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Perot died from leukemia in Dallas, Texas, on July 9, 2019, less than two weeks after his 89th birthday. [2] At the time of his death, he had an estimated net worth of about $4.1 billion ($4.8 billion in 2023), [98] and was ranked by Forbes as the 167th-richest person in the United States. [99]
H. Ross Perot, the self-made Texas billionaire who ran for president twice, has died at age 89, his family said.
Henry Ross Perot Jr. (born November 7, 1958 [1]) is an American real estate developer and businessman best known for his development of Alliance, Texas, an inland port near Fort Worth, and for making the first circumnavigation of the world in a helicopter, at age 23. Perot chairs multiple companies, including The Perot Group [2] and Hillwood. [3]
H. Ross Perot, the colorful, self-made Texas billionaire who twice ran for president, has died, a family spokesperson confirmed.
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[30] [125] Upon Perot's death from leukemia in 2019, Politico editor-in-chief John F. Harris reflected upon Perot's 1992 campaign and referred to him as the "father of Trump" due to Trump's 2016 presidential victory as, like Perot, a populist businessman without traditional political experience. [126]
Texas-born Perot, a Naval Academy graduate, started his career as an IBM (NYSE: IBM) salesman, before borrowing $1,000 from his wife to start EDS in 1962. H. Ross Perot, Computer Industry Pioneer ...
This initial investment in the team (US$44.4 million in today's terms) eventually earned him US$125 million (US$243 million in today's terms) when he sold the team in 1996 to an investment group led by Ross Perot Jr. [10] [11] Over the years, Carter owned many different types of businesses, including a Rolls-Royce dealership. [12]