Background
Hudson, Richard Furman was born on October 24, 1884 in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. Son of George Franklin and Amelia Elizabeth (Beach) Hudson.
Hudson, Richard Furman was born on October 24, 1884 in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. Son of George Franklin and Amelia Elizabeth (Beach) Hudson.
Graduated from the high school, 1901.
Traveling representative circulation department Atlanta Journal, 1901-1903. With Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser since 1903, city circulation department, 1905-1906, assistant cashier and bookkeeper, 1906-1910, cashier, 1910-1913, business manager and treasurer, 1913-1927, general manager, treasurer, 1927-1934, president public, 1934-1935, purchased paper, May 18, 1935, now owner, chairman. Purchased Alabama Journal, December, 1940, now president-public and owner both morning, evening and Sunday.
Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior, and the Bible is the divinely inspired word of God that serves as the final written authority for living out the Christian faith.
Served as lieutenant colonel Alabama National Guard, 1924-1926, reappointed 1939-1942.; Member housing division for slum clearance Public Works Administration since 1934. Member American, Southern newspaper publications associations.
Mason, Knights of Pythias.
Clubs: Rotary (director 1932-1933), Beauvoir Country.
Married Lucile Adams, April. Children: Lucy Amelia, Richard Furman.