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Henry Ford
Henry Ford was born in Greenfield Township, Michigan. -
Left family farm
Henry's father wanted him to take over the family farm, but he refused. He left home when he was 16 years old to become a machinist. -
Returned home
Took work operating and servicing portable Steam engines. -
Married
Ford married Clara Bryant. -
Moved to Detroit
Moved to Detroit -
Edsel Bryant Ford Born
Henry Ford only had one son, Edsel. -
Worked for Thomas Edison
Henry worked for Thomas Edison at Detroit Edison Illuminating Company. Ford and Edison became good friends. -
Quadricycle
Henry developed first car. He called it the Quadricycle. (This picutre is Henry and his wife in a quadricycle.) -
999 produced
Ford produced a race car called the 999. It was driven in a record breaking race by, Barney Oldfield. -
Ford Motor Company
He created Ford Motor Company -
Model T
Ford's second car in production was Model T and was sold for $825. -
Plants in Britain
Ford assembly plants established in Britain. -
Plants in Canada
Assembly plants established in Canada. -
Assembly line
Model T could be produced in about 93 minutes. -
Sued by backers
Investors of Ford Motor Company sued Henry Ford so that he could not use company money and purchase land or change models without their permission. Investors won. -
Half of all cars in US were a Model T
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Ford resigned
Ford resigned as president of Ford Motor Company because of the actions of the investors. He felt they were not letting him control his company. -
Tricked everyone
He publicly announced that he was going to create another automobile company and sell the cars cheaper than Ford. Investors of Ford panicked and sold all stocks back to Ford Motor Company. This gave the Ford family complete control of the company. -
Model A
Model A was produced -
Ford produced airplanes
During World War I - Ford went into aviation business. Aircraft called 4AT Trimotor (Tin Goose) was a success. First flight was on June 11, 1926. -
Ford was international
Ford had dealership on 6 continents -
Model A production
more than 4 million model A's were produced -
Ford made yearly model change system
Every year Ford wants to create a new assembly so they toss out the old and put in the new. -
Edsel Ford died
Son died of stomach cancer. -
Reelected as president of Ford Motor company
After son's death, Henry became president of the company once again. -
Stroke and declining health
Ford suffered a stroke and left him mentally and physically unable to care for the business. The company started loosing a lot of money every month. -
Presidency of Ford to grandson, Henry Ford II
Henry passed presidency to his grandson due to his declining helath. -
Death
Henry Ford passed away from cerebral hemorrhage. He was 83 years old
