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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 W. Romney was a Republican Party politician who became the 43rd Governor of Michigan. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.
Jul 27, 1995 · George W. Romney, an automobile executive who became a three-term Governor of Michigan, a Republican Presidential candidate and a member of the Nixon Cabinet, died yesterday at his home in...
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 Nixon appointed George Romney as the nation’s first Secretary for Housing and Urban Development. Secretary Romney created “Operation Breakthrough,” a program to further fair housing, breaking what he called the “white noose” by opening white suburbia to African-Americans.
Its family members include George W. Romney (1907–1995), the 43rd Governor of Michigan (1963–1969), and his son, Mitt Romney (born 1947), who was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts (2003–2007), the 2012 Republican U.S. Presidential nominee, and is currently a U.S. Senator for Utah.
Jul 26, 1995 · George W. Romney, a former American Motors Corp. chairman who served as Michigan's governor and saw his presidential bid dashed by his remark that he had been brainwashed over Vietnam, died Wednesday.
Dec 10, 2011 · His complicated relationship with money was shaped by his father, George W. Romney, a self-made businessman and Michigan governor, and by a Mormon faith that counsels modesty.
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,...
George Romney (26 December [O.S. 15 December] 1734 – 15 November 1802) was an English portrait painter. He was the most fashionable artist of his day, painting many leading society figures – including his artistic muse, Emma Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson. [1] [2]
