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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Person
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Liberal_Party
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:The_Great_Northern_Railway
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1819-09-26
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:West_Norwood_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Edward_Watkin_Jr.
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gptkbp:contribution
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Promoted the use of electric trains
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1901-01-02
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gptkbp:diedIn
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_College_London
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:The_Metropolitan_Railway
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sir Edward W. Watkin
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gptkbp:influenced
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British_railway_expansion
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
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gptkbp:inventor
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Railway_signalling_systems
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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Transport infrastructure development
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:Edward_Watkin
Railway_development_in_the_UK
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gptkbp:legacy
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Watkin's Tower
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:The_Manchester,_Sheffield_and_Lincolnshire_Railway
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gptkbp:occupation
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Businessman
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:John_Watkin
Mary_Watkin
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gptkbp:positionHeld
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Chairman_of_the_South_Eastern_Railway
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:spouse
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Mary_Watkin
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gptkbp:title
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gptkb:Baronet
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