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	William Huskisson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Huskisson was born at Birtsmorton Court, Worcestershire.
		William Huskisson was the son of William and Elizabeth Huskisson of Staffordshire stock.
		William Huskisson's half-brother Thomas Huskisson was a captain of the Royal Navy, an eyewitness of Trafalgar, and was appointed as the Paymaster of the Navy.
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	Encyclopedia: William Huskisson
		Huskisson round to that part of the car where the duke was stationed, who perceiving the advance of the hon.
		Huskisson hesitating, was knocked down by the steam-carriage, which went over his thigh and lacerated him in so dreadful a manner as to occasion his death the following night.
		Huskisson was in the 60th year of his age, an and, with lord Dudey, headed a small but clever political section, of which the Grants, lord Palmerston, and Mr.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/William-Huskisson (3004 words)

	William Huskisson (1770-1830) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		William Huskisson was born in Worcestershire in 1770.
		William Huskisson was the son of William, the second son of William Huskisson of Oxley, near Wolverhampton.
		Huskisson demanded a personal audience of his majesty, but this was refused, and the resignation was definitively completed on the 29th, when he gave up the seals and received expressions of the king's personal regret at his loss.
	www.historyhome.co.uk /peel/people/huskisso.htm (4024 words)

	The Death of William Huskisson
		Huskisson was feeble in his legs, and appears to have lost his head, as he did his life.
		Calcraft tells me that Huskisson's long confinement in St George's Chapel at the king's funeral brought on a complaint that Taylor is so afraid of, and that made some severe surgical operation necessary, the effect of which had been, according to what he told Calcraft, to paralyse, as it were one leg and thigh.
		This Huskisson attempted to do, but he was slow and awkward; as he was getting in some part of the machinery of the other car struck the door of his, by which he was knocked down.
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	William Huskisson
		In 1812 Huskisson was elected to represent Chichester in Sussex.
		Huskisson also supported the building of railways and in 1830 was invited by the directors of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway to attend the official opening on 15th September.
		Huskisson endeavoured to get round the open door of the carriage, which projected over the opposite rail; but in so doing he was struck down by the Rocket and falling with his leg doubled across the rail, the limb was instantly crushed.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /PRhuskisson.htm (1350 words)

	Observer \| From triumph to tragedy
		Huskisson was one of Britain's leading statesmen, a great advocate of free trade, a liberal Tory on the cusp of a reformist age.
		Huskisson congratulated Sandars and suggested, according to Sandars's recollection, that he must be 'one of the happiest men in the world'.
		Huskisson approached the middle carriage of his train, where the Duke was sitting at the front corner.
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	Station Information - William Huskisson
		William Huskisson (March 11, 1770 - September 15, 1830), British statesman and financier, was descended from an old Staffordshire family of moderate fortune, and was born at Birch Moreton, Worcestershire.
		Having been placed in his fourteenth year under the charge of his maternal great-uncle Dr Gem, physician to the British embassy at Paris, in 1783 he passed his early years amidst a political fermentation which led him to take a deep interest in politics.
		On the 15th of September of the following year while attending the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, he became the world's first railway casualty, when he was accidentally killed by the locomotive engine Rocket.
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	Books \| The train now departing...
		This new form of travel was not, despite Huskisson, as dangerous as its detractors claimed: passengers' lungs were not crushed at 30mph, nor did cows' milk sour as Rocket, Northumbrian and Firefly flew past.
		Huskisson's accident, remarks Garfield, "continues to provide us with one of those big, charming metaphors of progress: it announced a new force in the world, and the Rocket became the ultimate symbol of the new machine; old men wandering across its path didn't have much of a chance."
		Huskisson was 60 when Rocket struck; the Duke of Wellington, in part responsible for his death, was a year older.
	books.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4526333-110738,00.html (557 words)

	australiandoctor.com.au
		AS a university student in Liverpool in England’s north, I lodged in Huskisson Street near the Anglican cathedral, in the cemetery of which was the grave of William Huskisson.
		Born in 1770, Huskisson entered parliament in 1796, succeeding the Prime Minister, William Pitt the Younger, as the MP for Harwich in 1806.
		Huskisson endured poor health for years and at the time of the railway opening had cystitis and was advised not to attend.
	news.australiandoctor.com.au /articles/20/0c037320.asp (702 words)

