William Parker Hudson
 William Parker Hudson (February 13 1841 – November 21 1912) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Hastings East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1883 to 1894 as a Conservative member.He was born in Thurlow Township Hastings County Upper Canada in 1841 the son of Charles Hudson a blacksmith. Hudson apprenticed with his father and went on to manufacture carriages. In 1866 he married Jane Fargay the daughter of a local farmer.