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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Generate an image of Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater (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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instanceOf British aristocrat ⓘ
canal builder ⓘ
duke ⓘ
landowner ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
ageAtSuccession 12 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bridgewater Canal Duke ⓘ
bequeathedEstatesTo George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland ⓘ
linked to: 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 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 Francis ⓘ
linked to: Francisco
heir George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Sutherland
heldTitle 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, Lancashire, England ⓘ
linked to: Worsley
maritalStatus never married ⓘ
memberOfNobleFamily Egerton family ⓘ
mother Lady Rachel Russell ⓘ
nobleRank Duke ⓘ
nobleTitle 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 Aqueduct ⓘ
extension of Bridgewater Canal to Manchester ⓘ

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