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Ford, George Ross, Jr., 1908-1967

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1908 (date of birth) - 1967 (date of death) - 1967

Biography

George Ross Ford, Jr. was the son of George Ross Ford, Sr., who led the Edward Ford Plate Glass Company from 1920 until its merger with Libbey-Owens Sheet Glass Company in 1930. George Ross Ford, Jr. served as a director of the Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company, as well as a president and chairman of Rossford Savings Bank and a director of First National Bank of Toledo.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Edward Ford Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0186
Scope and Contents The Edward Ford Family Papers, 1907-1947 consist of correspondence, financial records, house construction records, and ephemera. Most items are sorted chronologically, although financial records are in alphabetical order, as the original owner filed them. Family correspondence includes many letters from Edward Ford’s grandson George Ross Ford Jr. to his family from boarding school and from later years of his life, as well as a few letters from George’s teachers to his parents and...
Dates: 1907-1947 ; Majority of material found within 1931-1933