Background
Hughes, Blake was born on June 24, 1914 in New York City. Son of Ferdinand Holme and Ines (de Cordova) Hughes.
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Hughes, Blake was born on June 24, 1914 in New York City. Son of Ferdinand Holme and Ines (de Cordova) Hughes.
Degre de civilisation, Sorbonne University, Paris, 1935. AB summa cum laude, Dartmouth College, 1936. Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1937.
Salesman, Edward B. Smith & Company salesman, Smith, Barney & Company, investment bankers, New York City, 1936-1938; salesman, New York Life Insurance Company, 1939-1940; promotion manager Engineering News Record, Construction Methods,, McGraw-Hill Inc., New York City, 1947-1950; promotion manager, director marketing Architectural Record, F.W. Dodge Corporation, New York City, 1951-1961; associate public Architectural Record, McGraw-Hill Inc., New York City, 1961-1968; public Architectural Record, McGraw-Hill Inc., New York City, 1968-1980; public House & Home, McGraw-Hill Inc., New York City, 1976-1977; president, International Institute for Architecture, Washington, 1978-1981.
Trustee Unity (Maine) College, 1965-1975. President International Architectural Foundation, 1973-1978. Board directors National Home Improvement Council, 1976-1977.
Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1940-1945. Member Union International Architects (architectural critics committee 1978-1980), Appalachian Housing Institute (board directors), Charleston Artist Guild (president 1990-1991), English Speaking Union (president Charleston chapter 1995-1996), Carolina Yacht Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho.
Married Betty Jean Wolf, August 26, 1951. Children: Diane Elizabeth, Brian Blake.