Huskisson
[ huhs-kuh-suhn ]
noun
William, 1770–1830, British statesman and financier.
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How to use Huskisson in a sentence
There was a bust, too, of poor Mr. Huskisson, taken after death.
Records of a Girlhood | Frances Ann KembleMessrs. Huskisson and Darroll went into the firing line with the Highlanders.
From Aldershot to Pretoria | W. E. SellersMr. Huskisson introduced a bill at that time, reducing the duty on organzine to 5s., and the duty on other raw silk to 3d.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreThe ablest men who held office at the time were Canning, Huskisson, and Peel.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie StephenHuskisson's melancholy death has left us unable to say whether upon this matter he would have been as convertible as Peel.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie Stephen
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