Edsel Ford
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Edsel Ford was an American business executive and the only son of Henry Ford, best known for serving as president of the Ford Motor Company during the early 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edsel Ford canonical | 28 |
| Edsel Bryant Ford | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
business executive
ⓘ
human ⓘ industrialist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ford Motor Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Lincoln Motor Company
Mercury (automobile brand) ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf | Ford Motor Company ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Ford Cemetery, Detroit
ⓘ
surface form:
Ford Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, United States
|
| causeOfDeath | stomach cancer ⓘ |
| child |
Benson Ford
ⓘ
Henry Ford II ⓘ Josephine Clay Ford ⓘ William Clay Ford Sr. ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1893-11-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1943-05-26 ⓘ |
| education |
Detroit Business University
ⓘ
Detroit University School ⓘ |
| employer | Ford Motor Company ⓘ |
| familyName | Ford ⓘ |
| father | Henry Ford ⓘ |
| givenName | Edsel ⓘ |
| heritage | American of English descent ⓘ |
| inspiredNameOf |
Edsel
ⓘ
surface form:
Edsel (automobile brand)
|
| memberOf |
Ford family (controlling shareholders)
ⓘ
surface form:
Ford family
|
| mother | Clara Jane Bryant Ford ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the only son of Henry Ford
ⓘ
leadership of Ford Motor Company in early 20th century ⓘ |
| notableProject |
sponsorship of the Ford Exhibition at the 1934 Chicago World’s Fair
ⓘ
support of the Ford Tri-Motor aircraft program ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of the Ford Model A (1927)
ⓘ
promotion of automotive styling at Ford Motor Company ⓘ support for Lincoln Motor Company design and styling ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
ⓘ
industrialist ⓘ |
| philanthropy |
support for the Cranbrook Educational Community
ⓘ
support for the Detroit Institute of Arts ⓘ support for the arts in Detroit ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Detroit
ⓘ
surface form:
Detroit, Michigan, United States
|
| placeOfDeath | Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of Ford Motor Company ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence |
Detroit
ⓘ
surface form:
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | none ⓘ |
| spouse |
Martha Firestone Ford
ⓘ
surface form:
Eleanor Clay Ford
|
| workPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Edsel Bryant Ford
subject surface form:
Woodlawn Cemetery (Detroit)
subject surface form:
Henry Ford II
subject surface form:
Ford family