Ford, Henry, II, 1917-1987

LC control no.	n 81037309
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Ford, Henry, II, 1917-1987 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Ford, Henry, 1917-1987
Birth date	19170904
Death date	19870929
Place of birth	Detroit, Mich.
Place of death	Detroit, Mich.
Field of activity	Automobile industry and trade
Affiliation	United States. Navy Ford Motor Company Ford Foundation
Profession or occupation	Businessmen
Found in	Time magazine, 12 Oct 1987 (Henry Ford II; b. 1917, d. 1987; former chief executive of Ford Motor Co.; son of Edsel Ford; grandson of Henry Ford) Find A Grave, via WWW, August 15, 2013 (Henry Ford, II; born September 4, 1917 in Detroit, Michigan; died September 29, 1987 in Detroit, Michigan; businessman; an automobile magnate, he was born to Edsel and Eleanor Clay Ford, (and was the first grandchild of industrial pioneer Henry Ford); in May 1943, his father Edsel Ford died, and his frail aging grandfather Henry Ford became company President again; Henry Ford II was serving in the United States Navy when he was discharged and came back to help run the company; in 1945, with the help of his mother Eleanor Ford and grandmother Clara Ford, they helped convince his grandfather to step down and allow him to become President of Ford Motor Company; he was married three times, and had three children by his first wife Anne McDonnell. Charlotte, Anne, and Edsel, named after his father) Wikipedia, August 15, 2013 (Henry Ford II; September 4, 1917-September 29, 1987; the oldest son of Edsel Ford and oldest grandson of Henry Ford; he was president of the Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) from 1960 to 1979, and chairman for several months thereafter; notably, under the leadership of Henry Ford II, Ford Motor Company became a publicly traded corporation in 1956; from 1943 to 1950 he also served as president of the Ford Foundation)