William Huskisson

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The Right Honourable 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 (1770-03-11) Birtsmorton Court, Malvern, Worcestershire
Died	15 September 1830(1830-09-15) (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]).