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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.
George Hudson (born March 1800, York, Yorkshire, Eng.—died Dec. 14, 1871, London) was an English financier, known as the “railway king,” whose enterprise made York a major railway and commercial hub.
George Vernon Hudson FRSNZ (20 April 1867 – 5 April 1946) was a British-born New Zealand entomologist credited with proposing the modern daylight saving time. He was awarded the Hector Memorial Medal in 1923.
Jun 1, 2006 · Though not technically gifted, George Hudson proved to be a very able promoter and organiser, who became king of the railway world by the early 1840s. A farmer's son from the East Yorkshire village of Howsham, he was educated locally, inherited some £30,000 from a great uncle, moved to York and there began his career as railway promoter.
- Derek H Aldcroft
- 2006
George Hudson is the man York has to thank for its prominent role in the railways. Born in Howsham, about 12 miles north-east of York, he was the fifth son of a farmer. On leaving school in 185 he was apprenticed to a firm of drapers in York.
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.
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George Hudson 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.
