- GB-2014-WSA-09683
- Persona
- 1810-1885
HUDSON, SIR JAMES, son of Harrington Hudson (qv); b. 2 Jan 1810; adm. 20 Sep 1825 (Singleton's), having previously been at Rugby School; Assistant Private Secretary to King William IV Jul 1830- Jun 1837; Gentleman Usher to Queen Adelaide Nov 1831-49 [but not listed by Sainty]; sent to Rome to fetch back Sir Robert Peel 1834; known as a result as “Hurry Hudson”; Secretary of Legation, Washington 1838, The Hague 1843, Rio de Janeiro 1845; Envoy Extraordinary to Emperor of Brazil 14 May 1850; appointed Envoy to Grand Duke of Tuscany 29 Aug 1851, but never went to Florence; Envoy Extraordinary to King of Sardinia 19 Jan 1852 – 20 Oct 1863; employed in successful negotiations 1855 to despatch a Sardinian contingent to the Crimea; sympathetic to cause of Italian unity; declined Embassy at Constantinople 1863; lived principally in Italy after retirement; CB 1 Mar 1851; KCB 2 May 1855; GCB 11 Aug 1863; d. at Strasbourg 20 Sep 1885. DNB.