Thomas Jefferson Hudson
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Thomas Jefferson Hudson (October 30, 1839 - January 4, 1923) was a U.S. Representative
from Kansas
.
Born near Jamestown, Indiana
, Hudson attended Lebanon (Indiana) Academy and Wabash College
, Crawfordsville, Indiana
.
He moved to Nodaway, Missouri
, in 1854.
He spent much of the Civil War on an unexplained mission in Nevada.
He moved to Coysville, Kansas, in 1866 and taught in the first county school.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in Iola, Kansas
, in June 1869.
He moved to Fredonia, Kansas
, in 1869 and commenced practice.
Aided in the adoption of the Fifteenth amendment.
Treasurer and member of the first Fredonia school board in the early seventies.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1870.
He served as mayor of Fredonia in 1871.
Organized the Wilson County Bank in Fredonia in 1871.
He was graduated from the law department of the University of Cincinnati, Ohio
, in 1874.
He served as prosecuting attorney for Wilson County 1884-1886.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1884, 1888, 1896.
Hudson was elected as a Populist to the Fifty-third
Congress (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894.
He resumed the practice of law in Fredonia.
Regent of the State college of agriculture in 1897 and 1898.
He died in Wichita, Kansas
, on January 4, 1923.
He was interred in Fredonia Cemetery, Fredonia, Kansas
.
Hudson's daughter, Lois Hudson (1873–1948) married
Fredonia banker Guy W. Allen, was widowed by his early
death, became a famous newspaper editor and publisher,
serving as President of the Colorado Press Association.
She ended her career in Alaska and
is featured in Cherry Lyon Jones' book
Remarkable Alaska Women.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
.
Born near Jamestown, Indiana
Jamestown, Indiana
Jamestown is a town in Jackson Township, Boone County and Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 958 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Jamestown is located at ....
, Hudson attended Lebanon (Indiana) Academy and Wabash College
Wabash College
Wabash College is a small, private, liberal arts college for men, located in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Along with Hampden-Sydney College and Morehouse College, Wabash is one of only three remaining traditional all-men's liberal arts colleges in the United States.-History:Wabash College was founded...
, Crawfordsville, Indiana
Crawfordsville, Indiana
Crawfordsville is a city in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 15,915. The city is the county seat of Montgomery County...
.
He moved to Nodaway, Missouri
Nodaway, Missouri
Nodaway, Missouri is a former town in Andrew County, Missouri near the confluence of the Nodaway River and Missouri RiverThe Lewis and Clark Expedition camped by the town on Nodaway Island on July 8, 1804 and took note of the river, on their trip to explore what would become the Oregon Country.The...
, in 1854.
He spent much of the Civil War on an unexplained mission in Nevada.
He moved to Coysville, Kansas, in 1866 and taught in the first county school.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in Iola, Kansas
Iola, Kansas
Iola is a city situated along the Neosho River in the northwestern part of Allen County, located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,704. Iola is the county seat of Allen County. It is named in honor of Iola Colborn.-History:The...
, in June 1869.
He moved to Fredonia, Kansas
Fredonia, Kansas
Fredonia is a city in and the county seat of Wilson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,482.-History:...
, in 1869 and commenced practice.
Aided in the adoption of the Fifteenth amendment.
Treasurer and member of the first Fredonia school board in the early seventies.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1870.
He served as mayor of Fredonia in 1871.
Organized the Wilson County Bank in Fredonia in 1871.
He was graduated from the law department of the University of Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
, in 1874.
He served as prosecuting attorney for Wilson County 1884-1886.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1884, 1888, 1896.
Hudson was elected as a Populist to the Fifty-third
53rd United States Congress
The Fifty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1893 to March 4, 1895, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894.
He resumed the practice of law in Fredonia.
Regent of the State college of agriculture in 1897 and 1898.
He died in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
, on January 4, 1923.
He was interred in Fredonia Cemetery, Fredonia, Kansas
Fredonia, Kansas
Fredonia is a city in and the county seat of Wilson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,482.-History:...
.
Hudson's daughter, Lois Hudson (1873–1948) married
Fredonia banker Guy W. Allen, was widowed by his early
death, became a famous newspaper editor and publisher,
serving as President of the Colorado Press Association.
She ended her career in Alaska and
is featured in Cherry Lyon Jones' book
Remarkable Alaska Women.