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Sir Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson, 1st Baronet (6 February 1897 – 29 November 1956) was aConservative Party politician in theUnited Kingdom.
Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson was born on the 6 February 1897 to surgeon Leopold Hudson. He went to school atEton before attending theRoyal Military College,Sandhurst. He served with the Guards machine-gun regiment from 1915 until 1920.[1]
Hudson was first elected at the1922 general election asMember of Parliament (MP) forIslington East, but lost the seat at the1923 election. He returned toParliament at the1924 general election when he won theHackney North seat from theLiberal Party MPJohn Harris. He held that seat until theLabour landslide at the1945 general election, when he lost by a large margin to Labour'sHenry Goodrich. Hudson was returned to theHouse of Commons at the1950 general election for the newLewisham North, representing the seat until his death.[1]
InRamsay MacDonald'sNational Government 1931–1935 Hudson was appointedLord of the Treasury (i.e., a governmentwhip), and in thesecond National Government he wasParliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport from 1935 to 1939, and thenCivil Lord of the Admiralty from 1939 to 1940. Hudson was reappointed to the Admiralty inWinston Churchill'swar-time coalition, but he left the government in March 1942. He returned to office briefly in 1945, asParliamentary Secretary to theMinister of Fuel and Power in Churchill's 1945caretaker government which held office from May to July that year.[1]
In 1930, Hudson married Margaret (Peggy) Broadbent, daughter of Harold Broadbent and Hilda, Viscountess Dillon. The couple had no children.[1]
Hudson was made abaronet in July 1942, ofNorth Hackney, in theCounty of Middlesex.[2] Hudson was chairman of Morgan Brothers (Publishers). Ltd., a governor of Westminster hospital and an honorary treasurer of the National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis.[1]
On 29 November 1956, after several weeks as a patient inWestminster Hospital, Hudson died aged 59.[1] A memorial service was held atSt Martin-in-the-Fields church on 14 December 1956.[3]
His widow, Margaret, was an early employer ofArchibald Hall, a known serial murderer and thief.[4][page needed]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forIslington East 1922 –1923 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forHackney North 1924 –1945 | Succeeded by |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament forLewisham North 1950 –1956 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Cuthbert Headlam, to 1934 | Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport 1935–1939 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Civil Lord of the Admiralty 1939–1942 | Succeeded by |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet of North Hackney, Middlesex 1942–1956 | Extinct |