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Henry Ford II (September 4, 1917 – September 29, 1987), commonly known as Hank the Deuce, was an American businessman in the automotive industry.He was the oldest son of Edsel Ford I and oldest grandson of Henry Ford.
CEO and Chairman of Ford Motor Company No. Name Took office Left office Role 1 John S. Gray: 1903 1906 CEO 2 Henry Ford [2] 1906 1945 CEO 3 Henry Ford II [2] 1945 1979 CEO – Ernest R. Breech [2] 1955 1960 Chairman – Henry Ford II [3] 1960 March 13, 1980 Chairman 4 Philip Caldwell [4] [5] 1979 February 1, 1985 CEO – Philip Caldwell [3] [4 ...
Henry Ford was born July 30, 1863, on a farm in Springwells Township, Michigan. [5] 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. [6]
In 1976, Henry II famously resigned from the Ford Foundation’s board of directors, making front-page news in the major papers of the day. As the prevailing account held, he found the foundation ...
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.
The great-grandson of Henry Ford rarely gives interviews. But we caught up with Edsel Ford II to talk about Le Mans 1966.
She was the only daughter and the third of child of Edsel Ford and his wife Eleanor Lowthian (née Clay) Ford. [1] Her siblings included Henry Ford II, who also served as chairman and CEO of Ford Motors, and William Clay Ford Sr. [2] [3] Her father was the only child of Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motors. [1] [4]
The Henry Ford II World Center, also commonly known as the Ford World Headquarters and popularly known as the Glass House, [1] [2] is the administrative headquarters for Ford Motor Company, a 12-story, glass-faced office building [3] designed to accommodate a staff of approximately 3,000.