Memorial services will be held in Indianapolis and Rochester, N.Y., for Rev. William H. Hudnut Jr., a Presbyterian minister for more than 50 years and the father of Indianapolis Mayor William H. Hudnut III. He was 80.
Rev. Hudnut, who served churches in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Maryland, Nebraska and Arizona, died Friday in his home in North Creek, N.Y. He had suffered from leukemia.
Memorial services will be held June 9 in the Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester, N.Y., and June 11 at the Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis.
In the 1960s, the former Evanston and Springfield minister was the chairman of a national Presbyterian church drive that raised $70 million for construction or renovation of church-owned colleges, seminaries, hospitals and retirement homes. Called the Fifty Million fund, it was the largest fund-raising drive ever undertaken by the United Presbyterian Church.
In World War II, Rev. Hudnut was the minister at the First Presbyterian Church in Springfield. He left that post in 1946 for a 20-year stint as the pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester, where he became widely known as a leader in the church.
In 1969, Rev. Hudnut was named the interim pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Evanston. He served in the role for about a year, replacing Rev. Harold Blake Walker, who retired.
Rev. Hudnut`s father also had been a prominent Presbyterian minister and was at the time of his death the oldest alumnus of Princeton University.
Following in his father`s footsteps, Rev. Hudnut graduated from Princeton in 1927 and later received four honorary degrees from the school.
Two of his sons, Mayor Hudnut and Rev. Robert, minister at the Winnetka Presbyterian Church, also followed the ministerial path.
A daughter, Harriet Hudnut Halliday, also lives in Winnetka and is the managing editor of Chiron Publishing, Wilmette.
Other survivors include his wife, Elizabeth; 3 other sons, Stewart S., of Litchfield, Conn.; David B., of San Francisco; and Thomas C., of Ross, Calif.; 21 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; a brother; and a sister.
- Information extracted from the Chicago Tribune June 2, 1985
Rev. William Hudnut Jr., 80, Presbyterian Church Leader
By The Associated Press
Published: June 3, 1985
The Rev. William H. Hudnut Jr., a leader in the Presbyterian Church and the father of Mayor William H. Hudnut 3d of Indianapolis, died Friday at his home in North Creek, N.Y. He was 80 years old.
John W. Samples, a spokesman for Mayor Hudnut, said the elder Mr. Hudnut died of leukemia after a long illness.
Mr. Hudnut, who was born in Youngstown, Ohio, graduated from Princeton University in 1927. He also attended the Union Theological Seminary in New York City and served on its board of trustees for many years.
He was a Presbyterian minister for 50 years. In 1964, he became the national chairman of the $50 million Presbyterian fund campaign, which raised $72 million for church missions and improvements. He was twice nominated for moderator of the United Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Hudnut taught religion at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa., and served as an Army chaplain in World War II. He held pastorates in Glendale, Ohio; Springfield, Ill., and Rochester.
The Rev. William Herbert Hudnut Jr. 80 a nationally known Presbytenan church leader and minister and the father of Mayor William H. Hudnut died Friday in his home "Windover" in North Creek, N.Y. after a lengthy illness. A memorial service will be held at 4 p m. June 11 in Second Presbyterian Church here. A memorial service also will be held at 2 p m. next Sunday in Third Presybterian Church in Rochester. NY. Rev. Hudnut served churches in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Maryland. Nebraska, and Arizona. He was minister at the Second Presbyterian Church here in 1973 and 1974. He took that assignment after his eldest son, now Mayor Hudnut, resigned as pastor of the church to serve in the U S. House of Representatives. And he had been a guest pastor at the Northside church since then. Parishioners have said his sermons were portable, meaning that they contained the kind of advice and spiritual leadership that "you could take with you from the church." His preaching was topical rather than doctrinal. After graduation in 1927 from Princeton University and in 1930 from Union Theological Seminary in New York City, he began 50 years of ministry, teaching and fund raising for his church and alma mater until he retired in 1980. A writer, educator and adviser, he followed in the .... Good Government League in Spring field. His next church assignment was at the Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester NY for 17 years beginning in 1946. During that period, he joined with former Mideast ambassador and Xerox president Sol M. Linowitz to found the Rochester City Club of local leaders who invite speakers