Athenæum. J. Lection.
1966 (1865): 12
William Huskisson
Standard Name: Huskisson, William
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Occupation | Barbarina Brand, Baroness Dacre | On 15 September 1830 she and her husband attended, with a party from the government, the opening of Britain's first mainline railway, the Liverpool and Manchester
(which also saw the world's first railway accident, fatal... |
| Textual Production | Harriet Martineau | These collections supply parts of HM
's correspondence with Matthew Arnold
, Charlotte Brontë
, Jane Welsh Carlyle
, John Chapman
, Maria Weston Chapman
, Anne Jemima Clough
, Samuel Courtauld
, Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Textual Production | Ellen Wood | EW
published Mildred Arkell, a novel in three volumes which deals with the effects of William Huskisson
's liberalisation of British trade in the 1820s. |
Timeline
1823
William Huskisson
, as MP for Liverpool and President of the Board of Trade
, secured the equalization of customs duties in Britain and Ireland, a big step on the road towards free trade.
15 September 1830
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the first large-scale passenger steam railway, was officially opened; public timetabled service began on 17 September.