What is "huskisson"

William Huskisson (1770–1830) was a British statesman and diplomat from Liverpool, who met an untimely death as the first notable person to be run over by a railway locomotive.

Other uses include:

• The town of Huskisson, New South Wales in Australia, named after William Huskisson
• The settlement of Huskisson Parish, New Brunswick in Canada
• Thomas Huskisson, a naval officer and half-brother of William
• George Huskisson, a Royal Marines officer and half-brother of William
• Huskisson Dock on the River Mersey in Liverpool, named after William
• Huskisson railway station, a former railway station near the dock
• Huskisson Dock railway station, a former Liverpool Overhead Railway station next to the dock.