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HUDSON, an American clergyman and explorer; born in England, in 1863. In 1885 he removed to the United States, and in 1892 graduated from the theological department of the University of the South. He was appointed a priest of the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1892, and served as rector of several churches in Texas. In 1904 he was appointed archdeacon of the Yukon. He was interested in mountain climbing and exploration, and on June 7, 1913, with three companions, reached the summit of Mount McKinley, being the first to perform this feat. This was followed by other explorations in Alaska. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of London, and was a member of other scientific societies.
He wrote "Ascent of Denali (Mount Mc- Kinley)" (1914); "Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog-Sled" (1914); "Voyages on the Yukon and its Tributaries" (1917); "A Winter Circuit of Our Arctic Coast" (1920). He died in 1920.