George Hudson (entomologist) Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Hudson's wife, Florence, died in 1935. They left one daughter. Hudson died on 5 April 1946 at his home "Hillview" in the Wellington suburb of Karori. George Hudson (entomologist) George Vernon Hudson (20 April 1867 – 5 April 1946) was a British-born New Zealand entomologist and astronomer. He won the Hector Memorial Medal. Born in London, England, on Easter Saturday, 1867 Hudson was the sixth child of Emily Jane Carnal and Charles Hudson, an artist and stained-glass window designer. By the age of 14 he had built up a collection of British insects,
George Turpin (MP) George Turpin (MP) Sir George Turpin (1529–1583), of Knaptoft, Leicestershire and London, was an English Member of Parliament. He was the younger son of John Turpin of Knaptoft. He succeeded his brother in 1551 and was knighted 21 August 1566. He was elected a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Leicestershire in November 1554, 1563 and 1572. He was a Justice of the Peace for Leicestershire and was appointed High Sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire for 1565 and High Sheriff of Leicestershire only for 1574. He married Frances, the daughter of Sir Robert Lane of Horton, Northamptonshire, with