James Hudson (diplomat)

Sir James Hudson GCB was a British diplomat. He is noted for his time as British ambassador to Turin between 1852 and 1863, as an italophile and strong supporter of Italian unification, and a collector of Italian art.

Hudson was born at Bessingby in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, the eighth son of Harrington Hudson of Bessingby Hall, and his wife Lady Anne Townshend, daughter of George, 1st Marquess Townshend. He was educated at Rugby School and at Westminster School . For three years during his youth he was sent to Italy, where he returned as part of European travel in the late 1820s.

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