Sir Edward William Watkin, 1st Baronet was a British Member of Parliament and railway entrepreneur. He was an ambitious visionary, and presided over large-scale railway engineering projects to fulfil his business aspirations, eventually rising to become chairman of nine different British railway companies.
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Category
Founders
Type
Founder
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1819 to 1901 · aged 81
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