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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › George_HudsonGeorge Hudson - Wikipedia

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   George Hudson (probably 10 March 1800 – 14 December 1871) was an English railway financier and politician who, because he controlled a significant part of the railway network in the 1840s, became known as "The Railway King"—a title conferred on him by Sydney Smith in 1844.

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   Browse Getty Images' premium collection of high-quality, authentic George Hudson stock photos, royalty-free images, and pictures. George Hudson stock photos are available in a variety of sizes and formats to fit your needs.

4. www.historyofyork.org.uk › the-railway-king-george-hudsonThe Railway King: George Hudson: History of York

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   George Hudson and his family by Frederick Frith (c) National Portrait Gallery. 1800AD - 1871AD. George Hudson is the man York has to thank for its prominent role in the railways. Born in Howsham, about 12 miles north-east of York, he was the fifth son of a farmer.

5. www.britannica.com › money › George-HudsonGeorge Hudson | Railway Magnate, Entrepreneur, Tycoon

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   George Hudson (born March 1800, York, Yorkshire, Eng.—died Dec. 14, 1871, London) was an English financier, known as the “railway king,” whose enterprise made York a major railway and commercial hub.

6. www.yorkpress.co.uk › news › 13342494Who was the real George Hudson? | York Press

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   Jun 19, 2015 · Shakespeare could have been speaking about George Hudson, the 19th century railway king. Hudson laid the foundations of York as a modern railway city but has often been cast as a pantomime...

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   Was Shakespeare talking about George Hudson?

   • Shakespeare could have been speaking about George Hudson, the 19th century railway king. Hudson laid the foundations of York as a modern railway city but has often been cast as a pantomime villain, not least by the city he placed most firmly on the railway map.

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   Did George Hudson really transform York into a Victorian city?

   • That bears scant relation to the two men’s differing legacies to their city. It is high time that George Hudson’s achievement of transforming York from a faded Georgian backwater, which was in danger of being consigned to the dustbin of history by the rise of the industrial West Riding, into a thriving Victorian railway city, is recognised.

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   When was George Hudson Street renamed Railway Street?

   • On his fall from grace in 1849, George Hudson Street in York was renamed Railway Street, but in 1971, a century after his death, the street was given back its original name.

   The Railway King: George Hudson: History of York

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9. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk › heritage-and-retroFollowing the trail of the railway king: The legacy George ...

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   Oct 28, 2019 · George Hudson is a name synonymous with Victorian industrial might. He was the York draper who shrewdly invested in railways just as a new transport frontier was being breached - but ended his...