Ford (Pittsburgh, Penn. : Toledo, Ohio : 1811-1967)
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Ford (Pittsburgh, Penn. : Toledo, Ohio : 1811-1967)
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Ford
Place :
Pittsburgh, Penn.
Place :
Toledo, Ohio
Date :
1811-1967
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1811
1811
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1967
1967
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1811 (date of birth of John B. Ford) -1967 (date of death of George Ross Ford, Jr.)
Biographical History
The Ford family was an important force in the American manufacture of plate glass. In 1869, John B. Ford opened the family's first glass factory in New Albany, Indiana. A second factory in Creighton, Pennsylvania grew to become the Pittsburgh Plate Glass. John B. Ford's son, Edward Ford, founded the Edward Ford Plate Glass Company in Rossford, Ohio. After Edward Ford's death in 1920, George Ross Ford, Sr. took over leadership of the Edward Ford Plate Glass Compan. That company merged with the Libbey–Owens Sheet Glass Company in 1930, forming the Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company. Both George Ross Ford, Sr. and his son, George Ross Ford, Jr. served in leadership positions in the Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company and in various banks.
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Glass manufacture
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Toledo
OH, US
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Pittsburgh
PA, US
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