	William Huskisson
		William Huskisson (March 11, 1770 - September 15, 1830), English statesman and financier, was descended from an old Staffordshire family of moderate fortune, and was born at Birch Moreton, Worcestershire.
		Having been placed in his fourteenth year under the charge of his maternal great-uncle Dr Gem, physician to the English embassy at Paris, in 1783 he passed his early years amidst a political fermentation which led him to take a deep interest in politics.
		The news of the death of the second "devil" natives actually travelled from up and down the "devil-killer", as they called me. Best of all, the Tsavo, and much to my relief work was resumed It was amusing, indeed, to notice the.
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	The death of Thomas Port
		Huskisson went to speak to the Duke of Wellington, to whom, in spite of their recent disagreement, he felt bound, as member for Liverpool, to show courtesy.
		Huskisson, by nature uncouth and hesitating in his motions, had a peculiar aptitude for accident.
		A bronze statue of William Huskisson, dressed in roman toga, was erected at the top of Princess Avenue, Liverpool.
	www.resco.co.uk /history_huskisson.html (528 words)

	Holiday on Jervis Bay. South Coast Accommodation on Jervis Bay. Fully furnished 3 bed room beach house in Huskisson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Huskisson is some 24-km from Nowra, situated on the shore of Jervis Bay, with the fresh water Currambene Creek running through it.
		From the 1860s, Huskisson was a favoured place for shipping, and the shipbuilding industry started to flourish, using local spotted gum for sailing vessels, and pine for steamers.
		Huskisson has continued to look after visitors, and in 1932 at Hawkens Beach, erected shark-proof nets which were in place throughout the summer months.
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	Huskisson, William (1770-1830) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		William Huskisson was educated in England and lived with his uncle in Paris before he returned to England in 1792.
		William Pitt chose him as secretary for the treasury 1804.
		Huskisson now became a reformer with the Convervative Party, speaking in favour of Catholic Emancipation and advocating the bulding of railways.
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	William Huskisson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		William Huskisson (March 11, 1770 - September 15, 1830), was a British statesman, financier, and Member ofParliament for Liverpool.
		A misapprehension between Huskisson and the Duke of Wellington led tothe duke proposing an amendment, the success of which caused the abandonment of the measure by the government.
		After succeedingwith great difficulty in inducing the cabinet to agree to a compromise on the corn laws, Huskisson finally resigned office in May1829 on account of a difference with his colleagues in regard to the disfranchisement of East Retford.
	www.therfcc.org /william-huskisson-130634.html (774 words)

	Huskisson, William on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Although a Tory, Huskisson was an advocate of free trade and did much to liberalize Great Britain's trading regulations.
		He reformed the Navigation Acts, reduced import duties, and attempted to introduce a sliding scale to relax the effect of the corn laws.
		A victim of the future; Forward thinking and courageous William Huskisson was killed by the great innovation he campaigned so hard for.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/H/Huskisso.asp (383 words)

	Walkabout - Huskisson
		As a result there was great optimism about the future of the district, reflected in Gipps' decision to establish the settlement of Huskisson on the western shore of the Bay in 1840.
		The town was named after William Huskisson, secretary of the colonies and leader of the House of Commons from 1827-28.
		Huskisson had the misfortune to be run over by a locomotive while talking to the Duke of Wellington at the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester railway in 1830.
	www.walkabout.com.au /locations/NSWHuskisson.shtml (754 words)

	huskisson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Huskisson Because of the difficulty of crossing the Shoalhaven river, surveyors Oxley and Meehan condemned the proposed settlement in the area.
		He was a British member of Parliament, who at the opening of the Liverpool to Manchester railway line in 1830 was run over and killed by a locomotive while talking to the Duke of Wellington.
		This ferry is now back at Huskisson after many years of service conveying passengers on Sydney Harbour.
	www.oceantrek.com.au /~oceantrek/huskisson.html (220 words)

