Complex sentence: John Simpson Gray (October 15,1841--July 6,1906) was a candymaker, business man, and banker from Detroit, as well as an original investor in (and the first president of) the Ford Motor Company.
Split into simpler sentences: John Simpson Gray (October 15,1841--July 6,1906) was a candymaker, business man, and banker from Detroit. He was also an original investor in (and the first president of) the Ford Motor Company.