John T. Hudson

John T. Hudson
Collector of the Port of Buffalo
In office
1854–1858
Appointed byFranklin Pierce
Preceded byWilliam Ketchum
Succeeded byWarren Bryant
Personal details
Born(1810-06-07)June 7, 1810
Schenectady, New York
DiedApril 16, 1887(1887-04-16) (aged 76)
Buffalo, New York
SpouseGertrude Craig
ChildrenArchibald Craig Hudson

John T. Hudson (June 7, 1810 – April 16, 1887) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Early life

Hudson was born on June 7, 1810, in Schenectady, New York.[1]

Career

Hudson lived in Buffalo, New York, and became a lawyer,[2] and "a man of large wealth."[3] From 1832 to 1836, he formed a law partnership with George P. Barker, later the New York State Attorney General.[1]

In November 1846, he was elected on the Democratic and Anti-Rent tickets a canal commissioners.[4] Under the Act of May 6, 1844, there were two canal commissioners to be elected to a four-year term beginning on February 1, 1847, but at the same State election the voters ratified the New York State Constitution of 1846 which extended the terms of the incumbent commissioners until the end of 1847, calling for a new election in November 1847. Thus Hudson could not take office for his elected term. However, shortly before the State election, Commissioner Jonas Earll, Jr. had died, and Hudson was appointed on December 3, 1846, by Governor Silas Wright to fill the vacancy and remained in office until the end of 1847.[5]

In 1854, he was appointed by President Franklin Pierce to succeed William Ketchum as Collector of Customs at Buffalo.[6][7]

He was a delegate to the 1860 Democratic National Convention.[8]

Personal life

The Tifft House, Buffalo.

On November 18, 1840, Hudson was to married Gertrude Craig (1820–1851), daughter of Archibald Craig, a Schenectady banker,[9] and Anna Maria (née Robinson) Craig.[10][11] Together, they had one son:[1]

  • Archibald Craig Hudson (1841–1876),[12] who was engaged in the malting business, with Andrew M. Marsh under the firm name Hudson & Marsh, until his death.[13]

Both wife and son predeceased him. At his death, his nearest relatives were his cousin, Sir William Brown of Brown Bros., brokers in New York City, although Sir William lived in London.[14] Hudson died on April 16, 1887, at the Tifft House hotel in Buffalo,[3] his residence for the last twenty years of his life.[14] After a funeral at St. Paul's Cathedral, he was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c ""One More Vacant Chair." Only Two of the Original Eight Left at the Bachelor Table at the Tifft". The Buffalo Sunday Morning News. 17 April 1887. p. 1. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  2. ^ Senate, United States Congress (1887). Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America. Order of the Senate of the United States. pp. 152, 203, 747. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Death of John T. Hudson". The Buffalo Commercial. 16 April 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. ^ Hammond, Jabez Delano, Jabez Delano (1849). The History of Political Parties in the State of New-York: From the Ratification of the Federal Constitution to December, 1840 ... Syracuse, New York: Phinney & Company. p. 689. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. ^ Hough, Franklin Benjamin (1858). The New York Civil List: Containing the Names and Origin of the Civil Divisions, and the Names and Dates of Election Or Appointment of the Principal State and County Officers from the Revolution to the Present Time. Weed, Parsons and Company. p. 42. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Appointments by the President" (PDF). The New York Times. February 8, 1854. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  7. ^ House, United States Congress (1859). House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th Congress, 2d Session-49th Congress, 1st Session. p. 150. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  8. ^ Sweet, Sylvanus H. (1863). Documentary Sketch of New York State Canals. Van Benthuysen. p. 257. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  9. ^ Pruyn, John VanSchaick Lansing (1834). Briefs. Packard and Van Benthuysen. p. 3. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  10. ^ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. New England Historic Genealogical Society. 1919. p. 130. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  11. ^ Foley, Janet Wethy (1937). Early Settlers of New York State: Their Ancestors and Descendants, Volu: Their Ancestors and Descendants, Volumes I-VI (PART II - iv-vi). Heritage Books. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-7884-3712-0. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  12. ^ Phi, Sigma (1915). Catalogue of the Sigma Phi: E.P.V. Society. p. 56. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  13. ^ Buffalo City Directory. Courier Company of Buffalo. 1875. p. 425. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  14. ^ a b "John T. Hudson's Career". The Buffalo Times. 18 April 1887. p. 4. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Funeral of John T. Hudson". The Buffalo Commercial. 19 April 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 27 January 2023.