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Henry Ford, II

Male 1863 - 1947  (83 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Henry Ford 
    Suffix II 
    Birth 30 Jul 1863  Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Prominent People USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 7 Apr 1947  Dearborn, Wayne Co, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I373058  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 3 May 2006 

    Father William Ford,   b. 1826   d. 1905 (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Mary Litogot,   b. 1839   d. 1876 (Age 37 years) 
    Family ID F147913  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clara Jane Bryant,   b. 1866   d. 1950 (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 1888 
    Children 
    +1. Edsel Ford,   b. 1894   d. 26 May 1943 (Age 49 years)
    +2. Charlotte Ford
    Family ID F147910  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2002 

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    • In 1891 he became an Engineer at the Edison Illumination Company in Detroit. Henry had one son, Edsel Bryant Ford, born in Detroit Nov. 6th, 1893.
      Henry built his first car, the Quadricycle Runabout, in the summer of 1896. Ithad a 4hp engine and could reach 20mph. He Sold the car for $200.00 to finance his second car which was completed around early 1898.
      He incorporated Ford Motor Company on June 16th, 1903 which was capitalized for $100,000 with 12 stockholders. Ford produced 1708 cars the first year. In 1908 he brought out the Model T. A car for anybody and everybody. In1914 he Announced a plan for profit- sharing, and then an unheard of $5.00-a-dayminimum wage. When the United States entered the War in 1917 his plants switched to war production. Efficient production line methods enabled him to cut costs of his products While simultaneously increasing wages so that his employee's were the highest paid in the industry. In 1926 with the popularity of The Model T waning and almost 15,000,000 units sold Edsel, now President of Ford, had pushed Henry to design and build a New car. What evolved was the "Model A". First shown in Dec. 1927 to the general public. Ford produced about 4,500,000 Model A's before adding the V8 engine 1932 and calling it the "Model B". When the Unites States again entered war (World War II) Henry again converted all his plants to war production.
      Edsel, in 1919 succeeded his father as president of Ford Motor Company until his death on May 26th, 1943 at the age of 49. Henry again, at the age of 80,took over the presidency of Ford Motor Company. On September 21st, 1945 his grandson, Henry Ford II, Edsel's eldest son, took over the presidency.



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