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William Huskisson | |
|---|---|
 Portrait by Richard Rothwell | |
| Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | |
| In office 3 September 1827 – 30 May 1828 | |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Goderich The Duke of Wellington |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Goderich |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Murray |
| Leader of the House of Commons | |
| In office 3 September 1827 – 26 January 1828 | |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Goderich |
| Preceded by | George Canning |
| Succeeded by | Robert Peel |
| President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 21 February 1823 – 3 September 1827 | |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Liverpool George Canning |
| Preceded by | Frederick John Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Charles Grant |
| Member of Parliament for Liverpool | |
| In office 15 February 1823 – 15 September 1830 | |
| Preceded by | George Canning |
| Succeeded by | William Ewart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 March 1770 Birtsmorton Court, Malvern, Worcestershire |
| Died | 15 September 1830 (aged 60) Eccles, Lancashire |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Emily Milbanke (d. 1856) |
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 happened 9 years earlier[2]).
- ^ Fay, Charles Ryle (1951). Huskisson and His Age (1st ed.). Great Britain: Longmans Green and Co. p. 374.
- ^ "First rail fatality". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 30 July 2023.