A and e biography of henry ford

Henry Ford: Early Life & Engineering Career

Henry Ford driving his Quadricycle, circa 1896.

Born in 1863, Henry Ford was the first surviving son of William and Mary Ford, who owned a prosperous farm in Dearborn, Michigan.

At 16, he left home for the nearby city of Detroit, where he found apprentice work as a machinist.

At age sixteen, Henry Ford leaves the family farm to walk nine miles into Detroit, to accept a position with Dry Dock Company, manufacturers of iron products.

This is the fascinating story of the driven man who changed the way we all live ironically spelling an end to the America he loved.

Born on July 30, 1863, near Dearborn, Michigan, Henry Ford created the Ford Model T car in 1908 and went on to develop the assembly line mode of.

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He returned to Dearborn and work on the family farm after three years, but continued to operate and service steam engines and work occasional stints in Detroit factories. In 1888, he married Clara Bryant, who had grown up on a nearby farm.

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The mass production techniques Henry Ford championed eventually allowed Ford Motor Company to turn out one Model T every 24 seconds.

In the first several years of their marriage, Ford supported himself and his new wife by running a sawmill.

In 1891, he returned with Clara to Detroit, where he was hired as an engineer for the Edison Illuminating Company. Rising quickly through the ranks, he was promoted