Hudson was born in Wigton, and became a wine merchant, building a successful business, based on Mark Lane in London.
[1] In 1830, he became First Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, serving until the office was abolished, in 1837.
[2] Hudson stood as an independent in Malmesbury at the 1826 UK general election, failing to win the seat, and unsuccessful at getting the result overturned on petition.
He next stood as a Whig in the 1831 UK general election in Evesham, winning the seat.
His Shropshire property was passed to his nephew, Charles Donaldson, who appended "Hudson" to his name.