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1770 – 1830William Huskisson (1770-1830)Died 15 September 1830, aged 60Huskisson was a British statesman and former Cabinet minister who championed free trade policy in the 1820s. He became one of the first widely reported railway casualties when he was struck and fatally injured by Stephenson's Rocket at the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. His death drew national attention to the dangers of the new railway technology.