Robert Spear Hudson

Robert Spear Hudson was an English businessman who popularised dry soap powder. His company was very successful thanks to both an increasing demand for soap and his unprecedented levels of advertising. After his death, the company was taken over by his son, and was later purchased by Lever Brothers.

6 December 1812

Born on the same birth day (6 December): Andrew Flintoff • Angelīna Kučvaļska • Cyril Washbrook • David Lovering • Elvia Carrillo Puerto • Helen Liddell • Herta Freitag • Johnny Manziel • Kamal Jumblatt • Milica Mandić • Richard Krajicek • Richard Speck • Sandra Nurmsalu • Stephen Muggleton • Ulf Ekberg • William Arnott (biscuit manufacturer) • William II of the Netherlands

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