Hudson in the mid 1900s

Walter Hudson (25 January 1852 – 18 March 1935) was a Labour Party politician in England. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK Parliament constituency) from 1906 to 1918.

Hudson worked as a guard with the North Eastern Railway for twenty-five years, and joined the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants (ASRS). He served as president of the ASRS for eight years, and in 1899 served on the Royal Commission on Accidents to Railwaymen.[1]

From 1898 to 1906, Hudson was the Irish Secretary of the ASRS, and in the role became active in the Irish Trades Union Congress (ITUC), serving as its president in 1903. He was also active in the British Labour Party, and was elected as Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne at the 1906 United Kingdom general election. He presided over the Labour Party's 1908 conference, and remained active in the ASRS and its successor, the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR), as chief of its movements department.[1]

General election 1918: Newcastle upon Tyne East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Barnes 8,682 58.1 n/a
Labour Walter Hudson 5,195 34.7 n/a
NFDDSS John Thompson 1,079 7.2 n/a
Majority 3,487 23.4 n/a
Turnout 48.7 n/a

Hudson lost his Parliament seat at the 1918 United Kingdom general election, and retired completely in 1923.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hudson, Walter", Who Was Who
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded bySir Walter Richard Plummer and George Renwick Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1906–1918 Served alongside: Thomas Cairns 1906–1908;George Renwick 1908–1910;Edward Shortt 1910–1918 Constituency abolished Trade union offices Preceded byPeter Stewart Macliver President of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants 1892 – 1899 Succeeded byGeorge Thaxton Preceded byWilliam Cave President of the Irish Trades Union Congress 1903 Succeeded byWilliam Walker Preceded byNew position Assistant General Secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen 1913–1919 With: Samuel ChorltonThomas LowthJ. H. Thomas (1913–1916) Succeeded byCharlie Crampas Industrial General Secretary Party political offices Preceded byJ. J. Stephenson Chairman of the Labour Party 1907–1908 Succeeded byJohn Robert Clynes
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