with national and international impact. He was an Army chaplain in World War II. In 1953 he studied with theologian Donald Bailey at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. In 1963. Rev. Hudnut accepted a call from the national leaders of his denomination, the United Presbyterian Church (USA) to direct an ambitious money raising drive, the $50 Million Fund. In three years, he surpassed the goal and raised about $70 million for the church. After the campaign, he served as interim pastor for churches in Evanston. III.; Chevy Chase, Md.; Glens Falls, N.Y.; Hastings. Neb.; Phoenix. Ariz.; and New York City. He was twice nominated for moderator of the United Presbyterian Church (USA) Congress. Rev. Hudnut was an active fundraiser for Princeton, the Presbyterian founded university attended by at least a dozen Hudnut family members since the mid 1800s, including all five of his sons. He had been a member of the university's chapel advisory council and honor-Rev. Hudnut was a minister well aware of political issues. Besides founding the Good Government League in Springfield, he was a frequent campaigner in Indianapolis when his oldest son was running for elective office and in Albany, N Y., when another son, Robert K. Hudnut, ran for mayor of that city. A recent story in The Star's Sunday Magazine said Rev. Hudnut urged in weekly letters to his sons and daughters that religious convictions be translated into public policy and involvement. He encouraged Mayor Hudnut to push programs such as neighborhood Crime Watch. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio, where his father was the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Potter Funeral Home in Glens Falls, N.Y.. is handling arrangments. Memorial contributions may be made to the Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester or to the Second Presbyterian Church here. Survivors: wife, Elizabeth Hudnut; sons Mayor Hudnut and the Rev. Robert K. Hudnut, David B. Hudnut, Stewart S. Hudnut and Thomas C. Hudnut; daughter, Harriet K. Halliday.
--Information extracted from The Indianapolis Star Indianapolis, Indiana Sunday, June 2, 1985 Page 32
Note: Find a Grave contributor Frank Merriman (#47476475) points out that the transcription of Rev. Hudnut's marriage license available on Familysearch.org gives his age as 36 with as estimated birth year of 1895. However, it seems probable that there was an error either in transcription or in the original record. Record as cited: "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," William Herbert Hudnut Jr. and Elizabeth Allen Kilborne, 21 Nov 1931; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,684,397.
Rev. Hudnut, who served churches in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Maryland, Nebraska and Arizona, died Friday in his home in North Creek, N.Y. He had suffered from leukemia.
Memorial services will be held June 9 in the Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester, N.Y., and June 11 at the Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis.
In the 1960s, the former Evanston and Springfield minister was the chairman of a national Presbyterian church drive that raised $70 million for construction or renovation of church-owned colleges, seminaries, hospitals and retirement homes. Called the Fifty Million fund, it was the largest fund-raising drive ever undertaken by the United Presbyterian Church.
In World War II, Rev. Hudnut was the minister at the First Presbyterian Church in Springfield. He left that post in 1946 for a 20-year stint as the pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester, where he became widely known as a leader in the church.
In 1969, Rev. Hudnut was named the interim pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Evanston. He served in the role for about a year, replacing Rev. Harold Blake Walker, who retired.
Rev. Hudnut`s father also had been a prominent Presbyterian minister and was at the time of his death the oldest alumnus of Princeton University.
Following in his father`s footsteps, Rev. Hudnut graduated from Princeton in 1927 and later received four honorary degrees from the school.
Two of his sons, Mayor Hudnut and Rev. Robert, minister at the Winnetka Presbyterian Church, also followed the ministerial path.
A daughter, Harriet Hudnut Halliday, also lives in Winnetka and is the managing editor of Chiron Publishing, Wilmette.
Other survivors include his wife, Elizabeth; 3 other sons, Stewart S., of Litchfield, Conn.; David B., of San Francisco; and Thomas C., of Ross, Calif.; 21 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; a brother; and a sister.
- Information extracted from the Chicago Tribune June 2, 1985
Rev. William Hudnut Jr., 80, Presbyterian Church Leader
By The Associated Press
Published: June 3, 1985
The Rev. William H. Hudnut Jr., a leader in the Presbyterian Church and the father of Mayor William H. Hudnut 3d of Indianapolis, died Friday at his home in North Creek, N.Y. He was 80 years old.
