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    Henry Hudson

    Birth: 1565

    Death: 6-23-1611

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Biography

Henry Hudson, (born c. 1565 — disappeared June 23, 1611, in or near Hudson Bay), English navigator and explorer who, sailing three times for the English (1607, 1608, 1610–11) and once for the Dutch (1609), tried to discover a short route from Europe to Asia through the Arctic Ocean, in both the Old World and the New. A river, a strait, and a bay in North America are named for him.

Letter References

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, December 2, 1859

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Henry Hudson, (born c. 1565 — disappeared June 23, 1611, in or near Hudson Bay), English navigator and explorer who, sailing three times for the English (1607, 1608, 1610–11) and once for the Dutch (1609), tried to discover a short route from Europe to Asia through the Arctic Ocean, in both the Old World and the New. A river, a strait, and a bay in North America are named for him.
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