Francis Egerton, 5th Duke of Bridgewater

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Duke
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Salford
gptkb:Manchester
gptkb:Lancashire
Cheshire
Engineering
Industrial Revolution
Nobility
Worsley
Waterways
Landowners
Transport history
Canal builders
British_history
gptkbp:birthDate 1756-01-21
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_Worsley
gptkbp:children Francis_Egerton,_6th_Duke_of_Bridgewater
gptkbp:contribution Development_of_the_Bridgewater_Canal
gptkbp:culturalImpact Promotion of canal transport
gptkbp:dateOfDeath March 8, 1803
gptkbp:deathDate 1803-03-08
gptkbp:descendant Egerton_family_descendants
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:father gptkb:John_Egerton,_3rd_Earl_of_Bridgewater
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Francis_Egerton
gptkbp:hasBirthDate January 21, 1756
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Pioneer_of_canal_engineering
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Egerton
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Francis Egerton, 5th Duke of Bridgewater
gptkbp:image Portrait_of_Francis_Egerton,_5th_Duke_of_Bridgewater
gptkbp:influenced Canal_system_in_England
gptkbp:influencedBy Canal engineers
gptkbp:influenceOn Transport infrastructure
gptkbp:knownFor Canal construction
The Canal Duke
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern canal systems
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Lady_Mary_Bridgeman
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Bridgewater_Canal
gptkbp:occupation Nobleman
gptkbp:peerage Peer of the Realm
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Francis_Egerton,_4th_Duke_of_Bridgewater
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Egerton_family
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Bridgewater_House
gptkbp:sibling John_Egerton,_4th_Duke_of_Bridgewater
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Elizabeth_Egerton
gptkbp:successor Francis_Egerton,_6th_Duke_of_Bridgewater
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Bridgewater
gptkbp:titleHeld gptkb:Duke_of_Bridgewater