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 canonical 3

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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater → givenName → Francis ⓘ
subject linked to: Francis Egerton
Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater → givenName → Francis ⓘ
subject linked to: Francis
Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater → givenName → Francis ⓘ
subject linked to: Canal Duke