Hudson Stuck

Life

Hudson Stuck was born in England and teaches at King's College London, before emigrating to the United States in 1885. He first lived in San Angelo. In 1889 he began to study theology at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Upon graduation, he was ordained a priest Episcopalian and took up a position as rector at Grace Episcopal Church in Cuero. In 1894 he became the Dean of the " Cathedral Church of Saint Matthew" in Dallas. In 1904 he resigned this office to take up a position as Archdeacon in the Diocese of Alaska.

Stuck was an enthusiastic mountaineer. He was a member of the expedition, in 1913 succeeded in the first ascent of Mount McKinley. His experiences as a naturalist and missionary he described in several books. He was also the founder of a library in Fairbanks and a hospital in Fort Yukon.

Works

  • Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled. A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska
  • The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley ). A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America
  • The Alaskan Missions of the Episcopal Church
November 11 1863 October 10 1920 Author San Angelo, Texas Christian theology Cuero, Texas Fairbanks, Alaska Fort Yukon, Alaska Integrated Authority File
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