Marshall Stevens
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Marshall Stevens | |
|---|---|
 Stevens in 1919 | |
| Member of Parliament for Eccles | |
| In office 14 December 1918 – 26 October 1922 | |
| Preceded by | George Pollard |
| Succeeded by | John Buckle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 April 1852 Plymouth, England |
| Died | 12 August 1936 (aged 84) Devonport, England |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Louisa Blamey |
| Parent(s) | Sanders Stevens and Emma Ruth Marshall |
| Occupation | Property developer |
Marshall Stevens (18 April 1852 – 12 August 1936) was an English property developer. His work with Daniel Adamson and others led to the construction of the Manchester Ship Canal, completed in 1894.
Stevens was born on 18 April 1852 in Plymouth, England, the eldest child of four sons and two daughters of shipowner and coal merchant Sanders Stevens (1826 – 1910) and Emma Ruth (1832 – 1899; née Marshall).[1]
He was appointed general manager of the Ship Canal Company in 1891. On 1 January 1897, Stevens resigned from the canal company to become general manager of Trafford Park Estates, a company set up by Ernest Terah Hooley to develop Trafford Park, the ancestral home of the de Trafford family, into what became the first and largest planned industrial estate in the world. He also served as Conservative Member of Parliament for Eccles from 1918 to 1922.[1]
Stevens died on 12 August 1936 in Devonport, Devon and was buried in St Catherine Church, Barton-upon-Irwell. Shareholders in Trafford Park Estates subscribed to pay for a memorial.
