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Hudson is a
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and the
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of Columbia County,
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, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 5,894. Located on the east side of the
Hudson River The Hudson River is a river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York and flows southward through the Hudson Valley to the New York Harbor between N ...
and 120 miles from the
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, it was named for the river and its explorer
Henry Hudson Henry Hudson ( 1565 – disappeared 23 June 1611) was an English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century, best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and parts of the northeastern United States. In 1607 and 160 ...
.


History

The native
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people had occupied this territory for hundreds of years before
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colonists began to settle here in the 17th century, calling it "Claverack Landing". In 1662, some of the Dutch bought this area of land from the Mahican. It was originally part of the Town of Claverack. In 1783, the area was settled largely by Quaker
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whalers and merchants hailing primarily from the islands of
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and
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in Massachusetts, and
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, led by Thomas and Seth Jenkins. They capitalized on Hudson being at the head of navigation on the
Hudson River The Hudson River is a river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York and flows southward through the Hudson Valley to the New York Harbor between N ...
and developed it as a busy port. Hudson was chartered as a city in 1785. The self-described "Proprietors" laid out a city grid. By 1786, the city had several fine wharves, warehouses, a spermaceti-works and fifteen hundred residents. In 1794,
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of the New York City shipping and commission agents, Alsop & Hicks relocated to Hudson for a brief time. He continued to maintain a part interest in the firm and brought in customers from the Hudson area, including: Thomas Jenkins & Sons, Seth Jenkins, and the Paddock family, among others. After Alsop's death in November 1794, his partner,
Isaac Hicks Isaac Hicks (1767 – January 10, 1820) was a Quaker merchant, active in the mercantile and shipping business from 1790-1807, both by himself and in partnerships. Hicks Nursery in Westbury, New York is still in business to this day, and its site is ...
, began to focus more of his efforts towards increasing his sale of whale products-especially oil and spermaceti candles. Hudson grew rapidly as an active port and came within one vote of being named by the state legislature as the capital of New York state, losing to Albany, an historic center of trade from the 17th century.Margaret B. Schram, ''Hudson's Merchants and Whalers: The Rise and Fall of a River Port, 1783-1850'', Black Dome Printing, 2004 Hudson grew rapidly, and by 1790 was the 24th-largest city in the United States. In 1820, it had a population of 5,310 and ranked as the fourth-largest city in New York, after New York City, Albany and Brooklyn. Construction of the
Erie Canal The Erie Canal is a historic canal in upstate New York that runs east-west between the Hudson River and Lake Erie. Completed in 1825, the canal was the first navigable waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, vastly reducing t ...
in 1824 drew development west in the state, stimulating development of cities related to
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trade, such as
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and Buffalo, although the Hudson River continued to be important to commerce. The renowned case of ''
People v. Croswell ''The People of the State of New York v. Harry Croswell'' (3 Johns. Cas. 337 N.Y. 1804), commonly known and cited as ''People v. Croswell'', is an important case in the evolution of United States defamation law. It was a criminal libel case brough ...
'' began in Hudson when
Harry Croswell Harry Croswell (June 16, 1778 – March 13, 1858) was a crusading political journalist, a publisher, author, and an Episcopal Church clergyman. Though largely self-educated, he received an honorary degree of A. M. from Yale College in 1817, ...
published on September 9, 1802 an attack on
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in the Federalist paper ''The Wasp''. The state's Democratic-Republican attorney General
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indicted Croswell for a seditious libel. The case eventually wound up with
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defending Crosswell before the New York Supreme court in Albany in 1804. Crosswell lost, apparently due the influence of anti-Federalist Justice Morgan Lewis. However, enough state assemblymen had observed the trial that in 1805 they changed the state law on libel. During the 19th century, considerable industry was developed in Hudson, and the city became known as a factory town. It attracted new waves of immigrants and migrants to industrial jobs. Wealthy factory owners and merchants built fine houses in the Victorian period. Hudson obtained a new charter in 1895. It reached its peak of population in 1930, with 12,337 residents. In 1935, to celebrate the
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of the city, the
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issued the Hudson Half Dollar. The coin is one of the rarest ever minted by the United States Government, with only 10,008 coins struck. On the front of the coin is an image of
Henry Hudson Henry Hudson ( 1565 – disappeared 23 June 1611) was an English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century, best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and parts of the northeastern United States. In 1607 and 160 ...
's ship the ''Half Moon'', and on the reverse is the seal of the city. Local legend has it that coin was minted on the direct order of President
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to thank the Hudson City Democratic Committee for being the first to endorse him for state senator and governor. In the late 19th and first half of the 20th century, Hudson became notorious as a center of vice, especially
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and
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.Bruce Edward Hall, ''Diamond Street: The Story of the Little Town with the Big Red Light District'', Black Dome Printing, 1994 The former Diamond Street is today Columbia Street. At the peak of the vice industry, Hudson boasted more than 50 bars. These rackets were mostly broken up in 1951, after surprise raids of Hudson
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s by
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under orders from Governor
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netted several local policemen, among other customers. In 2020, HudsonUP, a
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pilot was launched in Hudson by The Spark of Hudson community center together with Humanity Forward Foundation.


