1. Henry Ford
He experimented with gasoline-powered vehicles and horse-less carriages for several years. ... Ford had a stroke in 1938 but returned to run the company and resume the presidency after his son, Edsel Ford, died in 1943 (World Book Encyclopedia: Henry Ford). ... By this time Ford had already experienced two strokes and two years later handed over the presidency to his grandson, Henry Ford II. ...
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