Dr. William Andrew Hudson Dr. William Andrew Hudson was born on February 23, 1891, near Jasper in Newton County,/ He grew up in an area where iodine deficiency caused widespread goiter. His research on iodine levels in blood contributed to the understanding of thyroid function and helped lead to the commercial production of iodized table salt in 1924 by Morton Salt Company. This development reduced goiter rates across the United States and prevented many cases of hypothyroid