William S. Hudson
of the Rogers Locomotive and Machine Co, Paterson, USA
1810 Born in Derby, England.
Employed at the Newcastle works of Robert Stephenson and Co
c.1835 Emigrated to the USA.
c.1838-1849 Engineer to the Auburn State Prison; during this period he was also chief engineer to the firm of Dennis, Wood and Russell of Auburn, which built several locomotives.
1849 Became Master Mechanic of the Attica & Buffalo RR.
1856 Appointed Superintendent of the Rogers Locomotive and Machine Co., where he remained until his death.[1]
1881 Died in USA.
For information on improvements introduced by Hudson at Rogers Locomotive and Machine Co, see the 1975 Paper by Ralph J. Leo[2]. As well as imprrovements in locomotive design, Hudson concerned himself with production engineering, designing, for example, a specialised cylinder boring mill, which was produced by William Sellers and Co.