Henry Ford

Extracted Attributes

• Award

  Grand Cross of the Order of the German Eagle (1938)

• Title

  President of Ford Motor Company (1906-1919, 1943-1945)

• Legacy

  Ford Foundation, Family control of Ford Motor Company

• Education

  Detroit Business Institute

• Known For

  Founder of Ford Motor Company, Pioneer of assembly line, Fordism, Affordable automobiles (Model T), Five-day workweek

• Occupation

  Industrialist, Business Magnate, Founder, Engineer, Writer

• Nationality

  American

• Date of Birth

  1863-07-30

• Date of Death

  1947-04-07

• Place of Birth

  Springwells Township, Wayne County, Michigan, United States

• Place of Death

  Dearborn, Michigan, United States

• Political Affiliation (1881-1918)

  Republican Party (United States)

• Political Affiliation (1918-1947)

  Democratic Party (United States)

Timeline

• Born on a farm in Springwells Township, Michigan. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Wikidata, DBPedia, Web Search)

  1863-07-30

• Left home at age 16 to find work in Detroit machine shops. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search)

  1879

• Married Clara Jane Bryant. (Source: Web Search)

  1888

• Resigned from the Edison Illuminating Company and organized the Detroit Automobile Company. (Source: Web Search)

  1899-08-19

• Defeated Alexander Winton in a racing car called Sweepstakes. (Source: Web Search)

  1901-10-10

• Founded the Henry Ford Company (which he later left). (Source: Web Search)

  1901-11

• Founded the Ford Motor Company. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  1903

• Became President of Ford Motor Company. (Source: Web Search)

  1906

• Introduced the Ford Model T vehicle, revolutionizing transportation and American industry. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  1908

• Awarded a patent for the transmission mechanism used in the Ford Model T. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1911

• Pioneered the five-day workweek and high wages for workers. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  1914

• Despite his pacifist stance, his company became a major supplier of weapons during World War I. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  1914-1918

• Stepped down as President of Ford Motor Company. (Source: Web Search)

  1919

• Promoted antisemitism through his newspaper The Dearborn Independent and the book The International Jew. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  1920s

• Awarded the Elliott Cresson Medal. (Source: Web Search)

  1928

• Accepted the Grand Cross of the Order of the German Eagle, the highest medal Nazi Germany bestowed on a foreigner. (Source: Summary, DBPedia, Wikidata)

  1938-07

• Opposed the United States' entry into World War II and served on the board of the America First Committee. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  1939-1945

• Resumed control of Ford Motor Company after his son Edsel's death. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Web Search)

  1943

• Turned over control of the company to his grandson, Henry Ford II. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  1945

• Died. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Wikidata, DBPedia, Web Search)

  1947-04-07

• Bequeathed most of his wealth to the Ford Foundation and arranged for his family to permanently control the company. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  1947

• Named 'Businessman of the Century' by Fortune magazine. (Source: Web Search)

  1999

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. In 1911, he was awarded a patent for the transmission mechanism that would be used in the Ford Model T and other automobiles. Ford was born in a farmhouse in Springwells Township, Michigan, and left home at the age of 16 to find work in Detroit. It was a few years before this time that Ford first experienced automobiles, and throughout the later half of the 1880s, he began repairing and later constructing engines, and through the 1890s worked with a division of Edison Electric. He founded the Ford Motor Company in 1903 after prior failures in business, but success in constructing automobiles. The introduction of the Ford Model T vehicle in 1908 is credited with having revolutionized both transportation and American industry. As the sole owner of the Ford Motor Company, Ford became one of the wealthiest people in the world. He was also among the pioneers of the five-day work-week. Ford believed that consumerism could help to bring about world peace. His commitment to systematically lowering costs resulted in many technical and business innovations, including a franchise system, which allowed for car dealerships throughout North America and in major cities on six continents. Ford was known for his pacifism during the first years of World War I, although during the war his company became a major supplier of weapons. He promoted the League of Nations. In the 1920s, Ford promoted antisemitism through his newspaper The Dearborn Independent and the book The International Jew. He opposed his country's entry into World War II, and served for a time on the board of the America First Committee. After his son Edsel died in 1943, Ford resumed control of the company, but was too frail to make decisions and quickly came under the control of several of his subordinates. He turned over the company to his grandson Henry Ford II in 1945. Upon his death in 1947, he left most of his wealth to the Ford Foundation and control of the company to his family.

