Robert Hudson, 1st Viscount Hudson

Hudson was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford . He entered the Diplomatic Service in 1911, becoming an Attaché and first minister before entering politics.

Hudson was elected as Member Of Parliament for Whitehaven in 1924 and served there until losing in 1929. In 1931 he was returned for Southport . He served in several ministerial posts, becoming a Privy Counsellor in 1938 and the Minister Of Agriculture And Fisheries in 1940, a post he would hold until the 1945 Election . He had a particular interest in farming and was a member of the council of the Royal Agricultural Society .

Hudson was created Viscount Hudson in 1952.

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	1886 births

	hudson, robert spear, 1st viscount

	1957 deaths

	viscounts in the peerage of the united kingdom

	hudson, robert hudson, 1st viscount

	members of the united kingdom parliament for english constituencies

	conservative mps uk

	members of the privy council of the united kingdom

	old etonians

	alumni of magdalen college, oxford

	members of the order of the companions of honour

	uk mps 1924-1929

	hudson, robert

	uk mps 1931-1935

	uk mps 1935-1945

	uk mps 1945-1950

	uk mps 1950-1951

	uk mps 1951-1955

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