Gaston, Joseph.  "Portland, Oregon Its History and Builders."  Vol. 2. 
Chicago and Portland, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1911. p. 410.
 
HARVEY SANFRED HUDSON

     Harvey Sanfred Hudson for many years has been in public life and subject,
therefore, to criticism, which, however, on the whole has been favorable, as his
record has been characterized by unfaltering devotion and loyalty to the duties
that have devolved upon him and the trust reposed in him. He is numbered among
the most widely known citizens of Oregon and at all times those who have come in
contact with him have found him genial and approachable, according courteous
attention to any matter presented, yet never allowing outside interests to
interfere where his duty has been concerned. He is now supreme master of the
United Artisans.
     Mr. Hudson was born in River Falls, Wisconsin, June 11, 1871. His parents
were William Shumway and Elizabeth Jane Hudson. The former, a blacksmith by
trade, came to Oregon with his family in 1874 and settled at Forest Grove, where
he and his wife now reside. The ancestry is traced back to Daniel Hudson, who
came to America in 1639. Having attended the public schools of Forest Grove,
Oregon and Pacific University of that place, he continued his education in
Willamette University, at Salem. From his youth he has been interested in
literature but politics is perhaps the dominating element in his life and he is
well known as a fraternal speaker. Almost continuously he has been before the
public from the age of twenty-three years. His services have been of a varied
character in all of which he has been found loyal to the trust reposed in him
and capable in the discharge of his duties. In 1896 his fellow townsmen called
him to represent Washington county in the state legislature and he served for
one term as a member of the lower house. In the same year he took active part in
the campaign in support of Major McKinley and was effective in holding the state
in the republican ranks at a time when there was strong tendency to advocate the
silver standard. In 1898 he was appointed deputy collector of revenue for the
district of Oregon and in 1900 he was appointed cashier in the collector's
office. In the same year he was tendered the appointment of collector of customs
at Nome, Alaska, but refused to consider the proposition. In 1901 he received
the appointment of general deputy collector for the Pacific coast and in 1902
was appointed chief deputy when the revenue district of Washington and Alaska
was formed by President Roosevelt. In selecting an incumbent for office his
ability and loyalty have been recognized by those in authority and regarding a
public office as a public trust he has ever endeavored to perform his service in
such a manner as to produce results that are of benefit in service and
creditable to himself and his constituents.
    Mr. Hudson is perhaps as well known in fraternal as in political circles and
has long been an active worker in connection with different organizations. Since
1896 he has been a member of the United Artisans and in 1904 was elected supreme
master, in which position he has since continued, covering a period of six
consecutive years. He likewise holds membership with the Knights of Pythias, the
Woodmen of the World, the Brotherhood of American Yeomen and the Grange. He is
in hearty sympathy with the beneficent principles of these organizations which
are based upon mutual helpfulness and a recognition of the brotherhood of
mankind.
    On the nth of June, 1891, Mr. Hudson was married to Miss Neva Ann Best, a
daughter of Edward Best, Sr., and two children have been bom unto them: William
Maurice, who is a student in the Oregon Law School; and Harvey Edward, a student
in the Portland high school.
    Mr. Hudson's public service has brought him a wide acquaintance and the
sterling worth of his character, his unfeigned cordiality and genial manner have
gained him warm friends wherever he has gone. He has that much to be desired
quality, being able to place those whom he meets at ease in his presence and few
men recognize as clearly the dividing line between friendliness and familiarity.
His powers as an organizer and manager, too, have well qualified him for the
duties which he has undertaken and which have given him prominence in various
fields.
 
 

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in May 2011 by Diana Smith. Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.