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Henry Ford. Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist and business magnate. As the founder of the Ford Motor Company he is credited as a pioneer in making automobiles affordable for middle-class Americans through the system that came to be known as Fordism.
CEO and Chairman of Ford Motor Company No. Name Took office Left office Role 1 John S. Gray: 1903 1906 CEO 2 Henry Ford: 1906 1945 CEO 3 Henry Ford II: 1945 1979 CEO – Ernest R. Breech: 1955 1960 Chairman – Henry Ford II: 1960 March 13, 1980 Chairman 4 Philip Caldwell: 1979 February 1, 1985 CEO – Philip Caldwell: March 13, 1980
69000071. Significant dates. Added to NRHP. October 20, 1969 [1] Designated NHLD. December 21, 1981 [2] The Henry Ford (also known as the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village, and as the Edison Institute) is a history museum complex in Dearborn, Michigan, United States, within Metro Detroit.
Ford Model A (1903–04) The Ford Quadricycle was the first vehicle developed by Henry Ford. Ford's first car was a simple frame with a gas-powered engine mounted onto four bicycle wheels. [3] The earliest cars were hand built, one by one, and were very expensive. The peculiar machines were seen as toys for the rich. [3]
Henry Ford (pictured c.1919 ), founded and led the company, presiding over it during two tenures, 1906–1919 and 1943–1945. The Ford Motor Company is an American automaker, the world's fifth largest based on worldwide vehicle sales. Based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, it was founded by Henry Ford on June 16, 1903.
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November 23, 2023 at 6:01 AM. A plan that would create the largest health system in southeast Michigan by giving Henry Ford Health control over eight Ascension Michigan and Genesys hospitals is ...
Ford family. The Ford family is an American family from the U.S. state of Michigan. They are best known for their control of the Ford Motor Company automobile manufacturer which was originally founded by Henry Ford in the early twentieth century. Henry's grandson William Clay Ford Sr. and his family have controlled the Detroit Lions franchise ...