Elizabeth Parke Firestone (1897–1990) was the mother of
Martha Firestone, who wed
William Clay Ford Sr., grandson of
Henry Ford
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American Technological and industrial history of the United States, industrialist, business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of ...
. She is the daughter of Guy James Parke and Gertrude Chambers, and daughter-in-law of
Harvey Firestone
Harvey Samuel Firestone (December 20, 1868 – February 7, 1938) was an American businessman, and the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, one of the first global makers of automobile tires.
Family background
Firestone was born o ...
. 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.
William Clay Ford Jr. (born May 3, 1957) is an American businessman, serving as executive chairman of Ford Motor Company. The great-grandson of company founder Henry Ford, Ford joined the board in 1988 and has served as chairman since January 19 ...
, is the current
chairman of the Board of Directors for
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles ...
. He had previously served as the
chief executive officer
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especial ...
and
chief operating officer
A chief operating officer or chief operations officer, also called a COO, is one of the highest-ranking executive positions in an organization, composing part of the " C-suite". The COO is usually the second-in-command at the firm, especially if t ...
of Ford.
Personal life
On June 25, 1921, Firestone married
Harvey S. Firestone Jr.
Harvey Samuel Firestone Jr. (April 20, 1898 – June 1, 1973) was an American businessman. He was chairman of the board of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.
Biography
He was born on April 20, 1898, to Harvey Samuel Firestone and Idabel ...
(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
Columbiana is a city in northern Columbiana and southern Mahoning counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 6,559 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Salem micropolitan area and the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area.
The c ...
.
See also
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Ford family tree
The family of Henry Ford is an American family from the U.S. state of Michigan, best known for their control of the Ford Motor Company automobile manufacturer, which was founded by Henry Ford in the early-twentieth century. Henry's grandson Will ...
References
External links
About Elizabeth Firestone's dress exhibitElizabeth Firestone's Artifacts at thehenryford.org
1897 births
1990 deaths
Henry Ford family
Firestone family
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