William Clay Ford Sr.

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William Clay Ford Sr. was an American businessman and member of the Ford family who owned the Detroit Lions and held various leadership roles within the Ford Motor Company.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football team owner
National Football League team owner
businessperson
human
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, United States
causeOfDeath pneumonia
child William Clay Ford Jr.
childOf Edsel Ford
Eleanor Clay Ford
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1925-03-14
dateOfDeath 2014-03-09
educatedAt Hotchkiss School
Yale University
employer Ford Motor Company
ethnicGroup American of English descent
familyName Ford
fullName William Clay Ford Sr.
genreOfActivity automotive industry
professional sports management
givenName William
grandchildOf Henry Ford
league National Football League
memberOf Ford family
militaryService United States Navy
nativeLanguage English
notableFamilyConnection Firestone family
notableWork long-term ownership of the Detroit Lions
occupation automotive executive
businessman
sports team owner
owned Detroit Lions
placeOfBirth Detroit, Michigan, United States
placeOfDeath Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, United States
positionHeld chairman of the board of directors of Ford Motor Company
chairman of the executive committee of Ford Motor Company
vice chairman of Ford Motor Company
religion Episcopalian
residence Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, United States
sexOrGender male
sibling Benson Ford
Henry Ford II
Josephine Clay Ford
sport American football
spouse Martha Firestone Ford


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