Web Search Results

• Henry Ford - Wikipedia

  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. In 1911, he was awarded a patent for the transmission mechanism that would be used in the Ford Model T and other automobiles. [...] Henry Ford was born July 30, 1863, on a farm in Springwells Township, Michigan. His father, William Ford (1826–1905), was born in County Cork, Ireland, to a family that had emigrated from Somerset, England in the 16th century. His mother, Mary Ford (née Litogot; 1839–1876), was born in Michigan as the youngest child of Belgian immigrants; her parents died when she was a child and she was adopted by neighbors, the O'Herns. Henry Ford's siblings were John Ford (1865–1927), Margaret Ford [...] | Title | President of Ford Motor Company (1906–1919, 1943–1945) | | Political party | Republican "Republican Party (United States)") (1881–1918) Democratic "Democratic Party (United States)") (1918–1947) | | Spouse | Clara Jane Bryant ​ (m. 1888)​ | | Children | Edsel | | Family | Ford "Ford family (Michigan)") | | Awards | Elliott Cresson Medal (1928) | | Signature |

• Henry Ford (Author of My Life And Work) - Goodreads

  Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. Although Ford did not invent the automobile or the assembly line, he developed and manufactured the first automobile that many middle class Americans could afford. In doing so, Ford converted the automobile from an expensive curiosity into a practical conveyance that would profoundly impact the [...] Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. Although Ford did not invent the automobile or the assembly line, he developed and manufactured the first automobile that many middle class Americans could afford. In doing so, Ford converted the automobile from an expensive curiosity into a practical conveyance that would profoundly impact the

• Henry Ford | Biography, Education, Inventions, & Facts - Britannica

  With the production of the Model T automobile, Henry Ford had an unforeseen and tremendous impact on American life. He became regarded as an apt symbol of the transition from an agricultural to an industrial America. Henry Ford (born July 30, 1863, Wayne county, Michigan, U.S.—died April 7, 1947, Dearborn, Michigan) was an American industrialist who revolutionized factory production with his assembly-line methods. (Read Henry Ford’s 1926 Britannica essay on mass production.) [...] Henry Ford was one of eight children of William and Mary Ford. He was born on the family farm near Dearborn, Michigan, then a town eight miles west of Detroit. Abraham Lincoln was president of the 24 states of the Union, and Jefferson Davis was president of the 11 states of the Confederacy. Ford attended a one-room school for eight years when he was not helping his father with the harvest. At age 16 he walked to Detroit to find work in its machine shops. After three years, during which he came [...] Ford realized the tremendous part he and his Model T automobile had played in bringing about this change, he wanted nothing more than to reverse it, or at least to recapture the rural values of his boyhood. Henry Ford, then, is an apt symbol of the transition from an agricultural to an industrial America.

• Henry Ford - Biography, Founder of Ford Motor Company

  Henry Ford was an American automobile manufacturer who created the Model T in 1908 and went on to develop the assembly line mode of production, which revolutionized the automotive industry. [...] Skip to Content 1. Famous Business Leaders 2. Philanthropists 3. Henry Ford # Henry Ford Henry Ford was an industrialist who revolutionized assembly line production for the automobile, making the Model T one of America’s greatest inventions. Photo: Hartsook, photographer. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons (1863-1947) ## Who Was Henry Ford? [...] Name: Henry Ford Birth Year: 1863 Birth date: July 30, 1863 Birth State: Michigan Birth City: Wayne County Birth Country: United States Gender: Male Best Known For: Henry Ford was an industrialist who revolutionized assembly line production for the automobile, making the Model T one of America’s greatest inventions. Industries + Business and Industry Astrological Sign: Leo Schools + Goldsmith, Bryant & Stratton Business College in Detroit Interesting Facts

• Life of Henry Ford | Articles | Ford Motor Company

  Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company, was born in Springwells Township, Wayne County, Michigan, on July 30, 1863, to Mary (Litogot) and William Ford. He was the eldest of six children in a family of four boys and two girls. His father was a native of County Cork, Ireland, who came to America in 1847 and settled on a farm in Wayne County. [...] Prominent Americans series. In 1999, Fortune magazine named Henry Ford the Businessman of the Century. [...] On August 19, 1899, he resigned from the Edison Illuminating Company and, with others, organized the Detroit Automobile Company, which went into bankruptcy about 18 months later. Meanwhile, Henry Ford designed and built several racing cars. In one of them, called Sweepstakes, he defeated Alexander Winton on a track in Grosse Pointe, Michigan on October 10, 1901. One month later, Henry Ford founded his second automobile venture, the Henry Ford Company. He would leave that enterprise, which would

• Award

  Order of the German Eagle

• Image

  

• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  Detroit Business Institute

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  writer

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  7/30/1863

• Date Of Death

  4/7/1947

• Place Of Birth

  Springwells Township

• Place Of Death

  Dearborn

Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist, business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production. By creating the first automobile that middle-class Americans could afford, he converted the automobile from an expensive luxury into an accessible conveyance that profoundly impacted the landscape of the 20th century. His introduction of the Ford Model T automobile revolutionized transportation and American industry. As the Ford Motor Company owner, he became one of the richest and best-known people in the world. He is credited with "Fordism", the mass production of inexpensive goods coupled with high wages for workers. Ford had a global vision, with consumerism as the key to peace. His intense commitment to systematically lowering costs resulted in many technical and business innovations, including a franchise system that put dealerships throughout North America and major cities on six continents. Ford left most of his vast wealth to the Ford Foundation and arranged for his family to permanently control it. Ford was also known for promoting antisemitic content, including The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, through his newspaper The Dearborn Independent, and his book, The International Jew. In July, 1938, four months after the German annexation of Austria, Ford accepted the highest medal that Nazi Germany bestowed on a foreigner, the Grand Cross of the Order of the German Eagle.