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'''Joseph Hudson''' (1778-1854) was a veteran of the battle of the [[Glorious First of June]] and later a tobacconist to the [[British royal family]] who ran a cigar divan in Oxford Street, London.

==Early life==
Hudson was born in 1778. In 1794 he was a [[midshipman]] in the Royal Navy who served under [[Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe|Admiral Earl Howe]] during the battle of the Glorious First of June (Loutherbourg, 1794) between the British and French navies during the [[French Revolutionary Wars]].<ref name=mmt>[http://www.mmtrust.org.uk/mausolea/view/271/Hudson_Mausoleum Hudson Mausoleum.] [[Mausolea and Monuments Trust]]. Retrieved 20 October 2015.</ref>

==Career==
[[File:A Scene at Ipswich Barracks.jpg|thumbnail|''A scene at Ipswich Barracks'',<ref name=Angl/> possibly featuring Joseph Hudson on the right.]]
Hudson was a tobacconist to the British royal family. His premises were at 132 [[Oxford Street]]<ref>Curl, James Stevens. (2001) ''Kensal Green Cemetery: The origins and development of the General Cemetery of All Souls, Kensal Green, London, 1824-2001''. [[Phillimore & Company|Phillimore]]. {{ISBN|1860771947}}</ref> where he ran a [[Smoking room|cigar divan]] frequented by sporting figures.<ref name=mmt/><ref name=Angl>{{cite book|author=Marquess of Anglesey.|title=One leg: The life and letters of Henry William Paget, First Marquess of Anglesey, K.G. 1768-1854|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XN6XAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA96-IA2|year=1990|publisher=Leo Cooper|location=London|isbn=978-1-4738-1689-3|page=96}}</ref>

==Death==
Hudson died in 1854.<ref name=mmt/> He is buried at [[Kensal Green Cemetery]].<ref>[http://www.kensalgreen.co.uk/documents/KG_monuments_List.html Listed Buildings & Monuments at Kensal Green Cemetery.] Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery, 2006. Retrieved 31 January 2016.</ref> His Will is held by the British [[National Archives (United Kingdom)|National Archives]] at Kew.<ref>[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D58030 Will of Joseph Hudson, Tobacconist of Saint Marylebone, Middlesex.] National Archives. Retrieved 20 October 2015.</ref> In October 2015, it was reported that his mausoleum (1850), which is [[Grade II listed]], had been placed on the [[Heritage at Risk Register]] with [[Historic England]] due to potential damage from plant growth.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/oct/20/bomb-factory-concrete-church-historic-uk-buildings-risk Bomb factory and concrete church among historic buildings at risk.] Maev Kennedy, ''[[The Guardian]]'', 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34543747 The stone dinosaurs and other treasures in danger.] Paul Kerley, ''BBC News Magazine''. Retrieved 20 October 2015.</ref>

==See also==
*[[Chartres Biron]] (a descendant)<ref name=Angl/>

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