Background
II, Henry Ford, was born on September 4, 1917 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Edsel B. and Eleanor (Clay) F.
Automobile manufacturing executive
II, Henry Ford, was born on September 4, 1917 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Edsel B. and Eleanor (Clay) F.
Graduate, Hotchkiss School, 1936;student, Yale University, 1936-1940.
Director, Ford Motor Company, 1938-1987;with company, Ford Motor Company, 1940-1982;vice president, Ford Motor Company, 1943;executive vice president, Ford Motor Company, 1944;president, Ford Motor Company, 1945;chairman, Ford Motor Company, 1960-1980;chief Executive officer, Ford Motor Company, 1960-1979. Director Sotheby's Holdings, Inc. Trustee, chairman Henry Ford Health Corporation.
Trustee The Ford Foundation, 1943-1976, Edison Institute. Graduate member Business Council.
Married Anne McDonnell, July 13, 1940 (divorced). Children: Charlotte, Anne, Edsel Bryant II. Married Maria Cristina Vettore Austin, February 19, 1965 (divorced).
Married Kathleen DuRoss, October 1980.