Francis Webb | |
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Francis_Webb.jpg) Webb in 1890 | |
| Born | 21 May 1836 |
| Died | 4 June 1906 (aged 70) Bournemouth, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Mechanical engineering |
Francis William Webb (21 May 1836 – 4 June 1906) was an English railway engineer, responsible for the design and manufacture of locomotives for the London and North Western Railway (LNWR). As the LNWR's chief mechanical engineer, he also exercised great influence in political and public life in the Cheshire town of Crewe, once being described as the 'King of Crewe'.