Edward Leader Williams
19th-century English civil engineer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Edward Leader Williams (28 April 1828 – 1 January 1910) was an English civil engineer, chiefly remembered as the designer of the Manchester Ship Canal, but also heavily involved in other canal projects in north Cheshire.[1]
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Sir Edward Leader Williams | |
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Born | (1828-04-28)28 April 1828 Worcester, England |
Died | 1 January 1910(1910-01-01) (aged 81) |
Nationality | English |
Occupation | Civil engineer |
Spouses | Ellen Maria Popplewell
(m. 1852–1860)Catherine Louisa Clinch
(m. 1862) |
Parent(s) | Edward Leader Williams and Sarah Whiting |
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