Land use controversy

From late 1998 until spring 2005, a
land-use conflict A land-use conflict occurs when there are conflicting views on land-use policies, such as when an increasing population creates competitive demands for the use of the land, causing a negative impact on other land uses nearby. Common types Urban ...
took place when St. Lawrence Cement (SLC), a subsidiary of Swiss multinational Holderbank (since renamed
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), then one of the world's largest cement companies, proposed to build a cement-manufacturing plant. The massive coal-fired plant project would have occupied more than in the city of Hudson and the town of Greenport. Supporters cited the project for jobs and stimulating other growth. Sustained grassroots opposition to the project was led by business owner Peter JungPublic Broadcasting System
(PBS), from ''Two Square Miles'' documentary: "Jung co-founded Friends of Hudson and served as president of the organization throughout most of its six-year battle with St. Lawrence Cement."
and journalist Sam Pratt,
(PBS): "Pratt is the devoted co-founder and executive director of Friends of Hudson, the grassroots organization that has helped score a series of against-the-odds environmental and political victories in the Hudson Valley, including the fight against the St. Lawrence Cement plant proposal."
''The Independent'' newspaper
(Hillsdale, NY): "Opposition leader Sam Pratt, executive director of Friends of Hudson, welcomed the decision." NOTE: Newspaper is now defunct, but this article is archived a
StopThePlant.com
/ref> co-founders of Friends of Hudson (FOH). Opponents argued the proposed project violated state environmental regulations and would adversely affect the river, shoreline, and related habitats. The controversy gained national attention from news outlets such as
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and ''
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'', as well as media outlets in Canada and Switzerland. The project was withdrawn after New York Secretary of State
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determined that the company's plans were inconsistent with New York State's 24 coastal policies. Opponents of the cement project described the ruling as "a colossal relief", and supporters, including the Business Council of New York State, denounced it as "flawed in its logic". Nearly 14,000 public comments were received by the State's Division of Coastal Resources (87% of them opposed to the project), a record for that agency.


LGBTQ community

In the early 21st century, Hudson has become a destination for
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people. In 2010, Hudson High School openly gay seniors, Timothy Howard and Charlie Ferrusi, made national history when they won prom king and queen. During the same year, Hudson hosted its first LGBTQ pride parade, attended by several hundred people. Lil' Deb's Oasis is a restaurant in the city that hosts queer events and is an LGBTQ gathering space.


Geography

According to the
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 7.38%, is water. Hudson is located 120 miles from New York Harbor, at the head of navigation on the Hudson River, on what originally was a spit of land jutting into the Hudson River between the South Bay and North Bay. Both bays have been largely filled in. Across the Hudson River lies the town of
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in Greene County; a ferry connected the two municipalities during much of the 19th century. Between them lies Middle Ground Flats, a former
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that grew due to both natural
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and also from dumping the spoils of
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; today it is inhabited by deer and a few occupants of quasi-legal summer shanties. The Town of Greenport borders the other three sides of the city.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2010, there were 6,713 people, 2,766 households, and 1,368 families residing in the city. The population was estimated at 6,64
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in 2013. These numbers include the approximately 360 residents of the local Hudson Correctional Facility. Population declines since the late 20th century may be attributable to demographic trends in which retirees, young couples, childless couples, singles, and weekenders have been gradually replacing larger families in the city. They have converted apartment buildings to single-family homes, and the number of unoccupied homes and rate of tax delinquency have declined. The
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was 3,110.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,201.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 59.0% (55.5% Non-Hispanic)
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, 25.0%
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, 0.4% Native American, 7.1%
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, 0.1%
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, and 5.2% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 8.2% of the population. There were 2,766 households, out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 24.6% were
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living together, 19.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.5% were non-families. 40.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 3.09. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $35,117, and the median income for a family was $37,400. Males had a median income of $26,274 versus $22,598 for females. The
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for the city was $22,353. About 23.0% of families and 23.2% of the population were below the
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, including 31.8% of those under age 18 and 19.1% of those age 65 or over.


