Hudson, Charles
clergyman, state senator, congressman, author, was born Nov. 14, 1795, in Marlborough, Mass. He was a member of the Massachusetts legislature from 1828 to 1833; a state senator from 1833 to 1839; and state counselor from 1839 to 1841. He was elected to congress in 1841, where he remained until 1849; and was subsequently appointed naval officer for Boston, Mass., by the federal government, serving from 1849 to 1853. He was the author of Letters to Reverend Hosea Ballou; History of Westminster; History of Lexington; Doubts Concerning the Battle of Bunker Hill; and History of Marlborough. He died May 4, 1881, in Marlborough, Mass.