George Hudson 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 as "The Railway King" – a title conferred on him by Sydney Smith in 1844. Hudson played a significant role in linking London to Edinburgh by rail, carrying out the first major merging of railway companies (the Midland Railway), developing his hometown of York into a major railway junction, and represented Sunderland in the House of Commons. Hudson's success was built on dubious financial practices
USS Hudson (1826) Bahia on 5 August. She remained at New York as a receiving ship until 1844, when she was broken up and sold. USS Hudson (1826) The first USS "Hudson" was a wooden hulled, three-masted sailing frigate in the United States Navy. "Hudson", formerly "Liberator", was built in 1826 for the Greek government by Smith & Dimon of New York. When Greece was unable to pay for her, she was purchased by the Navy and commissioned at New York. In 1828, "Hudson" began fitting out for what was to be her only cruise, and during this period was inspected by President