	Hyams Beach, Vincentia, accommodation Huskisson accommodation nsw, attractions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Huskisson was first surveyed in 1840, and settled in the 1860s.
		Huskisson is a great base for exploring the Jervis Bay Territory, or as a stop-off on your way to historic Milton, Ulladulla, Batemans Bay, the far south of NSW and Melbourne.
		Vincentia, to the south of Huskisson (and originally named South Huskisson), is a large residential township whose tourist accommodation consists mainly of holiday houses.
	www.jervisbayguesthouse.com /huskisson.htm (466 words)

	William Huskisson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		While attending the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, Huskisson rode down the line in the Duke of Wellington's railcar.
		Near Daresbury in Cheshire, the railcar stopped, and several members of the Duke's party, including Huskisson, stepped out of the car to enjoy the scenery.
		After the accident, the wounded Huskisson was taken by railcar to Eccles, where he died a few hours later.
	www.abitabouteverything.com /files/w/wi/william_huskisson.html (1051 words)

	Oh dear by Frank Nerney \| New Zealand Listener
		AS A DELICATE CHILD, WILLIAM Huskisson got out of bed to do school work and broke his arm.
		Huskisson, the MP for Liverpool, was killed by George Stephenson's Rocket on September 15, 1830.
		He and Huskisson had had a political falling out, but Huskisson decided this would be a good time to mend fences.
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	Radio National - Late Night Live - About (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Born in 1770, William Huskisson was a British statesman, financier, and Member of Parliament for Liverpool.
		Huskisson was the main promoter of The Liverpool and Manchester Railway through Parliament when everyone else was firmly against it.
		As Stephenson's Rocket approached on the other track Huskisson was struck by the train and his leg was mangled on the rails.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/talks/lnl/s1350925.htm (184 words)

	Danger Ahead! Parkside (1830)
		The locomotive that knocked down William Huskisson MP Parkside, 15 September 1830 on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
		Huskisson had championed the cause of the new railway, helping to get the Bill for its construction through Parliament.
		On noticing the approach of the locomotive, Wellington was able to get clear, but Huskisson who was somewhat less spritely was unable to get out of the way in time and the locomotive struck him.
	danger-ahead.railfan.net /accidents/parkside.htm (606 words)

	What does Guelph look like? - Picture Gallery 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The south end of the street, or what is now known as Lower Wyndham, was known as Huskisson Street until its name was changed in 1956.
		Huskisson Street was named after William Huskisson, Colonial Secretary.
		By Act of Parliament, March 19, 1861, the hospital corporation was established but it was not until 1873, when Dr. William Clarke offered the land on Delhi Street for a price of $1000 that work on the hospital began in earnest.
	www.electricscotland.com /canada/guelph/pictures1.htm (764 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| Railway's first accident victim remembered
		The original marble tablet bearing a tribute to the memory of Mr Huskisson was crumbling to pieces.
		Mr Huskisson, a well-known MP in Liverpool, was killed on 15 September 1830.
		Mr Huskisson was a guest of the Duke of Wellington whose personal carriage was drawn up on one railway line at Parkside to review the procession passing by on the other track.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/1410235.stm (420 words)

	Abel G. Coley Family Genealogy Page
		Three months later he had recovered sufficiently to return to his home in Monroe Co., and though he was an invalid for sometime, he became able to live a normal useful life.
		Much of this information was gleaned from the certificate of his G.A.R. and his War Record which proudly hangs in the home of Abel Coley's grandson, Patrick Huskisson, at Fountain Run., KY. It has been well preserved through the long years and is displayed in a beautiful antique frame.
		Huskisson, it hung in the home of his parents, Billy and Mary Frances Coley Huskisson.
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	William Huskisson from LiveJournal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		William Huskisson, President of the Board of Trade, reduced import duties on many basic items such as cotton, silk and tea.
		it says on my calender of strange trivia that on today in 1830, william huskisson became the first person to be run over by a ralroad train in england.
		Corn Law of 1815 (19) William Huskisson, A Letter on the Corn Laws (London: James Ridgway, 1814) (20) Gilbert Heathcote and Horace St. Paul (March 6, 1815, House of Commons) Parliamentary Debates (London: TC Hansard, 1815) (21) Alexander...
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