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Each of Ford's children inherited sizable shares in the Ford Motor Company, and the three sons all worked in the family business. On Edsel's death, his father briefly reassumed the presidency of Ford, then Edsel's son, Henry Ford II, became president of the company on September 21, 1945. [22]
Edsel Bryant Ford II (born December 27, 1948) is the great-grandson of Henry Ford I, grandson of Edsel Ford I, and the only son of Henry Ford II.He served as a member of the board of directors of Ford Motor Company for 33 years before announcing his retirement, and serves on the finance committee and sustainability and innovation committee.
While most sources attribute this status to Andrew Carnegie, others argue that it could be Bill Gates, Cornelius Vanderbilt I, John Jacob Astor IV, or Henry Ford. Determining the lower ranks is an even more contentious debate. Vanderbilt left a fortune worth $100 million upon his death in 1877, equivalent to $2.4 billion today. [5]
Edsel Ford family home on Lake St. Clair. Benson Ford was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Eleanor Clay Ford and Edsel Ford on July 20, 1919. He, his brothers Henry II and William, and sister Josephine, grew up in Indian Village, and at the Ford's Gaukler Point estate in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, on Lake St. Clair.
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]
Edsel Ford Fung (often spelled Fong) (May 6, 1927 – April 24, 1984) was an American restaurant server from San Francisco, California. [1] He was called the "world's rudest, worst, most insulting waiter " and worked at the Sam Wo Chinese restaurant .
The Ford family are also members of the Episcopal Church. [ 1 ] Although the Ford family's ownership stake in the automaker had declined to less than 50% of the company's equity as of 2010 [update] , the family retained operational control through a special class of stock that was established early in the company's history and retained when the ...
For example, Chrysler phased out its similarly-positioned DeSoto brand in early 1960, about the same time as Ford discontinued the Edsel marque, and similar models from General Motors' Buick and Oldsmobile lines were struggling to sell during this period. Edmunds.com ranked the 1958 Edsel as the 7th worst car of all time. [22]