Bridgewater never married and on his death in 1803 the marquessate and dukedom became extinct .
He is remembered as the father of British inland navigation and commissioned the Bridgewater Canal , said to be the first true canal in Britain and the modern world .
Bridgewater Canal never married and on his death in 1803 the marquessate and dukedom became extinct .
He is remembered as the father of British inland navigation and commissioned the Bridgewater Canal , said to be the first true canal in Britain and the modern world .