American automotive industry executive (1917–1987)
Henry Ford II
Ford in 1977
Born
(1917-09-04)September 4, 1917
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died
September 29, 1987(1987-09-29) (aged 70)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Education
Yale University (did not graduate)
Occupation
Automobile executive
Title
President of Ford Motor Company (1945–1960)
CEO of Ford Motor Company (1945–1979)
Chairman of Ford Motor Company (1960–1980)
Spouses
Anne McDonnell
(m. 1940; div. 1964)
Maria Cristina Vettore
(m. 1965; div. 1976)
Kathleen DuRoss
(m. 1980–1987)
Children
Charlotte
Anne
Edsel II
Parent
Edsel Ford (father)
Henry Ford II (September 4, 1917 – September 29, 1987), sometimes known as "Hank the Deuce" or simply "the Deuce", was an American businessman in the automotive industry. He was the oldest son of Edsel Ford I and oldest grandson of Henry Ford. He was president of the Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, Chief executive officer (CEO) from 1947 to 1979, and chairman of the board of directors from 1960 to 1980.[1] Under his leadership, Ford Motor Company became a publicly traded corporation in 1956. From 1943 to 1950, he also served as president of the Ford Foundation.
^"Henry Ford". Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2007. Henry Ford I resigned for the second time at the end of World War II. His oldest grandson, Henry Ford II, became president on Sept. 21, 1945. Even as Henry Ford II drove the industry's first postwar car off the assembly line, he was making plans to reorganize and decentralize the company to resume its prewar position as a major force in a fiercely competitive auto industry. Henry Ford II provided strong leadership for Ford Motor Company from the postwar era into the 1980s. He was president from 1945 until 1960 and chief executive officer from 1945 until 1979. He was chairman of the board of directors from 1960 until 1980, and remained as chairman of the finance committee from 1980 until his death in 1987.
Edsel Bryant FordII (born December 27, 1948) is the great-grandson of HenryFord I, grandson of Edsel Ford I, and the only son of HenryFordII. He served...
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reassumed the presidency of Ford on Edsel's death, then Edsel's eldest son, HenryFordII, succeeded Henry as president of Ford in 1945. He was also a member...
better known as Cristina Ford or Mrs. HenryFordII, due to her marriage to HenryFordII, the chief executive officer of the Ford Motor Company. Maria was...
The HenryFordII World Center, also commonly known as the Ford World Headquarters and popularly known as the Glass House, is the administrative headquarters...
Carroll Shelby and his British driver, Ken Miles, who are hired by HenryFordII and Lee Iacocca to build a race car to defeat the perennially dominant...
contemporary Ford GT is a modern homage to the GT40. HenryFordII had wanted a Ford at Le Mans since the early 1960s. In early 1963, Ford reportedly received...
his death. Benson Ford was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Eleanor Clay Ford and Edsel Ford on July 20, 1919. He, his brothers HenryII and William, and...
Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, it was founded by HenryFord on June 16, 1903. Ford Motor Company would go on to become one of the largest and...
HenryFord College (HFC) is a public community college in Dearborn, Michigan. The institution, established in 1938 by the Dearborn Fordson Public Schools...
company. Ahead of the foundation selling its Ford Motor Company holdings, in 1949, HenryFordII created the § Ford Philanthropy, a separate corporate foundation...
Museum. Archived from the original on February 10, 2014. "HenryFordII gives up chairmanship at Ford". Democrat and Chronicle. 1980-03-14. p. 7D. Retrieved...
founder HenryFord, and granddaughter of longtime Ford Motor Company president HenryFordII. Elena was close to her maternal grandfather, HenryFordII, once...
Ford Prefect 10 hp saloon. HenryFord resigned in 1945 in favour of grandson HenryFordII, and died in April 1947. Perry, founder-chairman of Ford Motor...
HenryFord Health (formerly the HenryFord Health System) is an integrated, not-for-profit health care organization in Metro Detroit. The corporate office...
technique of mass production. William Ford Edsel FordHenryFordII Cadillac Automobile Company Detroit Automobile Company Ford Motor Company Kingsford Company...
It was founded by HenryFord and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand, and luxury...
of Edsel Ford and his wife Eleanor Lowthian (née Clay) Ford. Her siblings included HenryFordII, who also served as chairman and CEO of Ford Motors, and...
Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In 2019, he portrayed HenryFordII in James Mangold's Ford v Ferrari and Mr. Dashwood in Gerwig's Little Women, the...
out of retirement by HenryFordII; George Walker, chief stylist and a Ford vice president; Frank Hershey, chief stylist for the Ford Division; Bill Boyer...
bombing damage. Car manufacturing restarted in late 1948 with the Taunus. HenryFordII visited the factory in 1948 during his visit to Germany when he was...
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