LC control no. | n 81037309 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Ford, Henry, II, 1917-1987 |
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) |