Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863 on his family 's farm. They lived just outside of Greenfield Township, Michigan. He grew up in a good and stable environment. …show more content…
Henry as a young child was very smart. Henry was the smartest in his class. After high school, he went on to the Detroit Business Institute. He studied there until 1888, where he met Clara Ala Bryant. He was 24 years old and she was 22 years old on the day they got married in Michigan.
Five years later Clara gives birth to their only child. His name was Edsel Bryant Ford. Henry then invented the Quadricycle in 1896. In 1899, Henry Ford joined a group that founded the Detroit Automobile Company. Then in 1901, Henry Ford raced
Alexander Winton with homemade bullet race cars. The race consisted of Ford’s 26 horse powered Bullet up to Winton’s 70 horsepower Bullet. They raced for ten laps and in the end, Ford came out on top. That helped power the Ford Motor Company. With the help of twelve investors and 1,000 shares, the Ford Motor Company was born. In 1903, the Model A was produced and sold. Then Ford expanded and built a factory in Canada. One of the famous quotes Ford introduced was “ Quality means doing it right when know one else is watching.” The trademark logo for Ford was designed by Childe Harold in …show more content…
All though Henry Ford died on April 7th, 1947, his legacy still lives on today. One of his most famous quotes people still remember today is “Don’t find fault, find a remedy.’’ Ford valued the dollar and believed that it should be used correctly. The state of Michigan was Henry’s home and still is the face of Ford’s company today. He was also a firm believer in not giving up and sticking with an idea. The reason him shaping America at this time was so important was because, America was very vulnerable. That is why he is still considered, still today to be one of the greatest businessmen. He also believed that all his workers should be loyal. Henry Ford did just so many great things to this country, that he just plain deserves the right to not be