Benson Ford Jr. (b. Benson is related to Jill E Moak and Jacqueline Anne Ford. Sheldrick took Edsel to watch the tests of the first completed jeep model, and arranged for Henry and Benson to drive it out of a patch of tall grass and underbrush right up to their father. [29][4], Benson Ford joined the Henry Ford Hospital Board of Trustees in 1946, and succeeded his grandfather Henry Ford as its president in 1947. William Clay Ford, Jr. was born on 3 May 1957 at Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. G. 1 He is the son of William Clay Ford and Martha Parke Firestone. In fact, between 2005 and 2008, the company posted losses of more than $30 billion. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. away) (864) 671-0503 | 1. But, according to Reuters, during his last year at Ford, in 2013, Mulallys total annual compensation package, including performance bonuses, rose to $23.2 million. Since the tirade over tires began a year ago, Firestone has shelled out $750 million, setting aside money for lawsuits it may lose, as well as for recalls. Website. The Time cover is significant because it confirms the ongoing prominence, importance, influence, involvement, and equal significance of all three of Henry Ford's male grandchildren at Ford in the developmental future of the Ford Motor Company.[43]. https://www.nytimes.com/1978/07/28/archives/benson-ford-59-dies-grandson-of-pioneering-car-manufacturer.html. A fundraiser and fashion show was held at the Aston Martin of Troy dealership on April 28 to benefit the Francee & Benson Ford Breast Care and Wellness Center at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital. Lynn's embroidered silk organza gown featured long, slender sleeves ending in fluted organza. Shocking video shows the moment 19-year-old crashes his Ford Fiesta into a lorry after 100mph police chase - as he is spared jail. Close associates of Mr. Ford said that his battles with illness were the principal reason for his decision not to play a major role in the company over the years. The maiden voyage of the Benson Ford took place on August 2, 1924, with a coal load from Toledo, Ohio, being transported to Duluth, Minnesota, and then returning to the Ford Rouge plant in Dearborn, Michigan, with a load of iron ore.[40]. Benson Ford Sr. (July 20, 1919 July 27, 1978), originally named Edsel Ford Jr, was an American businessman in the automotive industry, a vice-president of Ford Motor Company, and national co-chairman of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. [11] While in the Engineering Lab they worked for Leonard Williams, a no-nonsense black foreman who taught them how to tear apart engines. [24] Benson triggered a sensation with it at 1955 auto shows. It was sold in 1981 to Frank J. Sullivan, and renamed the John Dykstra II. But this may be due to the complicated logistics of his family life. Henry II's only son, Edsel II, was on a much faster track as general sales manager of Ford's Lincoln-Mercury division. The battle is also being felt personally by the hugely wealthy heirs of founders Henry Ford and Harvey S. Firestone. Mr. and Mrs. Ford were extremely active in the United Community Funds and Councils of America (now known as the United Way). Michigan State Police officials said that Mr. Ford died about 1:10 A.M. One of his two children, Mrs. Lynn Alandt, 27, and her husband took Mrs. Ford back to the fimily's home in Grosse Pointe later this morning, the polite said. Jones, Douglas, 1916-1987 , photographer. Growing up, a neighbour I hardly knew had a 1972 coupe, and a 1968 coupe briefly occupied our garage while dad did some repairs for a friend. Square feet: 7,832 plus finished rec room . It was a very warm, personal relationship, said David Lewis, a business history professor at the University of Michigan. The family claims the stock-B shares structure is justified because it takes the long view by focusing on Ford family interests and their continued involvement in Ford Motor Company affairs. According to Carroll, Fieldss grandparents immigrated to America from Russia and Romania, and in America the family name, Finkelman, was changed to Fields. Based on a concept from the creative mind of Benson Ford at Lincoln-Mercury, and under his direction, the Lincoln Futura, an experimental futuristic concept car, was developed and designed by William M. Schmidt at Lincoln-Mercury. ''It`s news to us. [4], Mr. Ford received numerous citations for his contributions to religious and racial tolerance. The newly minted CEO said recently that he joined Ford because he liked cars and was impressed with the companys products, such as the Taurus SHO, a pumped-up, sporty version of the standard sedan of the 1980s. Benson Ford was the second son of Edsel and Eleanor Ford and grandson of Henry and Clara Ford. Two days ago, the corporate chiefs of the two giants angrily severed the Ford-Firestone business relationship that began in 1895. He also worked for religious tolerance and in 1951 was named Protestant national co-chair of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Her