Historedia
Person

Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1759–1761

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Opening of the Bridgewater Canal

    1759–1761

    Role: Commissioner and owner of the canal and Worsley coal mines

    1. 1759–1760 · Parliamentary process in EnglandParliamentary Authorisation and Planning

      The duke and John Gilbert planned the canal; an act of 1759 enabled construction, and Brindley testified before Parliament in 1760.

    2. 1761 · Bridgewater Canal between Worsley and ManchesterOpening of the Worsley to Manchester Section

      The first canal section opened in 1761, carrying Worsley coal to Manchester and halving local coal prices within a year.

Sources

  1. Bridgewater Canal Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29