ipl-logo

Henry Ford Research Paper

456 Words2 Pages

Devin Smith

Mrs. Leigh Smith

English 305

8 January 2015

Henry Ford Henry Ford as a businessman. Henry was born on July 30, 1863 near Dearborn, Michigan. When Henry was a young boy, his father gave him a pocket watch. He took the pocket watch apart and reassembled it as quickly as possible. Not satisfied with farm work, he left the family farm at the age of sixteen. After leaving the farm he headed off for Detroit. While in Detroit, he serviced steam engines and studied bookkeeping. In 1888, Henry Ford married Clara Ala Bryant and later had a son named Edsel. Ford built the Quadricycle in 1896. Henry Ford is considered a very important businessman. He was encouraged by his mother from a young age to take an interest in tinkering. …show more content…

In World War II, Henry mobilized his factories to support the war effort. They produced tanks, Jeeps, and bombers. Henry also romoted the used of aviation technology. Henry also built village industries (small factories) where people could work and farm in the different seasons. He established schools in several areas of the country. He also established an indoor/outdoor museum. Henry was the one who built the model T also known as “Tin Lizzie” He later built the Model A, a two-cylinder eight-horsepower car. The Model A was actually a disappointment, it was outsold by Chevrolet and Plymouth. Henry took the idea of an assembly line from a meatpacking industry. In his earlier years he build raced cars to demonstrate that he produced reliable vehicles. In 1914 Ford increased the daily wage of eight hours for $5 a day. In 1932 Ford introduced the first V-8. Fact’s about Henry Ford’s life and the Ford Motor Company. He was fired from his first job. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the US Senate in 1918. He built his first gas-powered engine at home and mounted it on the kitchen sink. May 26, 1927 the Model T production ends. On November 28, 1942 Ford completed its very first bomber. Henry Ford dies at the age of 83 on April 7, 1947. On May 26, 1943 Edsel Ford dies at the age of

Open Document