George Hudson Bentinck introduced a bill to build a railway network in Ireland. The cost of the proposal was £16 million which George Hudson, no doubt sensing an opportunity, supported. The government did not support the bill which was ultimately defeated. In the run up to the 1852 general election Hudson – who by this time was in severe financial difficulty – spoke on several issues including a repeal of a timber tax and on a corrupt practices bill. He was re-elected by 54 votes in the election but with his railway career in decline and drinking heavily he presented rather a
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