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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Henry_Ford_IIHenry Ford II - Wikipedia

    When his father Edsel, president of Ford, died of cancer in May 1943 (during World War II), Henry Ford II was serving in the Navy and unable to inherit the presidency of the family-owned business. The elderly and ailing Henry Ford I , company founder, re-assumed the presidency, though mentally inconsistent, suspicious, and considered no longer ...

  2. www.britannica.com › money › Henry-Ford-IIHenry Ford II | Biography & Facts | Britannica Money

    May 20, 2024 · Henry Ford II (born September 4, 1917, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.—died September 29, 1987, Detroit) was an American industrialist and head of Ford Motor Company for 34 years (1945–79). He is generally credited with reviving the firm.

  3. www.automotivehalloffame.org › honoree › henry-ford-ii» Henry Ford II | Automotive Hall of Fame

    Resurrected the Ford Motor Company after World War II, leading it to become the second largest producer of motor vehicles in the world. Transformed the Ford Motor Company from a family business to a highly successful, publicly owned corporation in 1956.

  4. www.encyclopedia.com › encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps › henry-ford-iiHenry Ford II | Encyclopedia.com

    Henry Ford II (1917-1987) was an American industrialist. He turned his grandfather's faltering automobile company into the second largest industrial corporation in the world. Henry Ford II was born in Detroit, Michigan on September 4, 1917, the grandson of the automobile pioneer Henry Ford.

  5. www.hbs.edu › leadership › 20th-century-leadersHenry Ford II - Leadership - Harvard Business School

    Born-Died: 1917–1987. Birthplace: Michigan. Race: White. Gender: Male. Father: Head, Same Company. View All Entries. Initiativesfocus on societal challenges that are too complex for any one discipline or industry to solve alone.

  6. time.com › archive › 6710528Henry Ford II: 1917-1987: My Name Is on the Building | TIME

    Oct 12, 1987 · A s the grandson of the founder of the Ford Motor Co., Henry Ford II bore one of the most powerful names in American business. He used it wisely to save the second largest U.S. automaker in...

  7. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-1987/09/30-mn-7220-storyHenry Ford II Dies; Led Auto Firm 35 Years - Los Angeles Times

    Sep 30, 1987 · Auto magnate Henry Ford II, who for 35 years ran the automobile company founded by his grandfather, managing it from the brink of disaster to the top rank of industrial power, died Tuesday in a...

  8. www.nytimes.com › 1978/03/05 › archivesTYCOON; THE SAGA OF HENRY FORD II; The head of the Ford Motor...

    Mar 5, 1978 · The story of Henry Ford 2d is one—neatly enough—of victory and defeat. When he was 26 he came back from the Navy, fought for the control of a nearly bankrupt company and in 10 years rebuilt it...

  9. www.theatlantic.com › business › archiveThe Business Philosophy of the Man Who Brought Us the Mustang–and...

    Nov 18, 2013 · In 1945, the Ford Motor Company named Henry Ford II, a.k.a. "Hank the Deuce," as its president. His grandfather, the first Henry Ford, had built the iconic brand into a giant, but by the...

  10. www.pbs.org › wgbh › americanexperienceThe Life of Henry Ford | American Experience | PBS

    Nov 1, 2017 · Henry Ford II, Edsel's oldest son and president of Ford Motor Company for just six weeks, sells Fordlandia back to the Brazilian government for a fraction of its value. April 7, 1947