John W. Samples, a spokesman for Mayor Hudnut, said the elder Mr. Hudnut died of leukemia after a long illness.
Mr. Hudnut, who was born in Youngstown, Ohio, graduated from Princeton University in 1927. He also attended the Union Theological Seminary in New York City and served on its board of trustees for many years.
He was a Presbyterian minister for 50 years. In 1964, he became the national chairman of the $50 million Presbyterian fund campaign, which raised $72 million for church missions and improvements. He was twice nominated for moderator of the United Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Hudnut taught religion at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa., and served as an Army chaplain in World War II. He held pastorates in Glendale, Ohio; Springfield, Ill., and Rochester.
The Rev. William Herbert Hudnut Jr. 80 a nationally known Presbytenan church leader and minister and the father of Mayor William H. Hudnut died Friday in his home "Windover" in North Creek, N.Y. after a lengthy illness. A memorial service will be held at 4 p m. June 11 in Second Presbyterian Church here. A memorial service also will be held at 2 p m. next Sunday in Third Presybterian Church in Rochester. NY. Rev. Hudnut served churches in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Maryland. Nebraska, and Arizona. He was minister at the Second Presbyterian Church here in 1973 and 1974. He took that assignment after his eldest son, now Mayor Hudnut, resigned as pastor of the church to serve in the U S. House of Representatives. And he had been a guest pastor at the Northside church since then. Parishioners have said his sermons were portable, meaning that they contained the kind of advice and spiritual leadership that "you could take with you from the church." His preaching was topical rather than doctrinal. After graduation in 1927 from Princeton University and in 1930 from Union Theological Seminary in New York City, he began 50 years of ministry, teaching and fund raising for his church and alma mater until he retired in 1980. A writer, educator and adviser, he followed in the .... Good Government League in Spring field. His next church assignment was at the Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester NY for 17 years beginning in 1946. During that period, he joined with former Mideast ambassador and Xerox president Sol M. Linowitz to found the Rochester City Club of local leaders who invite speakers with national and international impact. He was an Army chaplain in World War II. In 1953 he studied with theologian Donald Bailey at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. In 1963. Rev. Hudnut accepted a call from the national leaders of his denomination, the United Presbyterian Church (USA) to direct an ambitious money raising drive, the $50 Million Fund. In three years, he surpassed the goal and raised about $70 million for the church. After the campaign, he served as interim pastor for churches in Evanston. III.; Chevy Chase, Md.; Glens Falls, N.Y.; Hastings. Neb.; Phoenix. Ariz.; and New York City. He was twice nominated for moderator of the United Presbyterian Church (USA) Congress. Rev. Hudnut was an active fundraiser for Princeton, the Presbyterian founded university attended by at least a dozen Hudnut family members since the mid 1800s, including all five of his sons. He had been a member of the university's chapel advisory council and honor-Rev. Hudnut was a minister well aware of political issues. Besides founding the Good Government League in Springfield, he was a frequent campaigner in Indianapolis when his oldest son was running for elective office and in Albany, N Y., when another son, Robert K. Hudnut, ran for mayor of that city. A recent story in The Star's Sunday Magazine said Rev. Hudnut urged in weekly letters to his sons and daughters that religious convictions be translated into public policy and involvement. He encouraged Mayor Hudnut to push programs such as neighborhood Crime Watch. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio, where his father was the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Potter Funeral Home in Glens Falls, N.Y.. is handling arrangments. Memorial contributions may be made to the Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester or to the Second Presbyterian Church here. Survivors: wife, Elizabeth Hudnut; sons Mayor Hudnut and the Rev. Robert K. Hudnut, David B. Hudnut, Stewart S. Hudnut and Thomas C. Hudnut; daughter, Harriet K. Halliday.
--Information extracted from The Indianapolis Star Indianapolis, Indiana Sunday, June 2, 1985 Page 32
Note: Find a Grave contributor Frank Merriman (#47476475) points out that the transcription of Rev. Hudnut's marriage license available on Familysearch.org gives his age as 36 with as estimated birth year of 1895. However, it seems probable that there was an error either in transcription or in the original record. Record as cited: "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," William Herbert Hudnut Jr. and Elizabeth Allen Kilborne, 21 Nov 1931; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,684,397.
