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 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.
[1] Hudson entered parliament at the 1905 state election, winning the seat of Dundas for the Labor Party.
In April 1919, when Lefroy was replaced as premier by Hal Colebatch, Hudson was retained in the ministry and became Colonial Secretary.