Elizabeth Parke Firestone (1897–1990) was the mother of
Martha Firestone, who wed
William Clay Ford Sr., grandson of
Henry Ford
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. She is the daughter of Guy James Parke and Gertrude Chambers, and daughter-in-law of
Harvey Firestone. Between 1915 and 1975, she acquired extraordinary clothes which today are on display at the
Benson Ford Research Center. Her grandson
William Clay Ford Jr., is the current
chairman of the Board
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of Directors for
Ford Motor Company
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. He had previously served as the
chief executive officer
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CEOs find roles in variou ...
and
chief operating officer
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of Ford.
Personal life
On June 25, 1921, Firestone married
Harvey S. Firestone Jr. (1898-1973). They have three daughters.
On October 13, 1990, Firestone died in Newport Hospital in Rhode Island. Firestone was 93. Firestone is interred at Columbiana Cemetery in
Columbiana, Ohio.
See also
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Ford family tree
References
External links
About Elizabeth Firestone's dress exhibitElizabeth Firestone's Artifacts at thehenryford.org
1897 births
1990 deaths
Family of Henry Ford
Firestone family
People from Decatur, Illinois
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