Henry Ford was an influential American businessman born in 1863 who founded the Ford Motor Company. He is known for revolutionizing factory production with the assembly line and making cars affordable for the masses with innovations like the Model T. Some key events in his life include founding the Ford Motor Company in 1903, introducing the $5 day in 1914 to reduce worker turnover, and continuously lowering the price of the Model T which increased sales and made car ownership attainable for more Americans before his death in 1947.

1. Henry Ford
By: Nick Cornelius

2. Henry Ford’s Life
• He was born on July 30,
1863
• His parents were
William and Mary, and
was born in Greenfield
Township
• He married Clara Ala
Bryant in 1888, and had
one son, Edsel Bryant

3. Overview
• He is one of the most important and
influential businessmen ever
• He strived to give his works a fair wage, good
working conditions, and a state-of-the-art
facility
• He invented the assembly line, the V-8 engine,
and the Model T

4. Early Career
• His first job was as an
engineer at the Edison
Illumination Company
• He joined the company in
1891
• He was promoted to Chief
Engineer in 1893
• With this promotion, he
began experimenting with
the gas-powered internal
combustion engine.
Ford in his Quadricycle

5. Early Accomplishment
• He successfully test drove
his new Quadricycle on June
4th, 1896
• It was a very crude and
simple machine, that only
had a 2 person capacity
The Quadricycle

6. First Major Steps
• When he was introduced to Thomas Edison,
he was encouraged to create a second
automobile
• Then in 1898, he quit the Edison Illumination
Co. and joined the Detroit Motor Company, on
August 5th, 1899

7. Work
• He created a 26
horsepower racer with
the Detroit Motor
Company
• He eventually left and
founded the Ford Motor
Company, soon after
the Detroit Motor
Company became
Cadillac Motors

8. Ford Motor Company
• The Ford Motor
Company was one of
the most influential
companies in America
• He raised his
companies’ minimum
wage to 5 dollars an
hour, and cut the time
in the average work day
and work week

9. Ford Motor Company
• His alterations to the company reduced
worker turnover, which was a major issue with
the company
• He produced the Model T in 1908
• The price on the Model T dropped every year,
until the release of the Model A

10. Ford’s death
• He died in September
1947 from a cerebral
hemmoragge
• Presidency of the
company was
transferred to his
grandson, Henry Ford II

11. Works Cited
• http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Henry_Ford