Edward Leader Williams

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. Williams was born in Worcester on 28 April 1828, the son of a Worcester-based civil engineer also named Edward (responsible for works to make the River Severn navigable; also a keen amateur artist and friend of John Constable... more

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  • Apr 28, 1828

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  • Jan 1, 1910 (age 81 years)
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