Viscount Hudson
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Viscount Hudson, of Pewsey in the County of Wiltshire, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1952 for the Conservative politician Robert Hudson
. He was the son of Robert William Hudson
and the grandson of soap-flake manufacturer Robert Spear Hudson
. The title became extinct on the early death of the first Viscount's son, the second Viscount, in 1963.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created in 1952 for the Conservative politician Robert Hudson
Robert Hudson, 1st Viscount Hudson
Robert Spear Hudson, 1st Viscount Hudson CH PC was a British Conservative Party politician who held a number of ministerial posts during the Second World War....
. He was the son of Robert William Hudson
Robert William Hudson
Robert William Hudson was born in West Bromwich, the eldest son of Robert Spear Hudson who had founded a soap-flake manufacturing business. Hudson managed his father's company until it was taken over by Lever Brothers Ltd in 1908....
and the grandson of soap-flake manufacturer Robert Spear Hudson
Robert Spear Hudson
Robert Spear Hudson was an English businessman who popularised dry soap powder.-Early days:He was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, the third son and fourth child of John and Sarah Hudson. His father was minister at Mares Green Congregational Chapel in West Bromwich...
. The title became extinct on the early death of the first Viscount's son, the second Viscount, in 1963.
Viscounts Hudson (1952)
- Robert Spear Hudson, 1st Viscount HudsonRobert Hudson, 1st Viscount HudsonRobert Spear Hudson, 1st Viscount Hudson CH PC was a British Conservative Party politician who held a number of ministerial posts during the Second World War....
(1886–1957) - Robert William Hudson, 2nd Viscount Hudson (1924–1963)