Memorial services will be held in Indianapolis and Rochester, N.Y., for Rev. William H. Hudnut Jr., a Presbyterian minister for more than 50 years and the father of Indianapolis Mayor William H. Hudnut III. He was 80.
Rev. Hudnut, who served churches in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Maryland, Nebraska and Arizona, died Friday in his home in North Creek, N.Y. He had suffered from leukemia.
Memorial services will be held June 9 in the Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester, N.Y., and June 11 at the Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis.
In the 1960s, the former Evanston and Springfield minister was the chairman of a national Presbyterian church drive that raised $70 million for construction or renovation of church-owned colleges, seminaries, hospitals and retirement homes. Called the Fifty Million fund, it was the largest fund-raising drive ever undertaken by the United Presbyterian Church.
In World War II, Rev. Hudnut was the minister at the First Presbyterian Church in Springfield. He left that post in 1946 for a 20-year stint as the pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester, where he became widely known as a leader in the church.
In 1969, Rev. Hudnut was named the interim pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Evanston. He served in the role for about a year, replacing Rev. Harold Blake Walker, who retired.
Rev. Hudnut`s father also had been a prominent Presbyterian minister and was at the time of his death the oldest alumnus of Princeton University.
Following in his father`s footsteps, Rev. Hudnut graduated from Princeton in 1927 and later received four honorary degrees from the school.
Two of his sons, Mayor Hudnut and Rev. Robert, minister at the Winnetka Presbyterian Church, also followed the ministerial path.
A daughter, Harriet Hudnut Halliday, also lives in Winnetka and is the managing editor of Chiron Publishing, Wilmette.
Other survivors include his wife, Elizabeth; 3 other sons, Stewart S., of Litchfield, Conn.; David B., of San Francisco; and Thomas C., of Ross, Calif.; 21 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; a brother; and a sister.
- Information extracted from the Chicago Tribune June 2, 1985
Rev. William Hudnut Jr., 80, Presbyterian Church Leader
By The Associated Press
Published: June 3, 1985
The Rev. William H. Hudnut Jr., a leader in the Presbyterian Church and the father of Mayor William H. Hudnut 3d of Indianapolis, died Friday at his home in North Creek, N.Y. He was 80 years old.
John W. Samples, a spokesman for Mayor Hudnut, said the elder Mr. Hudnut died of leukemia after a long illness.
Mr. Hudnut, who was born in Youngstown, Ohio, graduated from Princeton University in 1927. He also attended the Union Theological Seminary in New York City and served on its board of trustees for many years.
He was a Presbyterian minister for 50 years. In 1964, he became the national chairman of the $50 million Presbyterian fund campaign, which raised $72 million for church missions and improvements. He was twice nominated for moderator of the United Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Hudnut taught religion at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa., and served as an Army chaplain in World War II. He held pastorates in Glendale, Ohio; Springfield, Ill., and Rochester.
The Rev. William Herbert Hudnut Jr. 80 a nationally known Presbytenan church leader and minister and the father of Mayor William H. Hudnut died Friday in his home "Windover" in North Creek, N.Y. after a lengthy illness. A memorial service will be held at 4 p m. June 11 in Second Presbyterian Church here. A memorial service also will be held at 2 p m. next Sunday in Third Presybterian Church in Rochester. NY. Rev. Hudnut served churches in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Maryland. Nebraska, and Arizona. He was minister at the Second Presbyterian Church here in 1973 and 1974. He took that assignment after his eldest son, now Mayor Hudnut, resigned as pastor of the church to serve in the U S. House of Representatives. And he had been a guest pastor at the Northside church since then. Parishioners have said his sermons were portable, meaning that they contained the kind of advice and spiritual leadership that "you could take with you from the church." His preaching was topical rather than doctrinal. After graduation in 1927 from Princeton University and in 1930 from Union Theological Seminary in New York City, he began 50 years of ministry, teaching and fund raising for his church and alma mater until he retired in 1980. A writer, educator and adviser, he followed in the .... Good Government League in Spring field. His next church assignment was at the Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester NY for 17 years beginning in 1946. During that period, he joined with former Mideast ambassador and Xerox president Sol M. Linowitz to found the Rochester City Club of local leaders who invite speakers