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James Hudson (diplomat)

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39: 113: 470: 281:, to describe Hudson as "more Italian than the Italians themselves", and Victoria to express her displeasure at his closeness to the Italian liberal cause. Hudson's intimate association with Italian patriots was seen as too partisan for a man in his position, however, Malmesbury understood Hudson's reluctance to act in a way that could prevent a war (between 364:; this he refused, not wanting to leave Italy. He chose retirement, which was spent mainly in Italy where he undertook various business interests, including railway projects, and became a director of the Anglo-Italian Bank, and a director of the Italian Lands & Public Works development company, which financed Milan's 335:
Minister at Turin who had heard of the richness of Hudson's home; she compared it favourably to other Turin legations, mentioning "beautiful things" and Hudson's devotion to paintings. At the end of his tenure Hudson sold the Legation artworks, but gave a
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were visitors, and all could have been longstanding friends, Layard and Spence being at school together in Florence during Hudson's visit in 1829. First mention of Hudson's collection at the Legation was in 1856 by a
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The Paris embassy during the Second Empire;: Selections from the papers of Henry Richard Charles Wellesley, 1st earl Cowley, ambassador at Paris, 1852–1867
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commented that although he had acted in accordance with the desires of English people, he had disregarded directions from two successive governments.
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appointed Hudson as secretary to successive British Legations: Washington (1838), The Hague (1845), and to Rio de Janeiro, where, in 1850, he became
495:; Dictionary of Art Historians. Retrieved 5 May 2012. – mentions Sir James Hudson, Sir Charles Lock Eastlake and Sir Austen Henry Layard with links. 289:, British Ambassador in Paris, Cavour went further, believing Hudson to be a greater revolutionary than any Italian, had encouraged the 132:(1810 – 20 September 1885) was a British diplomat. He is noted for his time as British ambassador to Turin between 1852 and 1863, as an 214: 168:(1825–1826). For three years during his youth he was sent to Italy, where he returned as part of European travel in the late 1820s. 681: 488: 157: 376:, to be near what would be the new Italian capital of Florence, and stayed here until his death. He died on 20 September 1885 at 119:
The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of Great Britain and Ireland
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Clan Cameron Archives. Anecdotal notes concerning Sir James Hudson: 6, 10, 12 October 1859. Retrieved 5 May 2012
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Hudson was a collector of Italian art. His interest in painting fostered friendships with
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Vol. 115, No. 838 (January 1973), pp. 4–16. The Burlington Magazine Publications Ltd.
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and other public works in Florence. In 1864 he moved from Turin to a villa in the
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to action, and whose home was the rendezvous for disaffected liberals. The
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Hudson returned to Italy when appointed by the 1852–55 UK
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Butterworth, London, pp. 212, 213 476: 403: 436: 434: 432: 430: 188:and, between 1831 and 1837, usher to 13: 427: 310:and Florence-based English artist 277:, Foreign Minister of the 1858–59 140:, and a collector of Italian art. 14: 693: 629: 578:de Brunsen, Mary Isabell (1909); 184:. In 1830 he became clerk to the 528:Wellesley, Henry Richard Charles 457:Dictionary of National Biography 682:People educated at Rugby School 620:England and Italy a Century Age 613: 604: 592: 572: 360:by the then Foreign Secretary, 560: 537: 498: 464: 390: 1: 486:"Morelli, Giovanni (Lorenzo)" 383: 366:Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II 351: 143: 172:Court and diplomatic service 7: 396:Death of Sir James Hudson, 241:to the British Legation at 76:26 September 1885 (aged 76) 10: 698: 569:, National Gallery No. 299 567:Portrait of a Young Knight 321:Portrait of a Young Knight 245:, specifically to promote 16:British diplomat (1810–85) 610:National Gallery No. 3088 544:Eastlake, Elizabeth Rigby 506:Memoirs of an ex-Minister 504:Malmesbury, Lord (1888); 102: 94: 86: 72: 53: 36: 23: 247:representative democracy 232: 154:East Riding of Yorkshire 136:and strong supporter of 65:East Riding of Yorkshire 662:People from Bridlington 422:The Burlington Magazine 312:William Blundell Spence 221:. 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GCB

Vanity Fair
Bessingby
East Riding of Yorkshire
Strasbourg

The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of Great Britain and Ireland, 1860
GCB
italophile
Italian unification
Bessingby
East Riding of Yorkshire
1st Marquess Townshend
Rugby School
Westminster School
court
George III
Lord Chamberlain
Queen Adelaide
William IV
Sir Herbert Taylor
Victoria
Windsor Castle
Foreign Secretary
Lord Palmerston
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Turin
coalition government

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