Son of Joseph L. and Elizabeth (Gilbert) Hudson. He married Jean Bent Wright in 1952 and is survived by her, the couple’s four children, 10 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
Hudson joined The J. L. Hudson Company after graduation from Yale University in 1953. Between 1954 and 1956, he served as a first lieutenant artillery officer with the U.S. Army in Germany. Following military service, he returned to the company in 1956, and was elected vice president in 1957. He became president and CEO in 1961, and remained with the company until his retirement from J.L. Hudson and Dayton Hudson Corporation in 1982.
As leader of the iconic Detroit-based department store chain, Hudson was a driving force behind many of the city's business and cultural institutions. He served on the boards of the National Bank of Detroit, Detroit Edison, Michigan Bell Telephone Company, National Steel, Bundy Corporation, Masco Corporation, and McCormick Oil & Gas.
He also served as a member and chair of the Harper Hospital Board of Trustees, and in 1985 was elected the first president and chief executive officer of the newly merged Detroit Medical Center, a position he held until his retirement in 1990.
Hudson joined The J. L. Hudson Company after graduation from Yale University in 1953. Between 1954 and 1956, he served as a first lieutenant artillery officer with the U.S. Army in Germany. Following military service, he returned to the company in 1956, and was elected vice president in 1957. He became president and CEO in 1961, and remained with the company until his retirement from J.L. Hudson and Dayton Hudson Corporation in 1982.
As leader of the iconic Detroit-based department store chain, Hudson was a driving force behind many of the city's business and cultural institutions. He served on the boards of the National Bank of Detroit, Detroit Edison, Michigan Bell Telephone Company, National Steel, Bundy Corporation, Masco Corporation, and McCormick Oil & Gas.
He also served as a member and chair of the Harper Hospital Board of Trustees, and in 1985 was elected the first president and chief executive officer of the newly merged Detroit Medical Center, a position he held until his retirement in 1990.
Son of Joseph L. and Elizabeth (Gilbert) Hudson. He married Jean Bent Wright in 1952 and is survived by her, the couple’s four children, 10 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
Hudson joined The J. L. Hudson Company after graduation from Yale University in 1953. Between 1954 and 1956, he served as a first lieutenant artillery officer with the U.S. Army in Germany. Following military service, he returned to the company in 1956, and was elected vice president in 1957. He became president and CEO in 1961, and remained with the company until his retirement from J.L. Hudson and Dayton Hudson Corporation in 1982.
As leader of the iconic Detroit-based department store chain, Hudson was a driving force behind many of the city's business and cultural institutions. He served on the boards of the National Bank of Detroit, Detroit Edison, Michigan Bell Telephone Company, National Steel, Bundy Corporation, Masco Corporation, and McCormick Oil & Gas.
He also served as a member and chair of the Harper Hospital Board of Trustees, and in 1985 was elected the first president and chief executive officer of the newly merged Detroit Medical Center, a position he held until his retirement in 1990.
Hudson joined The J. L. Hudson Company after graduation from Yale University in 1953. Between 1954 and 1956, he served as a first lieutenant artillery officer with the U.S. Army in Germany. Following military service, he returned to the company in 1956, and was elected vice president in 1957. He became president and CEO in 1961, and remained with the company until his retirement from J.L. Hudson and Dayton Hudson Corporation in 1982.
As leader of the iconic Detroit-based department store chain, Hudson was a driving force behind many of the city's business and cultural institutions. He served on the boards of the National Bank of Detroit, Detroit Edison, Michigan Bell Telephone Company, National Steel, Bundy Corporation, Masco Corporation, and McCormick Oil & Gas.
He also served as a member and chair of the Harper Hospital Board of Trustees, and in 1985 was elected the first president and chief executive officer of the newly merged Detroit Medical Center, a position he held until his retirement in 1990.
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