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Ford family of Detroit and Dearborn, Michigan

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  Henry Ford (1863-1947) — of Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Greenfield Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne County, Mich., July 30, 1863. Engineer; inventor; founder, Ford Motor Company, 1903; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1916; Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1918; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1924. Episcopalian. Scotch-Irish and Belgian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Publisher, in 1919-27, of the Dearborn Independent newspaper, which promoted anti-Semitic ideas through articles such as "The International Jew: The World's Problem," which were reprinted as pamphlets and books. In 1927, a libel lawsuit against Ford over these writings led him to shut down the paper and publicly recant its contents. Died, from a stroke, in Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich., April 7, 1947 (age 83 years, 251 days). Interment at Ford Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William Ford and Mary (Litogot) Ford; married, April 11, 1888, to Clara Jane Bryant; uncle of Clarence William Ford; second cousin once removed of Clyde McKinlock Ford.
  Political family: Ford family of Detroit and Dearborn, Michigan.
  Cross-reference: James Couzens — Herman Bernstein — Alfred J. Murphy — Martin C. Ansorge — William A. Lucking
  Personal motto: "Efficiency."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Henry Ford: Douglas Brinkley, Wheels for the World : Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress, 1903-2003 — William A. Levinson, Henry Ford's Lean Vision — Pat McCarthy, Henry Ford : Building Cars for Everyone (for young readers) — David Weitzman, Model T : How Henry Ford Built a Legend (for young readers)
  Critical books about Henry Ford: Max Wallace, The American Axis : Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, and the Rise of the Third Reich — Neil Baldwin, Henry Ford and the Jews : The Mass Production of Hate
  Clyde McKinlock Ford (1887-1948) — also known as Clyde M. Ford — of Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 19, 1887. Republican. Mayor of Dearborn, Mich., 1929-35; defeated, 1935; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932; Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1934, 1936, 1938 (primary); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 11, 1948 (age 60 years, 358 days). Interment at Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Addison Charles Ford and Mary Althia (Ward) Ford; married to Camilla Ione Glass; second cousin once removed of Henry Ford; third cousin of Clarence William Ford.
  Political family: Ford family of Detroit and Dearborn, Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clarence William Ford (1899-1956) — also known as Clarence M. Ford — of Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Springwells Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne County, Mich., September 15, 1899. Candidate for mayor of Dearborn, Mich., 1935. Died in Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich., 1956 (age about 56 years). Interment at Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Ford and Mary J. (Ward) Ford; married to Louise Lulu Neuendorf; nephew of Henry Ford; third cousin of Clyde McKinlock Ford.
  Political family: Ford family of Detroit and Dearborn, Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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