name was changed to John Dykstra {2} to keep her former name active in the fleet. He had also put Fords Japanese partner, Mazda Motor Corporation, back on a solid footing while serving as its CEO in the late 1990s. Henry Ford II, who disliked his grandfather intensely, was the one who moved to make amends in the years after World War II. William Clay Ford, Jr. also went by the nick-name of Bill. According to Carroll, Fieldss mother would send him packages of matzo and Hanukkah candles during his postings around the world to remind him to keep up his Jewishness. Together, they modernized the company and re-stored Ford's pre-war glory. Laura Berman and Knight-Ridder Newspapers. The Benson Ford Research Center, internationally famous to automobile historians and auto buffs alike, is home to the world's most comprehensive resource for researching collections and stories of the late Henry Ford, the history of the automobile industry and American innovation, its ingenuity and resourcefulness, and home to research experts who maintain, interpret and enhance the collections. A few years later, Benson Ford's Lincoln Futura would become world famous again as Barris turned Benson Ford's Futura car from pearlescent white to black color, and into the original Batmobile for the new 1966-1968 Batman television series. 12063. [6] Winters were often spent at their residence in Hobe Sound, Florida (north of Palm Beach). Ford has lost $500 million on recalls. Mr. Ford left an estate, most of it in Ford Motor Company stock, valued at approximately $100 million. Photo by Derek Blanks | Courtesy of CrowdMGMT. Relationships between members of the two families began five generations ago, when Henry Ford, tinkering with building his first car, bought some pneumatic buggy tires from a salesman, Harvey Firestone. This made Lincoln the first American production car since the 1920s to exceed the 200 hp barrier. Lynn Alandt daughter. unpublished ca. Fields will also have to maintain Fords profitability and complete a major expansion of Fords operations in China, where the company is building four new plants, while nurturing operations in Europe. Ford also distributed some 500,000 copies of The International Jew across America and, with more lethal effect, published it in Europe, as well. On July 9, 1991, he married Edith McNaughton, who had lived next door to the Ford family in Detroit and with whom he had attended kindergarten. Plaintiff Benson Ford, Jr. (Ford) filed suit against his former psychotherapist, Louis Fuentes (Fuentes); his former bookkeeper and business manager, Lydia Szabo (Szabo); Shearson Lehman American Express, Inc. (Shearson), a securities broker and investment adviser; and others. Not content, Benson brought the winning driver to meet with Ford engineers to identify areas for improvement. Bill Ford 1. Fieldss own new salary as CEO was not immediately available. [30], Benson Ford was a director and or chairman for countless organizations including The National Safety Council, the Traffic Safety Association of Detroit, The Automotive Safety Foundation, Greater Detroit Committee for Project Hope, the Dermatology Foundation, the Citizens Conference on State Legislatures and the village of Grosse Pointe Shores. To honor his dedication to the Edison Institute, his living children, Benson Ford Jr. and Lynn Ford Alandt, provided major financial support to establish the Benson Ford Research Center. William Ford Sr. of Grosse Pointe $1.4 billion [ [Ford) John Stryker of Kalamazoo, $1.4 billion [ [Stryker) Roger Penske of Bloomfield Hills, $1.3 billion [ [auto) Manoj Bhargava of Farmington Hills, $1.1 billion [ [Five-Hour Energy) Peter Karmanos of Orchard Lake, $1 billion [ [Compuware) Are there many 9-figure net worth people/families that . She revealed to PEOPLE she and her wife Jesseca "Judy" Harris-Dupart, are expecting their first child . The founding Ford was known, in particular, for his leadership of The Dearborn Independent, a Michigan-based paper he bought in 1918 and proceeded to fill with rabid anti-Jewish invective, including a 91-part series later bound into a book under Fords name, called The International Jew. Forcefully distributed to Ford dealerships nationwide throughout the 1920s, Fords paper gained an unprecedented readership for anti-Semitism. After living in the Los Angeles area in the 1970s and early 1980s and involving himself in a number of failed business ventures with his former therapist and mentor, Louis Fuentes, Benson returned to the Detroit area in 1984. He attended Princeton University for two years before leaving in 1990 to join the auto company in the experimental engi neering laboratories garage in Dearborn. Ford Engineer Lawrence Sheldrick, said that the boys, "didn't pull any punches about getting their hands dirty and their clothes all messed up". Edsel Bryant Ford, Sheila's grandfather married Elenor Lowthian Clay and had Josephine Clay Ford, Henry Ford II, Benson Ford, William Clay Ford. Image by Getty Images, By Joseph R. Szczesny [4] The Fords enjoyed boating and owned several boats, including a succession of yachts named Onika. The suit charges that Fuentes and his bookkeeper, Lydia Szabo, collected Ford`s stock dividends, paid his bills, kept control of his credit cards and bank accounts and ''induced'' him to sign a large number of blank checks. