Henry Ford's Family Tree Explained

The Ford family fortune is now five generations strong, consisting of over 30 family members, all of them succeeding, surpassing, and inspiring. Notable family members include Henry Ford II, aka "Hank the Deuce" (via The Atlantic). As charismatic as he was business savvy, this third-generation Ford leader was responsible for many of the popular cars you see today, including the Mustang, Thunderbird, and Falcon.

The fourth generation was the rise of Ford socialites, with Ford women like Anne, author of "Laughing Allegra," and Charlotte, author of "21st-Century Etiquette," manning the helm. At the head sits executive chair William Clay Ford Jr., who professes that propelling Ford forward through the future of auto tech is his "life's work" (via Ford). And to think, this all began with Thomasine Smith and John Ford, a humble couple who lived and died in a little-known region of Ireland, and their son's dream of someday becoming a landowner. It just goes to show that we never truly know when or where the wheels of innovation might take an important turn.

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