William Huskisson

Standard Name: Huskisson, William

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Textual Production Harriet Martineau
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.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
1966 (1865): 12
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...

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1823: William Huskisson, as MP for Liverpool and...

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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...

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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.

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