Henry Ford Biography

The Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand and most luxury cars under the Lincoln brand. Ford also owns Brazilian SUV manufacturer, Troller, and Australian performance car manufacturer FPV. In the past it has also produced tractors and automotive components. Ford owns a 2.1% stake in Mazda of Japan, an 8% stake in Aston Martin of the United Kingdom, and a 49% stake in Jiangling of China. It also has a number of joint-ventures, two in China, one in Thailand, one in Turkey, and one in Russia. It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is controlled by the Ford family, although they have minority ownership. It is described by Forbes as "the most important industrial company in the history of the United States." Source: Wikipedia

Marriages

• 1888-04-11
  Industrialist Henry Ford (24) weds Clara Jane Bryant (22) in Greenfield Township, Michigan

Henry Ford Timeline

• 1893-12-24
  Henry Ford completes his 1st useful gas motor
• 1896-06-04
  Henry Ford takes his 1st Ford through streets of Detroit
• 1903-06-16
  Ford Motors under Henry Ford incorporates
• 1906-10-22
  Henry Ford becomes President of Ford Motor Company
• 1908-08-12
  Henry Ford's company builds the first Model T car
• 1908-09-27
  Henry Ford's first Ford Model T automobile was leaves the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan.
• 1908-10-01
  Henry Ford introduces the Model T car (costs $825)
• 1913-10-07
  Henry Ford institutes moving assembly line
• 1914-01-14
  Henry Ford introduces an assembly line for Model T
• 1915-10-12
  Ford Motor Company under Henry Ford manufactures its 1 millionth Model T automobile
• 1915-12-04
  Henry Ford's peace ship, Oscar II, sails for Europe 'to get the boys out of the trenches by Christmas'
• 1919-01-01
  Edsel Ford succeeds his father, Henry Ford, as president of the Ford Motor Company.
• 1926-09-25
  Henry Ford announces 8 hour, 5-day work week
• 1927-05-25
  Henry Ford announces that he is ending production of the Model T Ford
• 1927-05-26
  Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company produce the last (and 15th million) Model T Ford / Tin Lizzie
• 1932-10-19
  Henry Ford gives his 1st radio speech
• 1937-06-05
  Henry Ford initiates 32 hour work week
• 1942-01-13
  Henry Ford patents a method of constructing plastic auto bodies