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Frederick Mitchell Hudson
American politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frederick Mitchell Hudson (February 2, 1871 – August 5, 1974) was a lawyer and politician in Florida.[1] He served as president of the Florida Senate for two terms in 1905 and 1911.[1]
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He was born February 2, 1871, in Jefferson County, Arkansas.[1] His father was a farmer in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, who served in the Arkansas State Legislature.[2] He married Nora Andrews from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in October 1896.[3]
Hudson studied at Hendrix College and received a law degree from Washington and Lee University and obtained his law degree in 1892.[1] He moved to Miami in 1905 where he worked as a lawyer, founding his of law firm Hudson and Boggs.[1] He served in the state legislature for 14 years including as senate president.[1] He was closely involved in child labor laws and introducing the first juvenile court bill.[2][1] He introduced bills to create St. Lucie County in 1905, Palm Beach County in 1909 and Broward County in 1915.[2][1]
He died at age 103 on August 5, 1974, survived by a son and two daughters.[1]