Primary Name: Hudson, Michael
Filed as: hudson_michael
Also known as: Michael Hudson
Occupation / Association: Miner; Mayor of Douglas, Alaska; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6
Born: March 30, 1877, Irwin, Pennsylvania
Died:
Parents:
Spouse: Laura Tufte (m. August 21, 1916)
Children: Edward S. Hudson; Laura Dorothy Hudson
Associated places: Irwin, Pennsylvania; Palmer, Washington; Juneau, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska; Douglas Island, Alaska
Keywords: Michael Hudson, Hudson Michael, Douglas mayor Alaska, Nevada Creek mine strike, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6
Biography
Michael Hudson was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6, and an early miner and civic leader in the Juneau–Douglas area.
Hudson was born on March 30, 1877, in Irwin, Pennsylvania. He came to Alaska with his parents, brothers, and sisters in November 1894 from Palmer, Washington.
He lived in Juneau from 1894 to 1897 and then moved to Skagway, where he remained from 1897 to 1899. In 1899, he returned to the Juneau area and settled in Douglas.
In 1901, Hudson and his partner, C. F. Anderson, made a successful strike at their mine on Nevada Creek on Douglas Island.
Hudson later became active in local civic affairs and at one time served as mayor of the city of Douglas.
He married Laura Tufte on August 21, 1916. The couple had two children, Edward S. Hudson and Laura Dorothy Hudson.
Sources
Alaska Gold Rush Pioneers of the Juneau-Douglas Area 1880–1921, p. 45; Pioneers of Alaska Men’s Igloo No. 6 Biographical Sketch