biography
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Hudson, J(oseph) L(owthian)
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1846–1912)
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| biography:
| Merchant, born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE England, UK. His family moved to Grand Rapids, MI from Canada in 1860. By 1866 he was managing his father's clothing store, and later opened J L Hudson (1881), an innovative men and boys clothing store in Detroit that offered moderate prices, immediate delivery, and customer returns. He incorporated (1891) and expanded into other Midwestern cities, and by 1912 his was the largest retail store in Michigan, with sales of $3·5 million. Active in business and civic affairs, he founded the Detroit Municipal League. |
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