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William Huskisson PC (11 March 1770 – 15 September 1830) was a British statesman, financier, and Member of Parliament for several constituencies, including Liverpool. [1] He is commonly known as the world's first widely reported railway passenger casualty as he was run over and fatally injured by Robert Stephenson 's pioneering locomotive Rocket (however, the first railway casualty had ...
William Huskisson (11 de marzo de 1770 - 15 de septiembre de 1830) fue un político británico, financiero y Miembro del Parlamento por varios distritos electorales, incluido Liverpool. [ 1 ] Se convirtió en la primera víctima mortal de un accidente ferroviario en el mundo al ser atropellado y herido de muerte por la Rocket , la locomotora pionera de Robert Stephenson .
14 de mar. de 2024 · William Huskisson (born March 11, 1770, Birch Moreton, Worcestershire, Eng.—died Sept. 15, 1830, Eccles, Lancashire) was a British statesman and a leading advocate of free trade. In 1793 Huskisson was employed by Henry Dundas (later Lord Melville) as a clerk. His abilities were so marked that in 1795 he was appointed undersecretary for war.
Se convirtió en la primera víctima mortal de un accidente ferroviario en el mundo al ser atropellado y herido de muerte por la Rocket, la locomotora pionera de Robert Stephenson. William Huskisson fue un político británico, financiero y Miembro del Parlamento por varios distritos electorales, incluido Liverpool.
The architect of the Reciprocity of Duties Act 1823 and other measures which lowered tariffs, Huskisson’s influence extended beyond these reforms. His name was invoked throughout the nineteenth century, long after his passing, in debates concerning free trade and currency. He was quoted at length by Philips MP, representative for Manchester ...
William Huskisson (1770-1830) First Commissioner of Woods and Forests, 1814-23. President of the Board of Trade, 1823-27. Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, 1827-28. Huskisson was born into minor Staffordshire gentry and educated at Appleby Grammar School and privately in Paris, where he came under the influence of the liberal ...
3 de sept. de 2021 · The statue was of William Huskisson, a liberal Tory MP and financier, who is best remembered for being killed by George Stephenson’s Rocket at the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester railway ...
