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Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater (21 May 1736 – 8 March 1803), known as Lord Francis Egerton until 1748, was a British nobleman from the Egerton family. He was the youngest son of the 1st Duke. He did not marry, and the dukedom expired with him, although the earldom was inherited by a cousin, Lieutenant-General John Egerton.
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- John Egerton, 2nd Duke of Bridgewater
Francis Egerton, 3rd duke of Bridgewater (born May 21, 1736, Worsley, Lancashire, England—died March 8, 1803, London) was the founder of British inland navigation, whose canal, built from his estates at Worsley to the city of Manchester, is called the Bridgewater Canal.
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Francis Egerton (1736–1803) Listen. The achievements of the third Duke of Bridgewater were summarised in 1805 by Thomas Telford who called him "the model and root of the canal navigation of England … by his exertions and example (he) turned a great portion of British talent and capital into a direction which has in a few years pervaded and ...
18 de ene. de 2012 · Francis Egerton became the Third Duke of Bridgewater when he was twelve. He was the man whose foresight, courage and energy were responsible for the start of the complex network of canals which were the lifeblood of the Industrial Revolution and which served England so well.
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the opening of the Bridgewater Canal. The canal helped fuel the Industrial Revolution, and in doing so played a significant role in shaping the world in which we live today. Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater - the 'Canal Duke' - inherited his title at the age of 11.
Año: 1761. Estado: Terminado. Descripción: El canal de Bridgewater en un canal de navegación que conecta Runcorn, Manchester y Leigh, en el noroeste de Inglaterra. Fue encargado por Francis Egerton, tercer duque de Bridgewater, para el transporte de carbón de sus minas en Worsley a Manchester, al ingeniero James Brindley.
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, KG, PC, PC (Ire) (1 January 1800 – 18 February 1857), known as Lord Francis Leveson-Gower until 1833, was a British politician, writer, traveller and patron of the arts. Ellesmere Island, a major island (10th in size among global islands) in Nunavut, the Canadian Arctic, was named after him.
