| Birth: | Jul. 20, 1919 | | Death: | Jul. 27, 1978 | 
Second son of Edsel Bryant Ford I and Eleanor Lowthian Clay, he was at first named Edsel Junior, but re-named Benson, a Hudson family name, his maternal grandmother's maiden name. Easygoing, affable and good-humored, he worked in the Ford Rouge with Henry Ford II, his older brother, until their enlistment after Pearl Harbor. In June 1943, he and Henry II represented the 41.9% of shares that had been held by their father, Edsel I. One of the 1950s Ford Motor Co. directors and vice-presidents, he ran the Mercury Div. 1948-56, then took charge of Lincoln-Mercury dealer relations. He died an alcoholic. (bio by: Earl Richard Sutton)
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Parents:
Edsel Bryant Ford (1893 - 1943)
Eleanor Lowthian Clay Ford (1896 - 1976)
Spouse:
Edith McNaughton Ford (1920 - 1980)
Search Amazon for Benson Ford | | | Burial:
Woodlawn Cemetery
Detroit
Wayne County
Michigan, USA
Plot: Section 10 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Earl Richard Sutton
Record added: Dec 17, 2002
Find A Grave Memorial# 7017274 |
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