Ralph Milbanke Hudson | |
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| Born | 1848 or 1849 |
| Died | 6 March 1938 (aged 89) |
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| Political party | Conservative |
Ralph Milbanke Hudson (1849 — 6 March 1938) was an English shipowner and politician.
He was born in 1849 inThe Boldons, the son of Ralph Milbanke Hudson the elder, of Oak Lea,Witton Gilbert,County Durham.[1][2] He was educated privately and abroad.[1]
Hudson joined the family shipowning business, R. M. Hudson & Sons, of Tavistock House,Sunderland.[1] From 1882 he was a member of the River Wear Commissioners, representing coal owners.[1][2]
In 1895, the company, with other British partners, bought into meat-packing premises on theRiver Plate;[3] and the SSMeath andSSWexford began in the meat trade with Argentina, to 1886, followed by a period where they were chartered more generally.[4] By 1912, R. M. Hudson & Sons was running a regular cargo trade with Argentina.[5]
In 1918, Hudson was elected asUnionist Member of Parliament forSunderland. He held the seat until 1922.[6]
He represented Sunderland withLloyds Register of Shipping, was chairman of the finance committee of the Shipping Federation, and a member of the council of the International Shipping Federation.[2]
Hudson died inYarm, aged 89, on 6 March 1938.[2]
Hudson married, in 1883, Eliza Westropp Palliser, daughter of Graham Palliser ofPlymouth.[1]
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