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Dodge was born in Niles, Michigan, where his father ran a foundry and machine shop.John and his younger brother, Horace, were inseparable as children and as adults.The origins of the Dodge family was earlier thought to lie in Stockport, England, where a Dodge ancestral home still stands (Halliday Hill Farmhouse in Listed buildings in Stockport), however recent DNA testing conducted by the ...
John Francis Dodge (brother) Horace Elgin Dodge Sr. (May 17, 1868 – December 10, 1920) was an American automobile manufacturing pioneer and co-founder of Dodge Brothers Company . Early years and business
Dodge v. Ford Motor Co. , 204 Mich 459; 170 NW 668 (1919), [ 1 ] is a case in which the Michigan Supreme Court held that Henry Ford had to operate the Ford Motor Company in the interests of its shareholders , rather than in a manner for the benefit of his employees or customers.
The Dodge brothers, John Francis Dodge and Horace Elgin Dodge, the largest non-family shareholders, with 10% of the company, objected and took Ford to court in 1917 in an often cited case, Dodge v. Ford Motor Company. [21] The judge found in their favor requiring a $19million special dividend.
Pages in category "Dodge family" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. ... John Francis Dodge; Johnnie Dodge; Josephine Jewell Dodge;
Frances Dodge (November 27, 1914 – January 24, 1971) was an American horsewoman and racehorse owner. She was the daughter of John Francis Dodge , co-founder of Dodge Motor Company . Biography
The John Dodge House is a farmhouse on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It was built in the late 19th century and later purchased by automobile pioneer John Francis Dodge and his wife Matilda Dodge Wilson as a weekend retreat home. It currently functions as an administrative and faculty office building for the ...
John Dodge may refer to: John Wood Dodge (1807–1893), American painter. John Francis Dodge (1864–1920), American automobile pioneer; John Dodge (baseball) (1889–1916), American third baseman in Major League Baseball; Johnnie Dodge (1894–1960), British Army officer of both world wars and Great Escaper; John Dodge (editor), American ...