with national and international impact. He was an Army chaplain in World War II. In 1953 he studied with theologian Donald Bailey at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. In 1963. Rev. Hudnut accepted a call from the national leaders of his denomination, the United Presbyterian Church (USA) to direct an ambitious money raising drive, the $50 Million Fund. In three years, he surpassed the goal and raised about $70 million for the church. After the campaign, he served as interim pastor for churches in Evanston. III.; Chevy Chase, Md.; Glens Falls, N.Y.; Hastings. Neb.; Phoenix. Ariz.; and New York City. He was twice nominated for moderator of the United Presbyterian Church (USA) Congress. Rev. Hudnut was an active fundraiser for Princeton, the Presbyterian founded university attended by at least a dozen Hudnut family members since the mid 1800s, including all five of his sons. He had been a member of the university's chapel advisory council and honor-Rev. Hudnut was a minister well aware of political issues. Besides founding the Good Government League in Springfield, he was a frequent campaigner in Indianapolis when his oldest son was running for elective office and in Albany, N Y., when another son, Robert K. Hudnut, ran for mayor of that city. A recent story in The Star's Sunday Magazine said Rev. Hudnut urged in weekly letters to his sons and daughters that religious convictions be translated into public policy and involvement. He encouraged Mayor Hudnut to push programs such as neighborhood Crime Watch. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio, where his father was the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Potter Funeral Home in Glens Falls, N.Y.. is handling arrangments. Memorial contributions may be made to the Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester or to the Second Presbyterian Church here. Survivors: wife, Elizabeth Hudnut; sons Mayor Hudnut and the Rev. Robert K. Hudnut, David B. Hudnut, Stewart S. Hudnut and Thomas C. Hudnut; daughter, Harriet K. Halliday.
--Information extracted from The Indianapolis Star Indianapolis, Indiana Sunday, June 2, 1985 Page 32
Note: Find a Grave contributor Frank Merriman (#47476475) points out that the transcription of Rev. Hudnut's marriage license available on Familysearch.org gives his age as 36 with as estimated birth year of 1895. However, it seems probable that there was an error either in transcription or in the original record. Record as cited: "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," William Herbert Hudnut Jr. and Elizabeth Allen Kilborne, 21 Nov 1931; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,684,397.
Rev. Hudnut, who served churches in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Maryland, Nebraska and Arizona, died Friday in his home in North Creek, N.Y. He had suffered from leukemia.
Memorial services will be held June 9 in the Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester, N.Y., and June 11 at the Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis.
In the 1960s, the former Evanston and Springfield minister was the chairman of a national Presbyterian church drive that raised $70 million for construction or renovation of church-owned colleges, seminaries, hospitals and retirement homes. Called the Fifty Million fund, it was the largest fund-raising drive ever undertaken by the United Presbyterian Church.
In World War II, Rev. Hudnut was the minister at the First Presbyterian Church in Springfield. He left that post in 1946 for a 20-year stint as the pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester, where he became widely known as a leader in the church.
In 1969, Rev. Hudnut was named the interim pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Evanston. He served in the role for about a year, replacing Rev. Harold Blake Walker, who retired.
Rev. Hudnut`s father also had been a prominent Presbyterian minister and was at the time of his death the oldest alumnus of Princeton University.
Following in his father`s footsteps, Rev. Hudnut graduated from Princeton in 1927 and later received four honorary degrees from the school.
Two of his sons, Mayor Hudnut and Rev. Robert, minister at the Winnetka Presbyterian Church, also followed the ministerial path.
A daughter, Harriet Hudnut Halliday, also lives in Winnetka and is the managing editor of Chiron Publishing, Wilmette.
Other survivors include his wife, Elizabeth; 3 other sons, Stewart S., of Litchfield, Conn.; David B., of San Francisco; and Thomas C., of Ross, Calif.; 21 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; a brother; and a sister.
- Information extracted from the Chicago Tribune June 2, 1985
Rev. William Hudnut Jr., 80, Presbyterian Church Leader
By The Associated Press
Published: June 3, 1985
The Rev. William H. Hudnut Jr., a leader in the Presbyterian Church and the father of Mayor William H. Hudnut 3d of Indianapolis, died Friday at his home in North Creek, N.Y. He was 80 years old.
