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The Reader’s Notebook: William Huskisson

Published March 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM EDT

William Huskisson 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 injured by Robert Stephenson's pioneering locomotive Rocket.