The Ford family is an American family from the U.S. state of Michigan. They are best known for their control of the Ford Motor Company automobile manufacturer which was originally founded by Henry Ford in the early twentieth century. Henry's grandson William Clay Ford Sr. and his family have controlled the Detroit Lions franchise of the National Football League since late 1963. The Ford family are also members of the Episcopal Church.[1]
Although the Ford family's ownership stake in the automaker had declined to less than 50% of the company's equity as of 2010[update], the family retained operational control through a special class of stock that was established early in the company's history and retained when the company made its initial public offering in 1956.[2][3][4][5] The family owns all of the company's Class B shares, which are collectively entitled to elect 40% of the company's board of directors, with the remaining 60% elected by the holders of the company's publicly traded common stock.
^W. Williams, Peter (2016). Religion, Art, and Money: Episcopalians and American Culture from the Civil War to the Great Depression. University of North Carolina Press. p. 176. ISBN9781469626987. The names of fashionable families who were already Episcopalian, like the Morgans, or those, like the Fricks, who now became so, goes on interminably: Aldrich, Astor, Biddle, Booth, Brown, Du Pont, Firestone, Ford, Gardner, Mellon, Morgan, Procter, the Vanderbilt, Whitney. Episcopalians branches of the Baptist Rockefellers and Jewish Guggenheims even appeared on these family trees.
^Muller, Joann. "Ford Family's Stake Is Smaller, But They're Richer And Still Firmly In Control". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
^Muller, Joann. "Ford Family Shuffles Wealth". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
^Kennon, Joshua. "Examining the shareholder structure of an iconic American company". The Balance. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
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Ford family redirects here For the Tennessee based political family see Ford family Memphis For the Canadian political family see Ford family Canada The Ford family is an American family from the U S state of Michigan They are best known for their control of the Ford Motor Company automobile manufacturer which was originally founded by Henry Ford in the early twentieth century Henry s grandson William Clay Ford Sr and his family have controlled the Detroit Lions franchise of the National Football League since late 1963 The Ford family are also members of the Episcopal Church 1 Ford familyHenry FordHenry Ford IIWilliam C Ford Jr Current regionMichigan U S Place of originCounty Cork IrelandFounded1847177 years agoFounderWilliam FordConnected familiesFirestoneEstate s Fair LaneEdsel and Eleanor Ford House Although the Ford family s ownership stake in the automaker had declined to less than 50 of the company s equity as of 2010 update the family retained operational control through a special class of stock that was established early in the company s history and retained when the company made its initial public offering in 1956 2 3 4 5 The family owns all of the company s Class B shares which are collectively entitled to elect 40 of the company s board of directors with the remaining 60 elected by the holders of the company s publicly traded common stock Contents 1 Family tree 2 Businesses 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksFamily tree editIsaac Ford 1749 William Ford 1775 1818 Rebecca Jennings 1776 1851 Samuel Ford c 1792 1842 Jonathan John Ford c 1799 1864 Thomasine Smith 1803 1847 George Ford c 1811 1864 Henry Ford c 1813 Stephen Ford 1815 Rebecca Ford Flaherty 1825 1895 William Ford 1826 1905 Mary Litogot O Hern c 1839 1876 Jane Ford Smith 1829 1851 Henry Ford Sr 1840 1901 Mary Ford Ford c 1832 1882 Nancy Ford Flaherty 1834 1920 Samuel Ford 1837 1884 Infant 1861 1861 Ford Founder Henry Ford 1863 1947 Clara Jane Bryant 1866 1950 John Ford c 1865 1927 Margaret Ford Ruddiman 1867 1960 Jane Ford c 1869 1906 William Ford 1871 1959 Robert Ford 1873 1934 Infant c 1876 1876 Edsel Ford 1893 1943 Eleanor Lowthian Clay 1896 1976 Harvey S Firestone Jr 1898 1973 Elizabeth Parke 1897 1990 Henry Ford II 1917 1987 Anne McDonnell 1919 1996 Benson Ford Sr 1919 1978 Edith McNaughton 1920 1980 Josephine Clay Ford Ford 1923 2005 Walter Buhl Ford II 1920 1991 William Clay Ford Sr 1925 2014 Martha Parke Firestone b 1925 Charlotte M Ford b 1941 Anne Ford b 1943 Edsel Ford II b 1948 Walter Buhl Ford III 1943 2010 Eleanor Clay Ford Sullivan b 1946 Josephine Clay Ford Ingle b 1949 Alfred Brush Ford b 1950 Elena Anne Ford b 1966 Benson Ford Jr b 1949 Lynn Ford Alandt b 1951 Martha Parke Muffy Ford Morse b 1948 Sheila Ford Hamp b 1951 William Clay Ford Jr b 1957 Elizabeth Ford Kontulis b 1961 Businesses editThe following is a list of companies in which the Ford family have held a controlling or otherwise significant interest Dearborn Independent Detroit Lions Fontinalis Partners Ford Lio Ho Motor Ford Motor Company Ford Otosan Ford Times Getrag Ford Transmissions Matford Pentastar Aviation Philco Ford SamcorReferences edit W Williams Peter 2016 Religion Art and Money Episcopalians and American Culture from the Civil War to the Great Depression University of North Carolina Press p 176 ISBN 9781469626987 The names of fashionable families who were already Episcopalian like the Morgans or those like the Fricks who now became so goes on interminably Aldrich Astor Biddle Booth Brown Du Pont Firestone Ford Gardner Mellon Morgan Procter the Vanderbilt Whitney Episcopalians branches of the Baptist Rockefellers and Jewish Guggenheims even appeared on these family trees Muller Joann Ford Family s Stake Is Smaller But They re Richer And Still Firmly In Control Forbes Retrieved 2020 01 14 Muller Joann Ford Family Shuffles Wealth Forbes Retrieved 2020 01 14 Kennon Joshua Examining the shareholder structure of an iconic American company The Balance Retrieved 2020 01 14 Muller Joann William Clay Ford s Legacy Cemented Family s Dynasty Forbes Retrieved 2020 01 14 Further reading editWilson Richard Guy 2000 America s Castles The Auto Baron Estates A amp E Television Network Bridenstine James 1989 Edsel and Eleanor Ford House Wayne State University Press ISBN 0 8143 2161 5 Lewis David 1976 The Public Image of Henry Ford An American Folk Hero and His Company Wayne State University Press ISBN 9780814318928 External links editFord Family Tree Henry Ford II Biography on IMDB Henry Ford Estate The Ford Legacy The Ford Family Archived 2020 12 02 at the Wayback Machine A Family Portrait Archived 2019 09 09 at the Wayback Machine Anne Ford Johnson Obituary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ford family Michigan amp oldid 1218081349, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
