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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.
William Huskisson PC ( 11 de março de 1770 - 15 de setembro de 1830) foi um estadista britânico, financista e membro do Parlamento por vários círculos eleitorais, incluindo Liverpool. Ele é mais conhecido hoje em dia, no entanto, como a primeira vítima de acidente de trem.
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.
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.
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.
William Huskisson PC foi um estadista britânico, financista e membro do Parlamento por vários círculos eleitorais, incluindo Liverpool. Ele é mais conhecido hoje em dia, no entanto, como a primeira vítima de acidente de trem. Huskisson foi atropelado pela locomotiva Rocket, de George Stephenson.
William Huskisson was born in Worcestershire in 1770. In the period 1783-92 he was in Paris where his uncle was doctor to the British Embassy, and saw the French Revolution at first hand. In 1795 he was appointed as Under-secretary in the colonial Department.
