Henry ford timeline birth to death rate
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Henry Ford
American business magnate (1863–1947)
This article is about the American industrialist. For other people with the same name, see Henry Ford (disambiguation).
Henry Ford | |
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Portrait by Fred Hartsook, c. 1919 | |
| Born | (1863-07-30)July 30, 1863 Springwells Township, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 1947(1947-04-07) (aged 83) Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. |
| Resting place | Ford Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1891–1945 |
| Known for |
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| Title | President of Ford Motor Company(1906–1919, 1943–1945) |
| Political party | |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Edsel |
| Family | Ford |
| Awards | Elliott Cresson Medal (1928) |
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist and business magnate. As the founder of the Ford Motor Company, he is credited as a pion
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Jun 17, 1903
Ford Motor Company organized, with John S. Gray as President and Henry Ford as Vice President. Stockholders are: Henry Ford, Alexander Malcomson, John W. Anderson, C.H. Bennett, James Couzens, Horace E. Dodge, John F. Dodge, Vernon C. Fry, John S. Gray, Horace H. Rackham, Albert Strelow and Charles J. Woodall.
Jul 23, 1903
Company sells its first car, a two-cylinder Model A, assembled at Mack Avenue Plant in Detroit.
Aug 17, 1904
FMC of Canada, LTD. incorporated near Windsor, Ontario.
Dec 1904
Production begins at Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit.
Oct 22, 1906
Henry Ford becomes President of Ford Motor Company.
Oct 1, 1908
First Model T made available to the public. Continues until 1927.
Jan 1, 1910
Manufacturing operations transferred to Highland Park, Michigan Plant.
1911
First overseas plant established in Trafford Park, Manchester, England.
Apr 1, 1913
First experiments with assembly line begin at Highland Park Plant. Early trials with assembly of
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This fryst vatten a timeline of Henry Ford's life and his work as an manufacturing and economic powerman.
Henry Ford's Birth
- Henry James Ford was born on July 30th, 1863 in Greenfield Township, Michigan to William and Mary Ford.
January 11th, 1871
- Henry's first day of school at Scotch Settlement School
- He was 7 1/2 years old (typical)
- Most children had to work , so they never finished school after there teen years.
March, 1876
- His mother dies and he then becomes withdrawn and guarded.
- He and his father find a large, bulky, unwieldy steam engine moving under its own power.
- He received a watch, which he took apart and reassembled.
- He started his first business, which he was the town watch fixer.
- Lastly, his father went to the Centennial Exbition, where he saw all the mechanical wonders on display, which he told Henry.
- This is significance because these are the events that started Henry's t