Talk:William Huskisson
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[edit] Place of birth?
Some references incorrectly quote William Huskisson's place of birth as Birch Moreton Court, Warwickshire. Other references quote it as Birchmoreton Court, Worcestershire. In fact the place is called Birtsmorton Court near Malvern in Worcestershire. See Birtsmorton Court which shows it as a privately owned medieval moated manor house. Location WR13 6JS
See also external link BUSHBURY IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY which has more details about the Huskisson family history at Oxley Manor in Bushbury near Wolverhampton.
DFH 14:20:42, 2005-09-10 (UTC)
[edit] Forthcoming book
I've just finished a book about Huskisson and will be adding some detail to this article at some point, but just now I found the following contemporary account of the Death of Huskisson - at http://home.freeuk.net/don-aitken/wade/1830c.html Mintguy (T) 13:22, 19 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- DEATH OF MR. HUSKISSON.—Today was fixed for the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway; it had been four years in progress, and up to May 31 the expenditure on the works amounted to £7,391,656. The duke of Wellington, Mr. Huskisson, and other public characters had been invited to be present at the opening ceremony. A very handsome carriage prepared for the duke led the procession from Liverpool. At Parkfield, the engines stopped to renew the feeders and take in a supply of fuel. Here, contrary to the printed directions of the directors, several gentlemen descended from the carriages, among them, Mr. Huskisson. Mr. William Holmes, M.P., thinking the moment favourable for bringing Mr. Huskisson and the duke together, and for producing a renewed good feeling between them, led Mr. Huskisson round to that part of the car where the duke was stationed, who perceiving the advance of the hon. gentleman, immediately held out his hand to him, which was shaken in a very cordial manner.
- At this moment, the Rocket was perceived to be on the advance, and there was a general cry Get in ! Get in ! Mr. Huskisson hesitating, was knocked down by the steam-carriage, which went over his thigh and lacerated him in so dreadful a manner as to occasion his death the following night. On being raised from the ground, by the Earl of Wilton and Mr. Parkes, Mr. Huskisson said, “This is my death—God, forgive me!” An occasion of very natural exultation was thus converted into one of mourning. Mr. Huskisson was in the 60th year of his age, an and, with lord Dudey, headed a small but clever political section, of which the Grants, lord Palmerston, and Mr. William Lamb, were members. He did not stand high, any more than his party, for public disintrestedness; nor was he distinguished for eloquence: he had neither the graces of diction, fluency, nor readiness of speech; but was acute, full, and correct in information, and was listened to with deference by the house of commons, especially on commercial subjects, with the principles and statistics of which he was well acquainted. His life had been mainly spent in office, to which he was passionately attached, and at the last unhappy catastrophe seems to have been engaged, in concert with Mr. Holmes, in an amicable overture to the minister by whom he had been haughtily treated.
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- My understanding was that he couldn't get back on the train because he was too fat. I read an account similar to the one above which indicated his weight caused him to stumble backwards (or hesitate) and he got run over. This isn't reflected in that bloody statue! Bloody artists romantisicing our fat-arse politicians. Imaging a statue of a chizled, attractive John Prescott, Anne Widdicome or Gordon Brown in 100 years time or so. Actually, don't. No one will ever bother making statues of those fat worthless gits, so don't waste your time imagining them. Well, maybe Brown. We'll see. Hopefully it will have an authentic glass-eye/security camera or, if he's really good a Primeminister, a ruby/emerald/diamond. Where was I? Oh aye, Huskisson was fat and fell over.--Crestville 16:11, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Thomas Huskisson - Eyewitness to Trafalgar
Picking up on the family history section, the book Eyewitness to Trafalgar by Thomas Huskisson was reprinted in 1985 as a limited edition of 1000; (Ellisons' Editions, ISBN 0946092095). DFH 18:50, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
He died without children. Who were his heirs? Why have the Ettricks & Lawrences carried his name forward, and continue the history of being related to him? ¬¬¬¬ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.173.52.56 (talk) 06:20, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
