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
George Gale (MP) the poor of the City as well as monies to pay for repair of local roads. He was elected to Parliament in a by-election in 1529 after the death of Peter Jackson, one of two Members for the Constituency. Though he did not serve for the remainder of that Parliament, he stood for election in 1532-33. Gale was recorded as attending for most of that session. He was not recorded as having sat in the 1539 Parliament, but was re-elected for his final term in 1539. George Gale (MP) George Gale was Member of Parliament for York during the Parliaments