Huskisson (disambiguation)
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.
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