| 词条 | Kenneth W. Ford (businessman) |
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| name = Kenneth W. Ford | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Kenneth W. Ford | birth_date = {{birth date|1908|08|04}} | birth_place = Asotin, Washington, United States | death_date = {{Death date and age|1997|02|08|1908|08|04}} | death_place = | resting_place = | nationality = American | other_names = | occupation = Businessman | known_for = Founder of Roseburg Forest Products | notable_works = | relatives = | parents = | spouse = Hallie Ford | children = }}Kenneth W. Ford (August 4, 1908 – February 8, 1997) was an American businessman and lumber mill owner from Asotin, Washington who founded Roseburg Forest Products in 1936. As of 2017, his family is the 12th largest private landowners in the United States owning 783,000 acres in the Pacific Northwest, North Carolina and Virginia.[1] Early lifeFord was born in Asotin, Washington to a small farming community on Snake River. His father was a sawmill operator who later moved the family to Lebanon, Oregon. Ford originally desired to operate a dairy farm, however, after working for his father, Ford decided on the lumber business. He graduated from high school in 1926 and completed a term at college at Oregon State University. Ford met Hallie Brown and married her in 1935.[2][3] CareerIn 1936, Ford built sawmill with salvaged equipment in Roseburg, Oregon. With 25 employees, Ford established the Roseburg Lumber Company, known today as Roseburg Forest Products. During the first year of production Roseburg Lumber produced "30,000 board feet of lumber per day" for a small profit. In 1953, Ford recognized the potential of plywood and built many plywood plants. In the 1960s, there was high demand in Japan's paper industry for wood chips leading Ford to build a long-term partnership with the OJI Paper Company of Japan.[4][4] Ford is known for his philanthropy. In 1996, he established the Ford Family Foundation, one of the largest charitable organizations in Oregon.[5] DeathFord died on February 8, 1997 at the age of 88. As of 2017, after his family heirs purchased 158,000 acres of timberland in North Carolina and Virginia, the family became the 12th largest private landowners in the United States owning a total of 783,000 acres in the Pacific Northwest, North Carolina and Virginia.[1] References1. ^1 {{Cite web| title = Ford Family: 2017 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader| author = Land Report Editors| work = The Land Report| date = 2018-04-05| access-date = 15 December 2018| url = http://www.landreport.com/2018/04/ford-family-2017-land-report-100-sponsored-by-landleader/}} 2. ^East Central University benefactor Hallie Brown Ford dies in Oregon. US States News, June 11, 2007. 3. ^{{cite book|author=Rennie Guyer|title=Southern Oregon Timber: The Kenneth Ford Family Legacy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NWaLtAEACAAJ|date=10 August 2015|publisher=Arcadia Publishing (SC)|isbn=978-1-5402-1361-7}} 4. ^{{Cite web| title = The Kenneth Ford Story| author = | work = roseburg.com| date = | access-date = 15 December 2018| url = http://www.roseburg.com/UserFiles/Library/The_Kenneth_Ford_Story_AR.pdf}} 5. ^1 {{Cite web| title = Kenneth W. Ford| work = worldforestry.org| date = | access-date = 15 December 2018| url = https://www.worldforestry.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/FORD-KENNETH.pdf}} External links
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