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Robert Spear Hudson (6 December 1812 – 6 August 1884) was an English businessman who popularised dry soap powder. His company was very successful thanks to both an increasing demand for soap and his unprecedented levels of advertising .
Robert Spear Hudson, 1st Viscount Hudson, CH, PC (15 August 1886 – 2 February 1957) was a British Conservative Party politician who held a number of ministerial posts during World War II .
Robert Spear Hudson. Interesting fact: Hudsons soon became a household name, helped by the advertisement ‘A Little of Hudson’s goes a long way’. He was the inventor of dry soap powder. He opened his first shop on the High Street in 1837, making the soap powder in the back by grinding the coarse bar soap of the day with a mortar and pestle.
Robert Spear Hudson, 1st Viscount Hudson (1886-1957), Politician; Privy Counsellor and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. Sitter in 17 portraits.
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Political career during the Second World War: 1937–1940: Secretary for Overseas Trade 1940: Minister of Shipping 1940-1945: Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
