George Bickersteth Hudson (16 March 1845 – 29 February 1912) was a British

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politician and barrister who served as the

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for

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from

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to 1906. Hudson was born at Frogmore Hall''1861 England Census'' in

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, the second son of Rev. Thomas Dawson Hudson and his wife, Isabella Mary Bennett.''England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975''''England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973'' He was educated at

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and

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. He was called to the bar by the

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in 1872.

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1845 births 1912 deaths English barristers UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 UK MPs 1900–1906 Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies People from Hitchin People from Hertfordshire (before 1965) Members of the Inner Temple Deputy Lieutenants of Hertfordshire People educated at Rugby School Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford English justices of the peace {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1840s-stub