George Hudson his time as Mayor of York is still displayed in the York Mansion House, once found in the basement and currently at the top of the main staircase. The painting has itself survived the years following his fall from grace in remarkable condition, but its frame, bearing a description of his accomplishments and titles has been disfigured, thought to be the work of disgruntled successors. George Hudson George Hudson (probably 10 March 1800 – 14 December 1871) was an English railway financier and politician who, because he controlled a significant part of the railway network in the 1840s, became known
George Knapp (MP) the 1807 election, winning by a margin of seven. He died in mysterious circumstances in 1809. There were reports that he was thrown from a gig on his head and died from an affection of the brain and fatal fever but there are suspicions that it may have been as a result of a duel. George was a gambler and never married but is believed to have had two illegitimate daughters, based on the evidence within his will. George Knapp (MP) George Knapp (1754 – 1809) was a British Member of Parliament. George Knapp was born during 1754 in Abingdon,