Josiah Andrew Hudleston (22 February 1799 – 19 August 1865) was an Anglo-Irish civil servant, guitarist and composer.
His father, John Hudleston (1749–1835), was an employee of the East India Company and a short-term (1805−6) Member of Parliament, while his mother came from County Donegal, Ireland.
"The printed editions contain fingerings (always very well chosen), and notes and comments written in ink or pencil about when and for whom he had copied the works, or from whom he had received them.
"[4] The collection was donated to the library of the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin in 1877 by Hudleston's widow.
[6] "Hudleston's original compositions are exclusively for solo guitar, and are mainly variations on popular songs and airs.