14 Facts About Albert Hudson

Albert Blellock Hudson was a politician, lawyer and judge from Manitoba, Canada.

Albert Hudson served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1914 to 1920 as a member of the Manitoba Liberal Party, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Tobias Norris.

Albert Hudson later served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1921 to 1925, as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.

In 1936, Hudson was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Albert Hudson received a law degree from the University of Manitoba in 1898 and was called to the Manitoba bar the next year.

Albert Hudson was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1914, defeating incumbent Conservative Lendrum McMeans by 998 votes in the Winnipeg South "A" constituency.

The Conservatives won this election, and Albert Hudson sat with his party on the opposition benches.

Albert Hudson was easily returned in Winnipeg South "A", and held both of his cabinet portfolios until resigning from office November 10,1917.

Albert Hudson served as a backbencher for the remainder of legislative sitting, and did not seek re-election in the 1920 campaign.

Albert Hudson then moved to national politics, seeking election to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1921 federal election.

Albert Hudson defeated Conservative George Nelson Jackson by 2,866 votes to win the Winnipeg South riding, and served as a backbench supporter of William Lyon Mackenzie King's government for the next four years.

Albert Hudson did not seek re-election in the 1925 campaign.

On March 24,1936, Albert Hudson was appointed a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Albert Hudson held this position until his death in 1947.