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 Garrard (MP) George Garrard (MP) George Garrett or Garrard (1579 – after 1650) was an English Member of Parliament. He was a younger son of Sir William Garrard of Dorney Court, Buckinghamshire and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Rowe, Lord Mayor of London 1568-69. He was educated at Merton College, Oxford from 1594, graduating BA in 1597 and MA in 1603. He was a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber extraordinary to Prince Henry in 1610-12. He was in the employ of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury from 1614 to 1672. In 1621 he was elected Member of Parliament for Wigan in