biography
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Egerton, Francis, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater
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pronunciation:
[ejuh(r)tn]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1736–1803)
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| biography:
| British canal builder, known as ‘the father of British inland navigation’. Faced with the problem of transporting to Manchester coal mined on his estate at Worsley, a distance of 16 km/10 ml, he engaged James Brindley to construct (1759–72) a canal which proved to be highly successful. In 1776 he extended it to reach Liverpool, a total distance of 64 km/40 mi. The earliest canal in England, it became known as the Bridgewater Canal. |
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