Government

The city has a mayor-council form of elected government. Since the 1990s, seven mayors have served: William Allen, Dolly Allen, Richard Scalera, Kenneth Cranna, Richard Tracy, William Hallenbeck, Tiffany Martin Hamilton and Rick Rector. This period has been marked by unusual levels of friction between elected officials and residents, as the demographics and economics of the city have shifted. The Common Council consists of ten members elected from five districts, and a Council President elected citywide, as is the Treasurer.


Economy

After a steep economic decline in the 1960s and '70s, following the loss of jobs due to restructuring in the manufacturing sector, the city has undergone a significant revival. The economy has shifted to one based on
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, services and related retail. Attracted by its quality architecture, a group of
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s dealers opened shops on the city's main thoroughfare, Warren Street, in the mid-1980s. Among these were the Hudson Antiques Center, founded by Alain Pioton, and the English Antiques Center. In the early 21st century, the city has nearly seventy shops now, represented by the Hudson Antiques Dealers Association (HADA). The business revival stimulated tourism and attracted residents, some taking second homes in the city. It has become known for its active arts scene, restaurants, art galleries and nightlife, in addition to the antique shops.


Transportation

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, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Hudson via the Hudson station. Columbia County Public Transportation provides local service and commuter service to Albany.


Attractions

Hudson is home to the Firemen's Association of the State of New York (FASNY) Museum of Firefighting, one of the largest fire service-centered museums in the world. It is on the grounds of the FASNY Firemen's home, the first nursing home for firemen in the country. The Hudson Music Festival was an annual event established in 2011 and was New York's largest free music festival. The fourth annual Hudson Music Festival took place August 8, 9 & 10, 2014 and showcased 100 acts.
Hudson Hall Hudson Hall most commonly refers to: * Hudson Hall (arts organization), an arts venue in Hudson, New York * Hudson Hall (University of Missouri), a dormitory at the University of Missouri See also

* * {{disambiguation ...
, an arts venue and organization, is located on Warren Street in the center of the city. It is New York's oldest operating theater. Time & Space Limited, a not-for-profit arts organization serves the City of Hudson and the Hudson River Valley Region. It shows a wide selection of independent movies. A farmers market takes place on Saturdays, offering a variety of fresh organic products from the Hudson Valley area. The market is conducted outdoors in the warm season and indoor in the wintertime. Olde York Farm is a woman-owned and family-operated distillery sourcing Hudson Valley foraged and farmed ingredients to make seasonal batch spirits. The farm consists of land growing apples for apple based spirits, land for growing grain, and a black walnut tree grove on site at the distillery. The property is part of the historic Jacob Rutsen van Rensselaer House and Mill complex. Rensselaer also had his own distillery and cooperage circa 1805. Today the distillery and cooperage reside in Rensselaer's former carriage house. Barrels are handmade on site to age bourbon, whiskey, and brandy. On weekends, the tasting room is open serving cocktails, local beer, wine, cider, cheese plates, and gourmet grilled cheese. Many local restaurants use fresh meat, eggs, herbs, and produce from local farms and agrarian groups.


