Eleanor Clay Ford

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Eleanor Clay Ford was an American heiress and prominent Detroit philanthropist, best known as the wife of Edsel Ford and a key figure in the Ford family legacy.

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Eleanor Clay Ford canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heiress
human
philanthropist
affiliatedWith Ford family (controlling shareholders)
surface form: Ford Motor Company (family association)
birthName Eleanor Lowthian Clay
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, United States
causeOfDeath natural causes
child Benson Ford
Henry Ford II
Josephine Clay Ford
William Clay Ford Sr.
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1896-06-06
dateOfDeath 1976-10-19
educatedAt Detroit University School
Miss Bennett’s School, New York
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Ford
gender female
genreOfActivity charitable giving
givenName Eleanor
heritage American
knownFor charitable work in health and education
support of arts and cultural institutions in Detroit
languageSpoken English
memberOf Ford family (controlling shareholders)
surface form: Ford family
name Eleanor Clay Ford self-link
notableFor philanthropy in the Detroit area
role in the Ford family legacy
numberOfChildren 4
occupation philanthropist
owned Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
surface form: Gaukler Point residence (Edsel and Eleanor Ford House)
philanthropicFocus Detroit-area institutions
placeOfBirth Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States
placeOfDeath Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, United States
relative Henry Ford
religion Episcopalian
residence Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, United States
sibling Harold Clay
spouse Edsel Ford
Eleanor Clay Ford self-linksurface differs
uncle J. L. Hudson

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William Clay Ford Sr. childOf Eleanor Clay Ford
Eleanor Clay Ford name Eleanor Clay Ford self-link
Eleanor Clay Ford spouse Eleanor Clay Ford self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Edsel Ford
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House namedAfter Eleanor Clay Ford