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Title: Henry Ford


1
Henry Ford
  • Biography By
  • Daniel LaGesse

2
Life Events
  • 1863 Born in Detroit, Michigan
  • Left family farm to work in Detroit machine
    shops
  • 1888 Married Clara Bryant of Greenfield Township
  • Moved to 10- acre farm in Dearborn, Michigan
  • Moved back to Detroit, Becomes engineer at Edison
    Illuminating Company
  • Edsel Bryant Ford, Henrys only child, is born
  • Henry Fords first automobile, the Quadricycle,
    is created
  • Ford Motor Company is officially incorporated
  • The Model A goes on the market
  • Ford begins manufacturing the famous Model T

3
Life Events continued
  • Began operations at new plant in Highland Park,
    Michigan
  • Introduced assembly line at Highland Park,
    Michigan
  • Starts paying workers 5.00 for an 8-hour day
  • Loses bid for U.S. senate
  • Edsel B. Ford becomes president of the company
  • Focuses on air transportation, developes the
    tri-motor airplane
  • Creates Greenfield Village
  • Builds first V-8 automobile
  • 1947 Henry dies a natural death

4
Autmobiles
  • 1896 Quadricycle
  • Model A
  • Model T
  • Many other automobiles

5
Accomplishments
  • Made the automobile more efficient
  • Created Greenfield Village to preserve American
    history of the 1900s
  • Changed the life of American people

6
Family
  • Mother
  • Father
  • 2 Brothers
  • Mother died when Henry was 12
  • Henry married Clara Bryant of Greenfield Township
    in 1888
  • Edsel Bryant Ford, son

7
Characteristics
  • Patience
  • Creativity
  • Inquisitive
  • Perservering

8
Jobs
  • Jim Flowers Machine shop
  • Edison Illuminating Company
  • Henry Ford Company
  • Detroit Automobile Company
  • Ford Motor Company
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