William Huskisson

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William Huskisson was a British statesman and economist known for his influential role in promoting free trade and economic reform in the early 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Member of Parliament
economist
human
associatedWith British industrialization
Liverpool
burialPlace St James Cemetery, Liverpool
causeOfDeath railway accident
run over by locomotive
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1770-03-11
dateOfDeath 1830-09-15
dateOfEvent 1830-09-15
educatedAt Collegiate School at Strasbourg
employer Government of the United Kingdom
era early 19th century
familyName Huskisson
givenName William
hasMemorial Huskisson Memorial, St James Cemetery
statue of William Huskisson in Liverpool
ideology economic liberalism
free trade
knownFor advocacy of free trade reforms
reform of British tariff policy
support for gradual removal of protectionist measures
languagesSpoken English
French
memberOf Privy Council of the United Kingdom
monarchDuringService George IV
William IV
notableFor being one of the first widely reported railway accident fatalities
participatedIn Liverpool and Manchester Railway opening ceremony
placeOfBirth Birtsmorton Court
Worcestershire NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Lancashire
Newton-le-Willows
Parkside railway station
politicalAlignment Canningite
Tory
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Chichester
Member of Parliament for Harwich
Member of Parliament for Liskeard
Member of Parliament for Liverpool
President of the Board of Trade
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
Treasurer of the Navy
spouse Emily Huskisson
workField economics
trade policy

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
William Huskisson ("Huskisson")
familyName
Political Economy Club
notableMember
Corn Laws debate
significantPerson

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