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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The denigration of a family name can be unbearable.. Structural Info Facts Filmography Known for movies The American Road 1953 as Himself (home movie footage) The Ed Sullivan Show 1956 as Himself Source IMDB He developed a close business and personal relationship with Max Fisher, a Detroit-based national Jewish communal leader, businessman and philanthropist, and with Fisher's encouragement, gave. The Torah was written in hiding between 1492 and 1560 in Spain or Portugal, where it was illegal to practice Judaism at the time. It was a 1934 mile trek considered to be one of the toughest races on the planet. 5,000 USD ('92) Michigan Republican PartyMichigan Republican Party Benson Ford Sr. (July 20, 1919 - July 27, 1978), originally named Edsel Ford Jr, was an American businessman in the automotive industry, a vice-president of Ford Motor Company, and national co-chairman of the National Conference of Christians and Jews.Benson Ford remains famous for: being the first prominent person in the Ford family to actively preach religious harmony between faiths . And things could also turn nasty in high-society circles. When Ford was asked if, when he ''joined the team,'' he knew the team was prepared to kill in order to get him on the Ford board of directors, he said, ''That was the seriousness of it, yes. Powered by a 3,000 bhp, four-cylinder, two-stroke, single-acting Sun-Doxford opposed piston diesel engine, 23 5/8" bore x 45 5/8" stroke per piston (91 " total combined stroke), built by the Great Lakes Engineering Works in Ecorse, Michigan. [4], Benson Ford was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Eleanor Clay Ford and Edsel Ford on July 20, 1919. Henry Ford 2d Is Dead at 70; Led Auto Maker's Recovery; NYTimes - Auction; notable gems - October 1981; She married Paul D. Alandt in June 1975 in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI. BBB File Opened: 4/13/1987. Benson Ford, Jr Trust Dated J. View all hours. [17][18] Benson was very supportive of Henry II and always had the company's best interest at heart. Benson served as a trustee for the Edison Institute, serving as chairman of the board from 1947 to 1951, Henry Ford Hospital Chairman of the Board, Henry Ford Trade School, a Ford Foundation trustee from 19471976, and as the Detroit Symphony Orchestra director. In June 1943, he and Henry II represented the 41.9% of shares that had been held by their father, Edsel I. But what began as a warm relationship turned ugly, he said. Asked what his understanding was, Ford said: ''They would disappear. Their famous camping trips in the 1920s included Thomas Alva Edison and Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge. [11]During World War II, Benson was twice rejected from service as status 4-F, due to blindness in his left eye. ", "Lincoln Futura (concept car that became the Batmobile) is revealed at Chicago Auto Show", "Benson Ford and William M. 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M, #334072, b. Lookup the home address and phone 3053674270 and other contact details for this person Benson Ford Jr is a resident of Key Largo. [3] He also served on the Ford Motor Company Board of Directors. He was graduated from Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn., in 1938. Henry II and Benson were given the use of Henry's chauffeur. [28], As Vice-President of the Ford Motor Company, Benson and his wife Edith were involved in many prominent charities and civic organizations, including the YMCA, Boy Scouts, and, with wife Edith, the United Torch Fund Drives. The family has a pact that Class B shares put up for sale will first be offered to other family members. They drove trains at the Rouge. Grandson: Benson Ford, Sr. (1919-1978) - Married Edith McNaughton Great-Grandson: Benson Ford, Jr. (1949-) Ford Marketing 1986-1995 Great-Granddaughter: Lynn Ford Alandt (1951-) Granddaughter: Josephine Clay Ford (1923-2005) - Married Walter Buhl Ford II (no relation to Ford family) 1943 His older brother Henry II (1917-1987) was Ford Motor Company's emperor, serving as president or chairman from 1945 to 1980, while his younger brother William Clay Ford, Sr. (1925-2014) was the chairman of Ford's design committee and the father of current Ford executive chairman Bill Ford, Jr. Middle brother Benson (1919-1978) served a . Benson prefers to keep her love life hidden from the SVU, but halfway through Season 9, we learn she's in a relationship with journalist Kurt Moss (Bill Pullman). The price of the largely handmade car, which was marketed in the early 1950's, was around $10,000. The 19491951 Mercury with 110 HP was a favorite with young car enthusiasts. Benson opted not to mass produce the car