Martha Parke Firestone
| Martha Firestone Ford | |
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| Born |
Martha Firestone September 16, 1925 (age 91) Akron, Ohio, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Vassar College (Bachelor's degree) |
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| Net worth |
 $1.36 billion (September 2015) |
| Spouse(s) | William Clay Ford, Sr. (1925-2014) His Death |
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| Parent(s) | |
Martha Firestone Ford (born September 16, 1925) is the majority owner and chairwoman of the NFL team the Detroit Lions, and is on the board of the Henry Ford Health System.
Born September 16, 1925 in Akron, Ohio, Firestone is the daughter of Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. and Elizabeth Parke Firestone. Her paternal grandparents are Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. founder Harvey Samuel Firestone and his wife Idabelle Smith Firestone.
Ford graduated from Vassar College in 1946.
Martha first met her husband, William Clay Ford, at a lunch in New York arranged and attended by both of their mothers, according to the biography The Fords. Martha then was a Vassar student who had the college nickname “Stoney.” William was a naval cadet at St. Mary's U.S. Navy Pre-Flight School. They married on June 21, 1947 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Akron, Ohio. By that time both families had acquired considerable wealth, and the matchup between the grandchildren of two empire-builders was reported by numerous news outlets. The Akron Beacon Journal called the Firestone-Ford nuptials “the biggest society wedding in Akron’s history” and “the biggest show Akron has seen in years” in numerous articles chronicling the event. The couple received gifts from F.B.I. Director J. Edgar Hoover, media publisher John S. Knight, and Mina Miller Edison.
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