Sir William Henry Bailey (10 May 1838 – 22 November 1913) was a British engineer, businessman and local politician, knighted by

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 21 ...

for his work on the creation of the

Manchester Ship Canal The Manchester Ship Canal is a inland waterway in the North West of England linking Manchester to the Irish Sea. Starting at the Mersey Estuary at Eastham, near Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, it generally follows the original routes of the river ...

. Bailey was born on 10 May 1838 in Salford, England to John Bailey and Elizabeth Ann Bailey. He was involved in the local politics of the Borough of Salford, being first an alderman, and later elected Mayor of the borough in 1893. He was knighted by Queen Victoria on the royal yacht in 1894 on the occasion of Her Majesty opening the

. Sir William was one of the promoters of the

Canal Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow un ...

, and was a member of the Provisional Committee.1913 Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Obituaries Bailey died in London on 22 November 1913.

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William H. Bailey
at Grace's Guides of British Industrial History 1838 births 1913 deaths Mayors of Salford Engineers from Greater Manchester Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society Knights Bachelor {{UK-engineer-stub