Francis Egerton, third duke of Bridgewater

(1736-1803)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Bridgewater, Francis Egerton, Duke of, 1736-1803 NRA: Egerton Francis (1736-1803) 3rd Duke of Bridgewater DNB: Egerton, Francis, third duke of Bridgewater (1736–1803), canal promoter and colliery owner LBT ID: DuBridg3 VIAF ID: 40929948 LOC ID: n88132683	B/BAP: 1736-05-21 DIED: 1803-03-08
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The son of the first duke (d. 1745); after education at Eton, he succeeded to the title in 1748 and built first arterial canal in England, the Bridgewater Canal. He was an art collector.
REFERENCES TO Francis Egerton, third duke of Bridgewater: Henry Roscoe, The Life of William Roscoe 2 vols (London: T. Cadell, 1833) Chapter V. 1795 Found 1: ¶ 13 Charles Knight, Passages of a Working Life during Half a Century: with a Prelude of Early Reminiscences 3 vols (London: Bradbury and Evans, 1864-1865) Chapter IV Found 1: ¶ 2