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Henry John Heinz III (October 23, 1938 – April 4, 1991) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Pennsylvania from 1977 until his death in 1991. An heir to the Heinz family fortune, Heinz entered politics in 1971 when he won a special election to replace Robert Corbett to represent Pennsylvania's ...
Apr. 4—Henry John Heinz III was a man in his prime. The 52-year-old U.S. senator and heir to the H.J. Heinz food empire had everything going for him April 4, 1991, the morning he climbed aboard ...
Teresa Heinz (born Maria Teresa Thierstein Simões-Ferreira; October 5, 1938), [1] [2] also known as Teresa Heinz Kerry, [2] is a Portuguese-American businesswoman and philanthropist. Heinz is the widow of former U.S. Senator John Heinz and the current wife of former United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate , longtime U.S. Senator ...
John Dingell Sr. Democratic Michigan (15th district) September 19, 1955 61 Heart attack [37] Washington, D.C. U.S. John D. Dingell Jr. March 4, 1933 February 2, 1894 Detroit, Michigan 84th (1955–1957) Vera Buchanan Democratic Pennsylvania (30th district) November 26, 1955 53 Cancer [38] McKeesport, Pennsylvania: U.S. Elmer J. Holland: July 24 ...
Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas called Heinz "a dynamic and dedicated public servant, a tireless champion for Pennsylvania and a good and decent family man". [12] Vice President Dan Quayle, in Los Angeles for a speech, said: "We are going to miss John Heinz tremendously. He made a tremendous contribution to the U.S. Senate."
The 1991 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania was held on November 5, 1991, after incumbent Republican Senator John Heinz died in a plane crash on April 4 of that year. Democrat Harris Wofford was appointed to the seat by Governor Bob Casey , and won the general election in a landslide over Republican Dick Thornburgh , a former ...
The eldest, John Heinz IV, is a noted recluse and blacksmith, according to a 2004 Chicago Tribune article. A Buddhist educator, Heinz once funded an arts and science school for at-risk youth in ...
DJ Unk, the Atlanta MC known for his early 2000s hits including “Walk It Out” and “2 Step," died after suffering a cardiac arrest this week, according to his wife. Two days after the artist ...