at Lincoln-Mercury, but the car's appearances made an indelible impression and was a great publicity stunt for Benson Ford and Lincoln-Mercury. Mustang Classics by Randy Leffingwell, with photography by David Newhardt Published 2014 by Crestline 384 pp., hardcover. Bedrooms: 8, including two in the separate apartment. Benson Ford Shiphouse. [36][37][38], Years after his passing, Benson Ford remains famous for the forward deck house of the Great Lakes Freighter 1924 Benson Ford Ship named for him, known today as the Benson Ford Shiphouse in Put-In-Bay, Ohio, which has miraculously survived a century of history to become a private summer home (not open to the general public as it is a private residence). He enjoys playing hockey and flyfishing, and is a Civil War buff. After Benson Sr. died in 1978, his son sought access to a $7.5-million trust fund established for him in the will. The institution's first collections website only included 500 artifacts - the very first being a 1929 Ford Model A Coupe used by Henry Ford. A year later, Mr. Ford enlisted in the Army after obtaining permission from the War Department to enlist as a private. [33], Benson's children are still active in the Ford Motor Company as Ford family shareholders. '', Ford said ''the people on the steps'' were ''whoever got in the way of getting to the seat on the board.''. Family Henry Ford II Former Chairman and CEO of Ford (1945 to 1979) brother. 0% Complete. Facebook. The car was unique for its "fenderless" design and its large flat side panels. Ford, 53, the chairman of the company's executive committee and a Ford vice president. In 1961 Benson received the annual Knight of Charity Award presented by Maryglade College based on "unison in family life with person-to-person charity". WhatsApp. Miss McNaughton lived next door to the Fords in Detroit, and they attended kindergarten together. In some places, the dealership would actually put copies of the newspaper in the car, so that when you drove off with your Model T, there you had on the seat next to you a copy of The Dearborn Independent, said Hasia Diner, a professor of Hebrew and Judaic studies and history at New York University, when interviewed for a biography of Ford in American Experience, a series on the Public Broadcasting Service. A Ford spokesman noted that one reason some family members dont want to talk about Benson or other personal matters is that they have been upset by the embarrassing revelations about the Ford family described in Robert Laceys just released book, Ford: The Men and the Machine.. Benson's early education was at the Liggett School and the Detroit University School (his father's alma mater)[5] before attending the Hotchkiss Academy in Connecticut, graduating in 1938. death, company officials at Ford headquarters in nearby Dearborn said today. Benson Ford was born on July 20, 1919 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. A sequel to " A New Life ," the addition of a new Alpha causes a unique set of challenges for Olivia Benson and her Omegas. Please use Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge to view this site. ISBN-13: 978--7858-3139-6 Purchased new from a retail bookstore. And the time William Clay Jr. cousin Alfred Ford became a member of the Hare Krishna religious sect and changed his name to Ambarish Das. Relationships Interlocks Giving Data. The Edsel & Eleanor Ford House was the former private residence of Henry and Clara Ford's only child, Edsel, his wife Eleanor and their children: Henry II, Benson, Josephine and William Clay.. [22]The 1955 Montclair Sun Valley featured a tinted plexiglass panel for the front half of the roof and the Mercury Monterrey was offered with a vinyl roof. As President of the hospital Board of Trustees, Benson was instrumental in securing a one hundred million dollar grant from the Ford Foundation in 1973. view all Benson Ford's Timeline The canyon is now so deep and wide, its over. Automotive Oral Histories. [14] He drove a Mercury in the 1950 race, a Mustang in 1964, and a Comet Cyclone GI in 1966. Exclude Relationships Olivia Benson & Amanda Rollins (174) Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr./Amanda Rollins (81) Olivia Benson/Elliot Stabler (49) . It was Ford's first vehicle not based on a pre-war design. One of his primary interests was furthering the advances being made in medical research. He also filed suit, in a case still pending in Los Angeles, against Fuentes alleging that he was misled for years by Fuentes into pouring millions of dollars into bad business deals. I intend to contribute to the growth (of Ford Motor Co.), he said after losing his bid for a board seat. (313) 961-0500. These achievements impressed the one executive whose opinion counted the most the great-grandson of the companys founder, Bill Ford, who was then both chairman and CEO. 4.9 (505 reviews) 4701 Calhoun Memorial Hwy Easley, SC 29640. The rest are held by individual family members. Dte Energy Company. Get information, directions, products, services, phone numbers, and reviews on Benson Ford