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Watkin, E. W. (Edward William), Sir, 1819-1901

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Personal name headingWatkin, E. W. (Edward William), Sir, 1819-1901
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Variant(s)Watkin, Edward William, Sir, 1819-1901
Associated countryGreat Britain England Canada
Birth date18190926
Death date19010413
Place of birthSalford (Greater Manchester, England)
Place of deathNorthenden (England)
Field of activityRailroads Politics, Practical
AffiliationManchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Company Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada
Profession or occupationPoliticians
Found inThe second railway king, 2002: t.p. (Sir Edward Watkin, 1819-1901) p.5 (Edward William Watkin, b. 26 Sept. 1819, Manchester) p.659 (d. 13 Apr. 1901) jkt. (former railway manager in Britain & Canada and British MP for 25 yrs.)
NLC auth. file, 16 Apr. 2003 (hdg.: Watkin, E.W. (Edward William), Sir, 1819-1901; usage: E.W. Watkin; Edward Watkin; Edward William Watkin)
ODNB online, viewed 16 October 2013 (Sir Edward William Watkin, railway promoter, born 26 September 1819, Salford, England; died 13 April 1901, Northenden, Cheshire. Was manager of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Company, and was president of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada)
Associated languageeng