Name David Hudson | ||
David Hudson (August 23, 1782 Dutchess County, New York - January 12, 1860 Geneva, Ontario County, New York) was an American lawyer, writer and politician from New York.
Life
He was the son of Asa Hudson (b. 1749) and Mary (Scott) Hudson (1752–1825). On January 16, 1816, he married Hester (Hetty) Schuyler Dey (1792–1863).
In 1821, he published History of Jemima Wilkinson (on-line version).
He was a Whig member from Ontario County of the New York State Assembly in 1838. In 1840, he was elected a canal commissioner, and remained in office until 1842.
He, his wife, and three of their children who died in infancy were buried at Pulteney Street Cemetery in Geneva, NY.
References
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