National Register of Historic Properties listings

With hundreds of properties listed or eligible to be listed in the State and
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registers of historic places, Hudson has been called the "finest dictionary of American architecture in New York State". The vast majority of properties listed within the Hudson Historic District are considered to be contributing, attesting to their quality.Byrne Fone, ''Historic Hudson: An Architectural Portrait'', Black Dome Press, 2005 These properties include the
Dr. Oliver Bronson House and Estate The Plumb-Bronson House, also known as the Dr. Oliver Bronson House and Stables, is a historic house on Worth Avenue ( United States Route 9) in Hudson, New York. Built in 1811 and significantly altered in 1839 and 1849, it is an important early ...
and
Dr. Oliver Bronson House and Stables The Plumb-Bronson House, also known as the Dr. Oliver Bronson House and Stables, is a historic house on Worth Avenue (United States Route 9) in Hudson, New York. Built in 1811 and significantly altered in 1839 and 1849, it is an important early ...
(both for Dr.
Oliver Bronson Oliver Bronson (October 3, 1799 – June 21, 1875) was an American physician and educator who was "heir to a wealthy Connecticut financier, banker, and real estate speculator." Early life Bronson was born on October 3, 1799, at Breakneck in Middl ...
),
Henry A. and Evanlina Dubois House Henry A. Dubois and Evanlina House is a historic home located at Hudson in Columbia County, New York. It was built about 1840 and is a -story, wood-frame dwelling with a stone-and-brick foundation and hipped roof in the Greek Revival style. Th ...
,
Cornelius H. Evans House The Cornelius H. Evans House is located on Warren Street in downtown Hudson, New York, United States. It is a brick house dating to the mid-19th century. It was the home of Evans, a local brewer and businessman who served two terms as the city' ...
, Front Street-Parade Hill-Lower Warren Street Historic District,
Houses at 37–47 North Fifth Street The houses at 37–47 North Fifth Street in Hudson, New York, United States, are a row of six Italianate buildings. They were built around 1870 by Freeman Coons, a local builder. They are an intact example of late 19th-century worker housing in ...
,
Hudson Almshouse Hudson Almshouse, also known as the Hudson Lunatic Asylum, Hudson Orphan and Relief Association, and Hudson Area Association Library, is a historic almshouse located at Hudson, Columbia County, New York. It was built about 1818, with a substanti ...
, Hudson Historic District, Hudson/Athens Lighthouse, Rossman-Prospect Avenue Historic District,
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William Henry Ludlow House William Henry Ludlow House is a historic home located at Claverack in Columbia County, New York, next to the Ludlow-Van Rensselaer House. It was built in 1786 and is a Georgian-style residence. It is a -story, five-bay center-entrance, brick ...
, Elisha Williams House, Oliver Wiswall House, and
Van Salsbergen House Van Salsbergen House, also known as the Black House and Van Hoesen Stone House, is a historic home located in Greenport near the city of Hudson in Columbia County, New York. It was built about 1700, and is a -story stone dwelling with a steep ...
. Image:FishermenInAthensLookingTowardHudsonWaterfrontNoDate.jpg, Artist's rendering of fishermen on the
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side of the Hudson, with view of City of Hudson waterfront (date unknown) Image:EngravedViewOfCityOfHudsonDateUnknown.jpg, Engraved view of the city (date, artist unknown) Image:WHBartlettSouthEasternViewOfHudsonCityNY1837.jpg, ''South Western View of Hudson City N.Y. from Academy Hill, or Prospect Hill'' (1837) by W.H. Bartlett Image: William_Henry_Ludlow_house,_Claverack,_Columbia_County,_NY,_USA.jpg, The 1786 William Henry Ludlow house


Representation in other media

Several movies and television shows have been filmed in Hudson: *''
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'' (1959), starring
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and
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*'' Ironweed'', starring
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and
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*''
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'', starring
Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three ...
. * The PBS documentary ''Two Square Miles'', directed by Barbara Ettinger, is about Hudson. *''Our Town: Hudson'', WHMT Aired: 2011 * Hudson is referenced throughout the series ''
Gossip Girl ''Gossip Girl'' is an American teen drama television series based on the novel series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series, developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, ran on The CW network for six sea ...
'' as the home of Alison Humphrey and later
Jenny Humphrey Jennifer Tallulah Humphrey is one of the characters in both the ''Gossip Girl'' and '' The It Girl'' series of novels by Cecily von Ziegesar. She is portrayed by Taylor Momsen in the ''Gossip Girl'' television adaptation on The CW. Novel series ...
* Hudson is the town in which author
Lionel Shriver Lionel Shriver (born Margaret Ann Shriver; May 18, 1957) is an American author and journalist who lives in the United Kingdom. Her novel '' We Need to Talk About Kevin'' won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2005. Early life and education Shriver ...
set her 2020 novel ''The Motion of the Body Through Space''.


