Original sentence: Peter Schuyler Bruff (1812 - 1900), born in Portsmouth, England was a civil engineer most well known for founding the seaside resort town of Clacton on Sea, Essex, and for improving the lives of residents in the Essex towns of Walton-on-the-Naze, Colchester and Harwich
Edited sentence: Peter Schuyler Bruff (1812–1900), born in Portsmouth, England, was a civil engineer most well known for founding the seaside resort town of Clacton on Sea, Essex, and for improving the lives of residents in the Essex towns of Walton-on-the-Naze, Colchester and Harwich