Dudley

Dudley, John: see Northumberland, John Dudley, duke of.

Dudley, Joseph, 1647-1720, colonial governor of Massachusetts, b. Roxbury, Mass.; son of Thomas Dudley. In 1682 he was one of the agents sent to England to protest against the threatened loss of the Massachusetts charter. Having found favor in England, Dudley was appointed head of the temporary government in the colony until Sir Edmund Andros arrived (1686) a few months later as governor of all of New England. Under Andros he held several prominent positions, but with Andros's fall (1689) Dudley was sent to England to answer charges brought against him by the colonists. Acquitted of the charges, he was appointed chief of the council of New York (1690-92) and acted as chief justice during the trial of Jacob Leisler. Back in England again, he was elected to Parliament (1701), but soon returned as governor of Massachusetts (1702-15). Dudley raised and directed military expeditions against Canada, but his administration was marked by dissension because of his earlier unpopularity in the colony and his uncompromising attitude.

His son, Paul Dudley, 1675-1751, b. Roxbury, Mass., rose to considerable prominence as a jurist in spite of his father's unpopularity and the hostility of the Mather faction. He was chief justice of Massachusetts (1745-51) and was well known as a naturalist.

Dudley, Robert: see Leicester, Robert Dudley, earl of.

Dudley, Thomas, 1576-1653, colonial governor of Massachusetts, b. England. As a young man he served as a clerk and later as steward to the earl of Lincoln. In 1630 he emigrated to America as deputy governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony and spent the remainder of his life in one public office or another, being elected deputy governor 13 times and serving four terms as governor. He was also a founder and one of the first overseers of Harvard.

Dudley, city (1991 pop. 186,513) and metropolitan district, W central England. Dudley's famed iron, coal, and limestone industries began declining c.1870. Other industries include engineering works, steelworks, metallurgy, glass cutting, textiles, and leatherworking. Isolated on an elevated site, Dudley was enlarged in 1966. The ruins of Dudley Castle, around which the area developed in the 13th cent., are surrounded by a park with a zoo. It has education and technical colleges. The Black Country Living Museum depicts the Industrial Revolution.

(born Feb. 4, 1869, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.—died May 18, 1928, Moscow, Russia) U.S. labour leader. A miner from the age of 15, he chaired the founding convention of the Industrial Workers of the World in 1905 and led its organizing efforts. In 1907 he was acquitted of a charge of involvement in the murder of Idaho's antilabour former governor, Frank Steunenberg (1861–1905). “Big Bill” Haywood then undertook a speaking tour for the Socialist Party and supported numerous strikes. He was later forced out of the party for advocating violence. In 1917 he was convicted of sedition for his opposition to World War I and sentenced to 20 years in prison; in 1921, while free on bail, he fled to Russia.

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(born Feb. 4, 1869, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.—died May 18, 1928, Moscow, Russia) U.S. labour leader. A miner from the age of 15, he chaired the founding convention of the Industrial Workers of the World in 1905 and led its organizing efforts. In 1907 he was acquitted of a charge of involvement in the murder of Idaho's antilabour former governor, Frank Steunenberg (1861–1905). “Big Bill” Haywood then undertook a speaking tour for the Socialist Party and supported numerous strikes. He was later forced out of the party for advocating violence. In 1917 he was convicted of sedition for his opposition to World War I and sentenced to 20 years in prison; in 1921, while free on bail, he fled to Russia.

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City (pop., 2001: 305,164), West Midlands, England. It is the site of several Saxon and Norman fortifications. Coal and ironstone have been mined there since the Middle Ages. By the mid-19th century there were numerous blast furnaces, and the resultant pollution helped to give the area to the north and east the name “Black Country.” Metalworking is an important industry.

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Dudley is a city in Laurens County, Georgia, United States. The population was 447 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Dudley is located at (32.538345, -83.076179).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.1 km²), of which, 3.1 square miles (8.1 km²) of it is land and 0.32% is water.

Northwest Laurens Elementary School is located in Dudley. Dudley offers a membership community center complete with in ground pool and tennis courts.

Northwood Trail Subdivision is located in Dudley, and has grown into one of the town's largest and most populated neighborhoods. Located off of highway 338, Northwood Trail is just minutes away from the elementary school, making it one of the more desirable locations in Laurens county for families with young children. The subdivision's homes range in price from $165,000-$250,000,and are settled upon large lots.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 447 people, 189 households, and 130 families residing in the city. The population density was 143.5 people per square mile (55.3/km²). There were 207 housing units at an average density of 66.4/sq mi (25.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.79% White, 13.65% African American, and 1.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.22% of the population.

There were 189 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,442, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $40,893 versus $26,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,803. About 11.5% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.

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