Died 1943-05-26.
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Edsel Bryant Ford
Edsel Bryant Ford was an American business executive and philanthropist, who was the only child of pioneering industrialist Henry Ford and his wife, Clara Jane Bryant Ford. He was the president of the Ford Motor Company from 1919 until his death in 1943.
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business · American businessman (1893–1943) · entrepreneur · art collector · also Edsel Bryant Ford, Edsel Ford, Edsel B. Ford, Edsel Bryant Ford I, Ford
Born 6 November 1893 · Died 26 May 1943 · Q552844
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1943· 2 entries
At Gaukler Point, in his lakeside home in Grosse Pointe Shores, at the age of 49 from stomach cancer
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1942· 1 entry
Indicate that Ford knew and approved of their French subsidiary's manufacturing efforts on behalf of the German military
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1932· 1 entry
Had an aluminum, boat-tailed speedster automobile custom-designed by Ford's first designer, E
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1927· 1 entry
Henry Ford assured mechanical quality and reliability, allowing his son to develop the body, with the help of designer József Galamb
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1925· 1 entry
Career landmark: member (1925–1943).
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1919· 1 entry
Career landmark: chairperson (1919–1943).
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1915· 1 entry
And married Eleanor Lowthian Clay (1896–1976), the niece of department store owner J
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1893· 1 entry
Born 1893-11-06.
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