwell NERFINISHED
Worsley Delph NERFINISHED
birthDate 1736-05-21
birthPlace Bruton, Somerset, England NERFINISHED
burialPlace Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire NERFINISHED
commissioned Bridgewater Canal 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
familyName Egerton NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork canal engineering patronage
infrastructure development
givenName Francis NERFINISHED
hasMonument Bridgewater Monument at Ashridge NERFINISHED
hasNickname Canal Duke NERFINISHED
heritage English
impactOn British transport infrastructure
canal mania in late 18th-century Britain
influenced British Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED
knownFor Bridgewater Canal NERFINISHED
development of British inland waterways
pioneering canal construction during the Industrial Revolution
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOfNobleFamily Egerton family NERFINISHED
nicknameReason extensive involvement in canal building
nobleTitle Duke of Bridgewater NERFINISHED
notableProject canal from Worsley to Manchester
extension of Bridgewater Canal towards the Mersey
ordinalInTitle 3rd Duke of Bridgewater NERFINISHED
precededBy Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater NERFINISHED
residence Ashridge House, Hertfordshire NERFINISHED
Cleveland Row, St James's, London NERFINISHED
Worsley, Lancashire NERFINISHED
significantContribution demonstrating economic viability of canals for bulk transport
reduction of coal transport costs to Manchester
succeededBy extinction of the dukedom of Bridgewater
titleCreatedForFamily Duke of Bridgewater NERFINISHED
usedWealthFor financing canal construction
wealthSource coal mines at Worsley

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Marquess of Brackley nickname Canal Duke
subject surface form: Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater