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Huskisson

American  
[huhs-kuh-suhn] / ˈhʌs kə sən /

noun

  1. William, 1770–1830, British statesman and financier.


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On 10 February at Jervis Bay, the Huskisson RSL will hold its annual reunion for Voyager survivors and the families of those who died.

From The Guardian Feb. 8, 2018

Tim Huskisson added 14 points before fouling out for Northern Colorado, which shot 49.1 percent on 53 attempts from the field to win its third straight and get the season sweep.

From Washington Times Mar. 8, 2015

We were all stopped accordingly and presently a hundred voices were heard exclaiming that Mr. Huskisson was killed. 

From Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years by Various

Thus he acquired a knowledge of trade and finance, second only to that of the later Mr. Huskisson.

From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Henry B. Stanton

Some of these are of a truly refined and pathetic character, such as the monument to the countess of Leicester, that to his friend Mrs Huskisson in Chichester cathedral, and that of the Bonomi children.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" by Various

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