Local news sources

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The Register Star ''The Register Star'' is a daily newspaper published in Hudson, New York and covering all of Columbia County, New York Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 61,570. The ...
'' *'' Modern Farmer''


Notable people

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Marina Abramović Marina Abramović ( sr-Cyrl, Марина Абрамовић, ; born November 30, 1946) is a Serbian conceptual and performance artist. Her work explores body art, endurance art, feminist art, the relationship between the performer and audienc ...
, performance artist * Robert Adams, American sailor and explorer *
John Ashbery John Lawrence Ashbery (July 28, 1927 – September 3, 2017) was an American poet and art critic. Ashbery is considered the most influential American poet of his time. Oxford University literary critic John Bayley wrote that Ashbery "sounded, in ...
, New York State poet laureate *
Melissa Auf der Maur Melissa Gaboriau Auf der Maur (; born March 17, 1972) is a Canadian musician. Auf der Maur began performing in 1993 after forming the indie rock band Tinker while she was a student at Concordia University. She was recruited as the bassist ...
, musician (
The Smashing Pumpkins The Smashing Pumpkins (also referred to as simply Smashing Pumpkins) are an American alternative rock band from Chicago. Formed in 1988 by frontman and guitarist Billy Corgan, bassist D'arcy Wretzky, guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Chamb ...
,
Hole A hole is an opening in or through a particular medium, usually a solid body. Holes occur through natural and artificial processes, and may be useful for various purposes, or may represent a problem needing to be addressed in many fields of en ...
) and owner of
Basilica Hudson Basilica Hudson is an arts and performance venue in Hudson, New York, US. It was established in 2010 out of a 19th-century factory located near the city's "South Bay" riverfront along the Hudson River. Basilica Hudson schedules its programming b ...
, an arts and performance venue * Rashad Barksdale, New York Giants cornerback *
Jonah Bokaer Jonah Bokaer (born October 1, 1981) is an American choreographer and media artist. He works on live performances in the United States and elsewhere, including choreography, digital media, cross-disciplinary collaborations, and social enterprise. ...
, choreographer, media artist *
J. D. Cannon John Donovan Cannon (April 24, 1922 – May 20, 2005) was an American actor. An alumnus of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, he is best known for his co-starring role of Chief of Detectives Peter B. Clifford in the telev ...
, actor *
Nicolas Carone Nicolas Carone (June 4, 1917 – July 15, 2010) belonged to the early generation of New York School Abstract Expressionist artists. Their artistic innovation by the 1950s had been recognized internationally, including in London and Paris. New ...
, artist * Dave Cole, Sculptor * Rich Conaty (1954-2016), radio disc jockey *
John Corapi John Anthony Corapi (born May 20, 1947), formerly known as Fr. John Corapi, is an inactive Catholic priest of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (S.O.L.T.) in the United States. He was popular in the early 2000s for his regular app ...
, born and grew up in Hudson, accountant who turned to religion and became a Catholic priest, whistleblower in false claims suit in California, spoke about Catholicism on radio and TV; suspended from ministry by his order, he resigned * Lynn Davis, photographer * Tom Davis, comedian *
Alice Mary Dowd Alice Mary Dowd (pen name, Alice M. Dowd; December 16, 1855 – July 2, 1943) was an American educator and author. She was born in West Virginia in 1855 and began teaching at the age of seventeen. Dowd taught for more than three decades before ret ...
(1855–1943), educator, author * Sarah Stoddard Eddy (1831-1904), reformer and clubwoman * George C. Ewing, politician, and founder of
Holyoke, Massachusetts Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, that lies between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 38,238. Located north of Springfield ...
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Joel Flaum Joel Martin Flaum (born November 26, 1936) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern Distri ...
, Judge on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals *
Nancy Fuller Nancy Fuller (also known as Nancy Fuller Ginsberg or Nancy Ginsberg; born March 27, 1949) is an American chef and businesswoman from Claverack, New York. She is the co-owner of Ginsberg's Foods, and the host of the Food Network television series ...
, host of Food Network's ''Farmhouse Rules'' *
Kevin Geary Kevin Geary (born 1952 Lincoln, England.) is an English portrait and abstract artist and poet. Some of his works are in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, London, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Abbey Theatre, Dublin ...
(born 1952), English portrait and abstract artist *
Sanford Robinson Gifford Sanford Robinson Gifford (July 10, 1823 – August 29, 1880) was an American landscape painter and a leading member of the second generation of Hudson River School artists. A highly-regarded practitioner of Luminism, his work was noted for its ...
, was born here in 1823 and grew up here; an artist, he became a member of the second generation of the
Hudson River School The Hudson River School was a mid-19th century American art movement embodied by a group of landscape painters whose aesthetic vision was influenced by Romanticism. The paintings typically depict the Hudson River Valley and the surrounding area, ...