John W. Samples, a spokesman for Mayor Hudnut, said the elder Mr. Hudnut died of leukemia after a long illness.
Mr. Hudnut, who was born in Youngstown, Ohio, graduated from Princeton University in 1927. He also attended the Union Theological Seminary in New York City and served on its board of trustees for many years.
He was a Presbyterian minister for 50 years. In 1964, he became the national chairman of the $50 million Presbyterian fund campaign, which raised $72 million for church missions and improvements. He was twice nominated for moderator of the United Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Hudnut taught religion at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa., and served as an Army chaplain in World War II. He held pastorates in Glendale, Ohio; Springfield, Ill., and Rochester.
The Rev. William Herbert Hudnut Jr. 80 a nationally known Presbytenan church leader and minister and the father of Mayor William H. Hudnut died Friday in his home "Windover" in North Creek, N.Y. after a lengthy illness. A memorial service will be held at 4 p m. June 11 in Second Presbyterian Church here. A memorial service also will be held at 2 p m. next Sunday in Third Presybterian Church in Rochester. NY. Rev. Hudnut served churches in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Maryland. Nebraska, and Arizona. He was minister at the Second Presbyterian Church here in 1973 and 1974. He took that assignment after his eldest son, now Mayor Hudnut, resigned as pastor of the church to serve in the U S. House of Representatives. And he had been a guest pastor at the Northside church since then. Parishioners have said his sermons were portable, meaning that they contained the kind of advice and spiritual leadership that "you could take with you from the church." His preaching was topical rather than doctrinal. After graduation in 1927 from Princeton University and in 1930 from Union Theological Seminary in New York City, he began 50 years of ministry, teaching and fund raising for his church and alma mater until he retired in 1980. A writer, educator and adviser, he followed in the .... Good Government League in Spring field. His next church assignment was at the Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester NY for 17 years beginning in 1946. During that period, he joined with former Mideast ambassador and Xerox president Sol M. Linowitz to found the Rochester City Club of local leaders who invite speakers with national and international impact. He was an Army chaplain in World War II. In 1953 he studied with theologian Donald Bailey at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. In 1963. Rev. Hudnut accepted a call from the national leaders of his denomination, the United Presbyterian Church (USA) to direct an ambitious money raising drive, the $50 Million Fund. In three years, he surpassed the goal and raised about $70 million for the church. After the campaign, he served as interim pastor for churches in Evanston. III.; Chevy Chase, Md.; Glens Falls, N.Y.; Hastings. Neb.; Phoenix. Ariz.; and New York City. He was twice nominated for moderator of the United Presbyterian Church (USA) Congress. Rev. Hudnut was an active fundraiser for Princeton, the Presbyterian founded university attended by at least a dozen Hudnut family members since the mid 1800s, including all five of his sons. He had been a member of the university's chapel advisory council and honor-Rev. Hudnut was a minister well aware of political issues. Besides founding the Good Government League in Springfield, he was a frequent campaigner in Indianapolis when his oldest son was running for elective office and in Albany, N Y., when another son, Robert K. Hudnut, ran for mayor of that city. A recent story in The Star's Sunday Magazine said Rev. Hudnut urged in weekly letters to his sons and daughters that religious convictions be translated into public policy and involvement. He encouraged Mayor Hudnut to push programs such as neighborhood Crime Watch. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio, where his father was the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Potter Funeral Home in Glens Falls, N.Y.. is handling arrangments. Memorial contributions may be made to the Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester or to the Second Presbyterian Church here. Survivors: wife, Elizabeth Hudnut; sons Mayor Hudnut and the Rev. Robert K. Hudnut, David B. Hudnut, Stewart S. Hudnut and Thomas C. Hudnut; daughter, Harriet K. Halliday.
--Information extracted from The Indianapolis Star Indianapolis, Indiana Sunday, June 2, 1985 Page 32
Note: Find a Grave contributor Frank Merriman (#47476475) points out that the transcription of Rev. Hudnut's marriage license available on Familysearch.org gives his age as 36 with as estimated birth year of 1895. However, it seems probable that there was an error either in transcription or in the original record. Record as cited: "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," William Herbert Hudnut Jr. and Elizabeth Allen Kilborne, 21 Nov 1931; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,684,397.
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