Harry Bennett: Henry Ford's chief thug targets UAW, later threatens family peace.(Ford 100)

From: Automotive News | Date: June 15, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: Amy Wilson

Hired by Henry Ford after a New York street fight, Harry Bennett rose to prominence as perhaps America's most famous corporate thug.

Bennett, a former boxer and ex-Navy sailor, quickly established himself as the auto tycoon's right-hand man after joining Ford Motor Co. in 1916. Until his ouster in 1945 by Ford's grandson, Henry II, Bennett carried out Henry Ford's orders and likely some of his own making, often using violence and even underworld connections.

Spying, firings and beatings were Bennett's game. And he excelled at it.

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