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Dec 18, 2007 · George W. Romney made his fortune turning around the American Motors Corporation before becoming governor of Michigan, then staged a bid for the 1968 Republican presidential nomination, only...
Jul 27, 1995 · By Bart Barnes. July 27, 1995 at 1:00 a.m. EDT. George W. Romney, 88, a former secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, governor of Michigan, chairman of American...
George W. Romney was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, on July 8, 1907, and served as governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969. He was also a candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 1968. President Richard M. Nixon appointed Romney secretary of housing and urban development in 1969, and Romney remained in that post until 1973.
George Wilcken Romney (July 8, 1907 – July 26, 1995) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as chairman and president of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962, the 43rd governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969, and 3rd secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1969 to 1973.
George Wilcken Romney (July 8, 1907 - July 26, 1995) was the 43rd governor of Michigan and a candidate for president in 1968. A Republican, he served from 1963 until his resignation in 1969 to become secretary of housing and urban development to President Richard Nixon (R). [1] Biography.
Romney resigned from the governor’s office on January 22, 1969. He then served in President Nixon’s cabinet as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, a position he held until 1972. Governor George W. Romney passed away on July 26, 1995, and was buried in the Fairview Cemetery in Brighton, Michigan.
GEORGE W. ROMNEY – Businessman, Politician, Volunteer and Civil Rights Hero. To. mark the twentieth anniversary of his passing on July 26, 1995, the Michigan Civil Rights Commission honors one of Michigan’s greatest voices for equality.
