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Finding No	YE/B/HUD
Author	Bailey, Brian
Title	George Hudson, the rise and fall of the railway king
Date	1995
Description	Biography of George Hudson born at Howsham the son of a yeoman farmer, who inherited a fortune which he invested in the growing railway industry, becoming known as 'The Railway King'. He was Lord Mayor of York three times, but financial scandal led to a life of poverty in France. He was buried in Scrayingham church yard.
Type	Local Studies/Book
ISBN	0750904933
PubPlace	Stroud
Publisher	Alan Sutton
PubDate	1995
SubjectAuthor	Hudson, George, 1800-1871
Pagination	ix, 186p, [6]p of plates, illustrations, 24cm, hardback
AccessStatus	Open
PlaceCode	NA1622
	NA1621
	NA1020
	NA447
Subject	Railways , History, 1833-1849
	RAILWAYS
	BIOGRAPHY

Places

Code	Set
NA1622	HOWSHAM/HOWSHAM/SCRAYINGHAM/YORKSHIRE EAST RIDING
NA1621	SCRAYINGHAM/SCRAYINGHAM/SCRAYINGHAM/YORKSHIRE EAST RIDING
NA1020	YORKSHIRE EAST RIDING/YORKSHIRE EAST RIDING
NA447	YORK/YORK/YORK/YORKSHIRE