George Hudson Of York
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George Hudson Of York
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Author : Alfred James Peacock
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
George Hudson Of York written by Alfred James Peacock and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Railway King 1800 1871
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Author : Richard Stanton Lambert
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
The Railway King 1800 1871 written by Richard Stanton Lambert and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Railroads categories.
Report Of The Evidence Of George Hudson Esq M P
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Author : George Hudson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1850
Report Of The Evidence Of George Hudson Esq M P written by George Hudson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1850 with Libel and slander categories.
The Railway King
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Author : Robert Beaumont
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-11-10
The Railway King written by Robert Beaumont and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
George Hudson - the eponymous Railway King - started his career with a stroke of luck, inheriting £27,000 (a fortune in 1827) from a distant relative. He invested successfully in the North Midland Railway, then formed his own Midland Railway, raising £5 million and bribing MPs along the way. But from his glory in 1845 he fell into disgrace, admitting corruption and selling land he did not own. He was eventually imprisoned in York Castle and died a broken man in 1871. His story provides an excellent insight into nineteenth-century politics and industrial progress, full of moral dilemmas and a testimony to the growth of the railways in Britain - a timely subject.
George Hudson The Railway King
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Author : Matthew Wells
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Release Date : 2024-09-30
George Hudson The Railway King written by Matthew Wells and has been published by Pen and Sword Transport this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-09-30 with History categories.
George Hudson was the greatest British railway entrepreneur of the 19th century. In 1848, he controlled over 1,000 miles of railway and, when it came to railway promotion, it seemed he could do no wrong. However, in early 1849 it came to light that some of his business methods had been less than ethical and he was forced to relinquish the chairmanship of each of his companies. His fall from grace was spectacular and his detractors, of whom there were many, were quick to denounce him as a fraudster, a charlatan and a crook. Even today, when the name George Hudson is mentioned, these same insults are often levelled at him. This new biography takes a fresh look at Hudson’s extraordinary life, from his humble beginnings as a farmer’s boy, to becoming Lord Mayor of York before catching the railway bug. He was MP for Sunderland between 1845 and 1859. After his fall from grace, Hudson endured a 20-year court battle with the York and North Midland Railway (subsequently the North Eastern Railway) for outstanding debts. Hudson made many mistakes in creating his railway empire, but did he deserve all the vitriol that still accompanies his reputation? In seeking to answer this question, Matthew Wells looks at the evidence, including what was said about Hudson during his lifetime and what Hudson himself had to say about the actions he took.
The Railway King
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Author : Robert Beaumont
language : en
Publisher: Headline Review
Release Date : 2002-01-01
The Railway King written by Robert Beaumont and has been published by Headline Review this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with Business people categories.
George Hudson - the eponymous Railway King - started his career with a stroke of luck, inheriting u27,000 (a fortune in 1827) from a distant relative. He invested succesfully in the North Midland Railway, then formed his own Midland Railway, raising u5 million and bribing MP's along the way. But from his glory in 1845 he fell into disgrace, admitting corruption and selling land he did not own. He was eventually imprisoned in York Castle and died a broken man in 1871."
The Mysteries Of Hudson S Railway Frauds Exposed A Complete Report Of The Recent Trial For Libel Richardson V Wodson With A Biographical Sketch Of G Hudson Together With An Appendix Setting Forth The Whole System Of Railway Mismanagement And Railway Frauds
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Author : James Richardson (Solicitor)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1850
The Mysteries Of Hudson S Railway Frauds Exposed A Complete Report Of The Recent Trial For Libel Richardson V Wodson With A Biographical Sketch Of G Hudson Together With An Appendix Setting Forth The Whole System Of Railway Mismanagement And Railway Frauds written by James Richardson (Solicitor) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1850 with categories.
Report Of The Evidence Of George Hudson On The Trial Of The Cause Of Richardson Versus Wodson York Summer Assizes 1850
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Author : George Hudson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1850
Report Of The Evidence Of George Hudson On The Trial Of The Cause Of Richardson Versus Wodson York Summer Assizes 1850 written by George Hudson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1850 with categories.
Report Of The Evidence Of George Hudson Esq M P On The Trial Of The Cause Of Richardson Versus Wodson York Summer Assizes 1850 2nd Ed
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Author : George Hudson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1850
Report Of The Evidence Of George Hudson Esq M P On The Trial Of The Cause Of Richardson Versus Wodson York Summer Assizes 1850 2nd Ed written by George Hudson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1850 with categories.
George Hudson
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Author : Tony Arnold
language : en
Publisher: Burns & Oates
Release Date : 2004
George Hudson written by Tony Arnold and has been published by Burns & Oates this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
* The Robert Maxwell of the nineteenth century * Victorian England 's greatest capitalist * Brought down by a shareholder 's question The building of the railways in Britain in the nineteenth century was the greatest ever industrial undertaking in the world to that time.Financed by private enterprise rather than the state, the schemes to build new lines were characterised both by their ambition and by their need for huge amounts of capital.The most ambitious of all of the individual entrepreneurs, and for long the most successful, was George Hudson, the 'Railway King ', whose establishment of York as the hub of an ever-growing network of lines brought him huge wealth and great fame. Already a wealthy businessman and Lord Mayor of York before the advent of the railways, Hudson seized the opportunity they presented with both hands.He became an MP, lived in style and entertained lavishly.While his early lines were profitable, later ones were not.Ever more deeply committed, at a time when accounting standards were lax, he hid inconvenient figures until brought down by a question at a shareholders 'meeting in 1849.Disgraced, he fled to the Continent, his name synonymous with fraudulent capitalism at its most brazen.This new biography is the fullest examination to date of an extraordinary and complex man and his career.