Keywords: WCW William Huskisson 1831 page 1 original.jpg en The Will of William Huskisson from Lancashire Archives Huskisson was a prominent politician in the late 18th early 19th century and Member of Parliament for Liverpool He was killed at the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway 15 Sept 1830 when he was struck by Stephenson's Rocket Huskisson was one of the first and first widely reported casualties of the Steam Age Lancashire Archives object history credit line accession number http //www flickr com/photos/lancashirecc/9412564117/ PD-old-100 William Huskisson Wills Documents in English |