William Huskisson
Former Leader of the House of Commons of United Kingdom
William Huskisson PC was a British statesman, financier, and Member of Parliament for several constituencies, including Liverpool.
He is commonly known as the world's first widely reported railway passenger casualty as he was run over and fatally... Wikipedia
Born: March 11, 1770, Birtsmorton Court, United Kingdom
Died: September 15, 1830 (age 60 years), Eccles, United Kingdom
Books: Shipping Interest: Speech of the Right Hon. W. Huskisson in the House of Commons, Monday, the 7th of May, 1827, on General Gascoyne's Motion, "That a Select Committee be Appointed, to Inquire Into the Present Distressed State of the British Commercial Shipping Interest : with an Appendix, Containing the Several Accounts Referred to, A Letter to W. Huskisson, on His Late Publication ["The Question Concerning the Depreciation of Our Currency," Etc.]. By a Proprietor of Bank Stock [Peter Carey]., The Speeches: With a Biographical Memoir, Supplied to the Editor from Authentic Sources : in Three Volumes, and more
Previous offices: United Kingdom Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (1827–1828), Leader of the House of Commons of United Kingdom (1827–1828), Secretary of State for the Colonies of the United Kingdom (1827–1828), and more
Parents: William Huskisson
Siblings: Thomas Huskisson