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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. He was t… See more

    BornGeorge Wilcken Romney · July 8, 1907 · Colonia Dublán, Chihuahua, Mexico
    DiedJuly 26, 1995 (aged 88) · Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, U.S.
    Political partyRepublican (from 1959)
    SpouseLenore LaFount (m. 1931)
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    Romney's grandparents were polygamous Mormons who fled the United States to Mexico with their children owing to the federal government's prosecution of polygamy. His maternal grandfather was Helaman P… See more

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    After becoming an elder, Romney earned enough money working to fund himself as a Mormon missionary. In October 1926, he sailed to Great Britain and was first assigned to preach in a slum in Glasgow, Scotland. T… See more

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    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.

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    Who was George Wilcken Romney?
    George Wilcken Romney (July 8, 1907 – July 26, 1995) was an American businessman and Republican Party politician. He was chairman and president of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962. He served the 43rd Governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969. He was also the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1969 to 1973.

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    When was George Romney born?
    George Romney was born July 8, 1907 in Mexico. US citizens, Romney’s parents brought George and his six siblings home in 1912, fleeing the ongoing Mexican revolution. George would later note that this flight from religious persecution placed the family among “the first displaced persons of the 20th century.” Life for the Romneys was not easy.

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    How did George Romney die?
    Mitt would later become Republican Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 election. On July 26, 1995, George Romney died of a heart attack while he was exercising on his treadmill at their home in Bloomfield Hills. He was then 88 years old and was buried in the Fairview Cemetery in Brighton, Michigan.

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    Who was Miles Romney?
    Miles Romney (1806–1877) was born in Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire (now in Cumbria), on July 13, 1806. He was the son of George Romney, Jr. (whose father, George Romney, Sr. was first cousin to the English portrait painter also named George Romney ) and Sarah King.

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    When did George Romney marry Lenore Romney?
    George and Lenore were married in July, 1931 in Washington, DC. In 1939, Romney became manager for the Detroit ofice of the Automobile Manufacturers Association and moved to Michigan with his wife and two daughters. Their two sons would be born in Michigan.

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    Despite atending six diferent schools and classmates who called him “Mex,” George Romney was valedictorian at his grammar school graduation. In high school he letered in three sports, and met his future wife Lenore. His yearbook described him as “Serious, high minded, of noble nature – a real fellow.”

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