Sir Edward Leader Williams | |
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 Photograph taken in the 1880s, during construction of the Manchester Ship Canal | |
| Born | 28 April 1828 Worcester, England |
| Died | 1 January 1910 (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 |
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]
- ^ Spear, W. F.; Farnie, D. A., Rev. "Williams, Sir Edward Leader (1828–1910), civil engineer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/36920.
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