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The History of Henry Ford

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Henry Ford was Born on July 30, 1863 in Dearborn Michigan. The oldest out of six siblings, he was raised in a farm for most of his childhood. Spending most of his time in a one room school house and after school coming home to do his routine farm chores was a typical day in his life. Early at his young age Ford disliked farming and grew a fascination in mechanical things. By the age of sixteen Ford left his house to work as an apprentice machinist. He remained there for three years and then returned home. He spent his time farming and repairing steam engines. After marrying Clara Bryant in 1888 Ford began to run a saw mill to support his wife and himself. In 1891 Ford became an engineer with the Edison Illuminating Company in Detriot. This was the turning point in Ford's life pursuit in becoming the industrial leader in mass production. He became chief engineer in 1893, which gave him the time and money he needed to experiment with the internal combustion engine. By doing so he developed his own self-propelled vehicle which he called the quadricycle, the dream which he told his wife would come true. Ford was not the only one to experiment with gasoline powered engines, but he was one of the most important pioneers in the United States to bring a nation of motorists.