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'''Morley Alvin Hudson''' (March 31, 1917 – June 15, 2001), was a [[Shreveport]] [[business]]man, engineer, civic leader, and a pioneer of the modern [[Republican Party]] in [[Louisiana]]. <ref name=obit/>
'''Morley Alvin Hudson''' (March 31, 1917 – June 15, 2001), was a [[Shreveport]] [[business]]man, engineer, civic leader, and a pioneer of the modern [[Republican Party]] in [[Louisiana]]. <ref name=obit/>
==Background==
Hudson was born in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], the son of Oscar Hudson and the former Ruth Morley, hence his first name. His maternal grandfather, Stephen Kay Morley, was a [[pharmacist]] in [[Austin]], Texas, who patented old-time remedies that were popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In youth, he was an [[Eagle Scout]]. Hudson graduated ''cum laude'' from [[Georgia Tech]] in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]], with a degree in mechanical engineering. From 1938 to 1940, he played football for the [[Green Bay Packers]] under Coach Louis "Curly" Lambeau (1898-1965).
Hudson was born in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], the son of Oscar Hudson and the former Ruth Morley, hence his first name. His maternal grandfather, Stephen Kay Morley, was a [[pharmacist]] in [[Austin]], Texas, who patented old-time remedies that were popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In youth, he was an [[Eagle Scout]]. Hudson graduated ''cum laude'' from [[Georgia Tech]] in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]], with a degree in mechanical engineering. From 1938 to 1940, he played football for the [[Green Bay Packers]] under Coach Louis "Curly" Lambeau (1898-1965).