Charles Hudson (Australian politician)
| Charles Hudson | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia |
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In office 20 November 1905 – 3 October 1911 |
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| Preceded by | Albert Thomas |
| Succeeded by | None (seat abolished) |
| Constituency | Dundas |
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In office 3 October 1911 – 12 March 1921 |
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| Preceded by | Austin Horan |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Corboy |
| Constituency | Yilgarn |
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| Born |
19 December 1866 Kildare, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 1 May 1937 (aged 70) Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia |
| Political party |
Labor (to 1917) National Labor (from 1917) |
Charles Arthur Hudson (19 December 1866 – 1 May 1937) was an Australian lawyer and politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1905 to 1921. He served as a minister in the governments of Henry Lefroy and Hal Colebatch.
Hudson was born in Geelong, Victoria, to Annie (née Nicholson) and Charles George Hudson. He left school at the age of 12, working as a printer's devil, and eventually began training as a lawyer. Hudson was admitted to the Victorian bar in 1892, and subsequently worked in various country towns, including Shepparton, Morwell, Victoria, Traralgon, and Terang. He moved to Western Australia in the early 1900s, and began practising at Norseman on the Eastern Goldfields.
Hudson entered parliament at the 1905 state election, winning the seat of Dundas for the Labor Party. He was re-elected in 1908, but prior to the 1911 election decided to transfer to the neighbouring seat of Yilgarn. Hudson defeated the sitting member, Austin Horan, for Labor preselection, and also defeated Horan (standing as an independent) in the general election. He was re-elected in 1914, to what was considered a safe Labor seat.
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