Eleanor ford - wikipedia

They were both born into families of wealth and social standing, but as The Beatles reminded us, “Money can’t buy me love.” However, Edsel Ford and Eleanor Lowthian Clay didn’t have to spend a cent of their fortune on their marital happiness, for they were, by all accounts, truly in love.

He was the only son of Henry Ford and she was the niece of J.L. Hudson, of department store fame. They were married nearly a century ago at her uncle’s home on East Boston Boulevard.

Edsel ford children

Even though the department store magnate died in , Eleanor, her sister, and mother continued to live in his house. Here, Eleanor is pictured on her wedding day. Her Russian-style gown is from the House of Lucile, which was run by the renowned British couturiere Lucy Duff-Gordon.

The th anniversary of Eleanor and Edsel’s wedding is being celebrated in the exhibit Down the Aisle: Years of Ford Family Weddings at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores.