USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Henry Ford Automobile manufacturer, Born Greenfield, Mich., July 30, 1863. Educated in district school, Greenfield. Learned machinist's trade. In Detroit sice 1887. Was chief engineer Edison illuminat- ing Co. Organizer, 1903, and president Ford Motor Co. Largest manufacturer of automobiles in world, employing more than 75,000 persons. Democratic can- didate for U. S. senate against Truman H. Newberry, 1918. Ad- dress, Dearborn, Mich. ----