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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
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; thePeerage.com; LOC Name Authority File
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.
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