Garland, Hudson M.

Born: 1773-07-05 Virginia

Died: 1863-07-02 Virginia

In 1836, President Andrew Jackson appointed Hudson to the post of recorder of the General Land Office; he continued his service through Martin Van Buren's administration as well. Garland held the office until March 19, 1841, when newly-elected Whig President William Henry Harrison appointed another man to the position. In 1850, Garland was a lawyer living in Lynchburg, VA.

Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America, from March 4, 1829, to March 3, 1837, Inclusive (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1887), 4:576-77; Report of the Committee on Retrenchment of the Senate of the United States, Made by the Hon. James T. Morehead, Chairman, on the 15th of June, 1844 (Washington, DC: Gales and Seaton, 1844), 374; U.S. Census Office, Seventh Census of the United States (1850), Campbell County, VA, 99; Gravestone, Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, VA.