Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - hudson

 I. biographical name Henry died 1611 English navigator & explorer  II. biographical name Manley Ottmer 1886-1960 American jurist  III. biographical name W(illiam) H(enry) 1841-1922 English naturalist & writer  IV. geographical name  1. river 306 miles (492 kilometers) E New York flowing from Adirondack Mountains S into New York Bay  2. town S New Hampshire population 22,928  • ~ian adjective