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June 2003 Pic of the Month
James Couzens
James Couzens
Malcomson’s clerk. Invested $2,500 ($100 of which was borrowed from his sister Rosetta). Left the design and manufacturing of cars to Ford and concentrated on the sales and financial side of the business. Ford and Couzens were the only investors to take an active part in the daily management of the company. Sold his stock to Ford in 1919 for $29,308,857.90. His sister Rosetta received $262,036.67 for her $100 investment.

 

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