Henry Ford

Published by Lasich in People
August 3, 2009

A series of notes about Henry Ford.

Henry Ford established the Ford car company.
He was born on June 30, 1863 in Michigan.
His mother died in child birth when he was 12.
He got a watch for his 13th birthday, and took it apart to put it back together.
He liked bird-watching and dancing.
He got a job where he could work with boat motors in Detroit.
He got married to Clara Wright.
Ford built what he called a quadricycle, which was meant to look like two bicycles put together.
He started racing cars, then began the Ford company.
The first car sold from Ford was a Model A, sold to a dentist.
He wanted to make a car that could drive on dirt, and he succeeded with the Model T. It was a very popular car, and he couldn’t build enough on time for everyone.
Men at Ford had to work all night.
Ford paid $5 a day so that other people would want to work there.
He eventually started making airplanes.
He also set up schools, because he loved kids.
The Model T became outdated, so Ford made a newer Model A.
The new Model A was successful.
Ford shut down the company so he could think of new cars, and a riot broke out and 5 men died.
People were drawn back to work again when Ford had an inspiration.
The working conditions in Ford were miserable.
A strike soon formed, and even his wife Clara was involved.
When Henry Ford died of a cerebral hemorrhage, at the age of 83 on April 30, 1947
His oldest son, Ezel Ford, died of cancer in the stomach, liver, and other diseases, so his other son, Henry Ford II took over the Ford company.

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