Walter Hudson (politician)
Walter Hudson (25 January 1852 – 18 March 1935) was a Labour Party politician in England. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK Parliament constituency) from 1906 to 1918.
Hudson worked as a guard with the North Eastern Railway for twenty-five years, and joined the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants (ASRS). He served as president of the ASRS for eight years, and in 1899 served on the Royal Commission on Accidents to Railwaymen.[1]
From 1898 to 1906, Hudson was the Irish Secretary of the ASRS, and in the role became active in the Irish Trades Union Congress (ITUC), serving as its president in 1903. He was also active in the British Labour Party, and was elected as Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne at the 1906 UK general election. He presided over the Labour Party's 1908 conference, and remained active in the ASRS and its successor, the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR), as chief of its movements department.[1]
Hudson lost his Parliament seat at the 1918 UK general election, and retired completely in 1923.[1]
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Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Walter Richard Plummer and George Renwick |
Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1906–1918 Served alongside: Thomas Cairns 1906–1908; George Renwick 1908–1910; Edward Shortt 1910–1918 |
Constituency abolished |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Peter Stewart Macliver |
President of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants 1892 – 1899 |
Succeeded by George Thaxton |
| Preceded by William Cave |
President of the Irish Trade Union Congress 1903 |
Succeeded by William Walker |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by J. J. Stephenson |
Chairman of the Labour Party 1907–1908 |
Succeeded by John Robert Clynes |