Mr. Hudson engaged actively in support of Henry Clay's candidacy in New York state.

The evidence

• “Hudson took a lively interest in political matters. As early as 1844, when Henry Clay was the Whig candidate for President, he engaged actively in his support in New York state, and on several occasions, in company with Hon. Orsumus Cole, of the Supreme court of Wisconsin, addressed large public meetings.”

  1908-brown-rock-county/32-courts-and-legal-profession.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 260 / book p. 761

  Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.

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