John Tower

John Tower
Born	John Goodwin Tower 1925-09-29 Houston, Texas, U.S.
Died	1991-04-05 (Age 65) Brunswick, Georgia, U.S.
Alma mater	Southwestern University, London School of Economics
Religion	United Methodism
Children	• Penny Marian • Jeanne
Spouse	Joza Lou Bullington
Member of	Church Committee, PIAB
Party	Democratic, Republican
Chairperson of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board In office July 17, 1990 - April 5, 1991 Preceded by Anne Armstrong Succeeded by Bobby Ray Inman, Bobby Ray Inman  Chairperson of the Senate Armed Services Committee In office January 3, 1981 - January 3, 1985  United States Senator from Texas In office June 15, 1961 - January 3, 1985  Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee In office January 3, 1981 - January 3, 1985

John Tower was a US Senator and Chairperson of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board until he died in a plane in 1991, one day after his friend, John Heinz III, was killed in an airplane incident.

Background

Tower was the son of a Methodist minister, born in Houston, Texas, on 29th September, 1925.

Career

In 1990 George H. W. Bush appointed Tower as chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. Tower published his autobiography, Consequences: A Personal and Political Memoir in 1991.

Death

John Tower was killed in a plane crash new New Brunswick, Georgia, on 5th April, 1991. According to the New York Times the “failure of a severely worn part in the plane’s propeller control unit caused the aircraft to spin out of control.” This was a day after his friend, John Heinz III, was killed when his Piper Aerostar PA60 came down after colliding with a helicopter in Montgomery County.<ref name=sp>

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