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Auction: 21145 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World - e-Auction
Lot: 213

Great Britain: George Hudson M.P. and the Midland Railway Company, a share transfer certificate for the sale by Hudson of £100 Midland Railway consolidated stock, 185[4], handsigned by Hudson at the bottom. George Hudson , 1800 - 1871, railway financier and politician, M.P. for Sunderland, 1845 - 1859. He controlled about 1000 miles of railway through his Midland, Eastern Counties, York, Newcastle and Berwick and the York & North Midlands Railways. Termed the 'Railway King' from 1844. His finances however turned out to be questionable and in 1849 a series of enquiries were launched exposing his methods. He later became bankrupt, lost his seat as M.P. and forced to live abroad to avoid being imprisoned for debt. VF.

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Sold for
£120

Starting price
£100