JR & Francee B Ford in Key Largo, undefined Discover more Business Services, NEC companies in Key Largo on Manta.com But the powerful relationship based on tires and blood ties is now collapsing in a bitter, public corporate divorce that could wind up costing both companies more than $2 billion this year alone. CLAIM THIS BUSINESS. He worked with the Bureau of Indian Affairs as a special agent. Fields, who has served as Fords chief operating officer since 2012, never hides his Jewish roots, but he does sidestep discussions of his religious background. They made their home in Gross Pointe Shores, Michigan. [8][9] The fun continued on Ford Motor Company property. Benson suffered a heart attack in 1957 and was forced to cut back his involvement in the company due to ill health, but continued to be involved in many charities. [15] After a 1957 heart attack, Benson remained in relatively ill health in his last two decades, until his final heart attack in 1978. If you have any questions, please contact the Development Office at (313) 876-1031 or developmenthf . Fieldss plan called for closing factories, laying off thousands of workers and using Fords design expertise in Europe to build better cars that could be sold globally. It does not include images; to avoid copyright violations, you must add them manually, following our guidelines. Benson and Haden's relationship is another clear conflict of interest, but rather than officially informing their bosses that they're dating, the detective and ADA decide to end their relationship completely, which paves the way for David's resignation and closes off his four-episode arc on the show. Beal dropped out of both Michigan State and Baylor universities. In 1951 he was selected by the Detroit Junior Board of Commerce as the "Outstanding Young Man of 1951". '', Asked if he thought there was anything wrong with that, he said: ''Yes, a little bit.'' However, not his eldest brother Henry Ford II "Hank The Deuce", President, CEO, and chairman of the Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company (died 1987), who was married three times, and who chose instead to be cremated, with his ashes scattered on the Detroit River. Tom Foote, a Ford Motor Co. spokesman, said he had no knowledge of Benson Ford`s comments. He was'on vacation with his wife, Edith McNaughton Ford, at the time of his. Fields, for some reason, was different. 2 auto manufacturer, and of William Clay. Benson Ford Jr. and Alfred "Alfie" Ford are great-grandsons of Henry. He made money during the Great Recession by. Thank you for your past business and for what I hope is a continued good relationship with us. He was a Prohibition agent known for his numerous convictions. After joining the company in 1989, Fields moved quickly through a succession of jobs in marketing, his field of expertise when he joined, and then international operations. Shortly afterward, he returned to his family's company where he again served in a variety of capacities in an era when the company was being restructured. Where: 300 Provencal Road, Grosse Pointe Farms. Benson Ford was president of the Ford Motor Company Fund, a non-profit that makes substantial contributions to charitable activities, from 1961 until his death. Mr. Ford had a history of illness, including at least two previous heart attacks. The Fords also built them a cottage scaled to their size which was filled with presents for the children each Christmas. Activities included driving gasoline powered cars scaled to their size, camp outs, tree climbing, and tending to a half-acre farm created by Henry for their use. With the improvements Lincoln captured the first four spots in 1954, the last year of the race. 18 Reviews of Benson Ford Inc - Service Center - Ford, Service Center, Used Car Dealer Service Center Reviews & Helpful Consumer Information about this Ford, Service Center, Used Car Dealer Service Center written by real people like you. Benson's efforts were in keeping with a racing tradition started by his grandfather beat Henry Winton in the "sweepstakes" race in 1901. Benson, whose personal fortune was once estimated at $20 million, has alleged in his suit against Fuentes that the therapist induced him to turn over more than $10 million in assets to businesses controlled by Fuentes and that Benson was then kept on a small weekly allowance by Fuentes. He also has been an advocate within the company for advanced technology and better products. In an earlier interview, Fields emphasized that he had never experienced any anti-Semitism during his quarter of a century at Ford. And it hurts to see a family name and family heritage tarnished so badly.. Mr. Ford was separated from the Army, with the rank of captain, in February 1996. A prodigal son of the Ford automobile dynasty who waged a bitter and highly publicized battle with his family in the late 1970s in a failed bid for a seat on Fords board of directors has finally found a place with the company. The two corporate titans continued to socialize. 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