landscape painters. Following his death on August 29, 1880, he was buried in Hudson's Cedar Park Cemetery. *
Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (; ; born December 9, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from New York since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as member of the U.S. House of Re ...
, politician, lawyer, and member of the
United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...
*
Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Timothy Gladwell (born 3 September 1963) is an English-born Canadian journalist, author, and public speaker. He has been a staff writer for ''The New Yorker'' since 1996. He has published seven books: '' The Tipping Point: How Little T ...
- author, essayist, journalist, storyteller, podcast host *
Bibbe Hansen Bibbe Hansen (born January 31, 1952) is an American performance artist, musician and actress. Family Hansen's parents were bohemian Jewish poet Audrey Ostlin Hansen and Fluxus artist Al Hansen, a participant in the Andy Warhol Factory. Her stepf ...
- performance artist, actress, musician * Gaby Hofmann - actress * Hezekiah Lord Hosmer - first chief justice of the
Montana Territory The Territory of Montana was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 26, 1864, until November 8, 1889, when it was admitted as the 41st state in the Union as the state of Montana. Original boundaries T ...
Supreme Court * Joshua Lee, US congressman *
Tyler Lydon Tyler Robert Lydon (born April 9, 1996) is a former American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange. High School career Lydon attended Stissing Mountain High School in Pine Plains, New York, then spen ...
, basketball player, first-round selection in
2017 NBA draft The 2017 NBA draft was held on June 22, 2017, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. ...
* Sam J. Miller, science fiction author * Alex MacKinnon, darts player *
Meshell Ndegeocello Michelle Lynn Johnson, better known as Meshell Ndegeocello (; born August 29, 1968), is a German-born American singer-songwriter, rapper, and bassist. She has gone by the name Meshell Suhaila Bashir-Shakur which is used as a writing credit on so ...
, musician * Benjamin Moore Norman, author and book dealer *
Dawn Langley Simmons Dawn Langley Pepita Simmons (probably 1922 – 18 September 2000) was a prolific English author and biographer. Born as Gordon Langley Hall, Simmons lived her first decades as a male. As a young adult, she became close to British actress Dame M ...
, author and famous hermaphrodite (Simmons lived quietly in Hudson during the 1980s while writing her biography of
Margaret Rutherford Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford, (11 May 1892 – 22 May 1972) was an English actress of stage, television and film. She came to national attention following World War II in the film adaptations of Noël Coward's '' Blithe Spirit'', and Osca ...
) *
Tommy Stinson Thomas Eugene Stinson (born October 6, 1966) is an American rock musician. He came to prominence in the 1980s as the bass guitarist for The Replacements, one of the definitive American alternative rock groups. After their breakup in 1991, Stins ...
, musician *
Bob Trowbridge Robert Trowbridge (June 27, 1930 – April 3, 1980) was an American professional baseball player, a pitcher who appeared in all or parts of five seasons (1956–60) for the Milwaukee Braves and Kansas City Athletics. A right-hander, he was liste ...
, former Major League Baseball pitcher *
Chris Urbanowicz Editors are an English rock band, formed in 2002 in Birmingham. Previously known as Pilot, The Pride and Snowfield, the band currently consists of Tom Smith (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Russell Leetch (bass guitar, synthesiser, backing vocal ...
, musician *
Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren ( ; nl, Maarten van Buren; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party (Uni ...
, US president, set up his first law office in Hudson. *
William Jenkins Worth William Jenkins Worth (March 1, 1794 – May 7, 1849) was an American officer during the War of 1812, the Second Seminole War, and the Mexican–American War. Early military career Worth was commissioned as a first lieutenant in March 1813, s ...
, was born on Union Street in Hudson and grew up here. He entered the military and served as a general during the Mexican–American War. Worth Avenue in Hudson is named after him, as is
Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...
. *
Rupert Wyatt Rupert Wyatt (born 26 October 1972) is an English screenwriter, director and producer. He made his directorial debut with the 2008 film ''The Escapist (2008 film), The Escapist'', which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. His second film wa ...
(film maker)


References and notes


External links


City of Hudson official website

Hudson Area Library

Hudson-Athens Lighthouse

Our Town: Hudson
Documentary produced by
WMHT (TV) WMHT (channel 17) is a television station licensed to Schenectady, New York, United States, serving the Capital District as a member of PBS. It is owned by WMHT Educational Telecommunications alongside NPR member WMHT-FM (89.1). The two stations ...
* {{Authority control Artist colonies Cities in New York (state) County seats in New York (state) Gay villages in New York (state) Cities in Columbia County, New York New York (state) populated places on the Hudson River