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.
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 |
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