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| + | |nationality=US | ||
| + | |birth_date=October 23, 1938 | ||
| + | |birth_place=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| + | |death_date=April 4, 1991 | ||
| + | |death_place=Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| + | |death_cause=plane crash | ||
| + | |description=US Senator who chaired review board that probed the [[Iran-Contra affair]]. Both he and Senator [[John Tower]], who was investigating a variety of different [[CIA]] criminal activities and dirty dealings, died in two different plane accidents on the same day. | ||
| + | |parents=Jack Heinz | ||
| + | |spouses=Teresa Simões-Ferreira | ||
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| + | |relatives=Drue English | ||
| + | |alma_mater=Phillips Exeter Academy,Yale University,Harvard University | ||
| + | |political_parties=Republican | ||
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| + | |title=Pennsylvania/Senator | ||
| + | |start=January 3, 1977 | ||
| + | |end=April 4, 1991 | ||
| + | |description=Died in suspicious plane accident | ||
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| + | |title=Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 18th district | ||
| + | |start=November 2, 1971 | ||
| + | |end=January 3, 1977 | ||
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| + | '''Henry John Heinz III''' was an American businessman and politician who was [[United States Senate|United States senator]] from Pennsylvania from 1977 until his death in a 1991 plane crash. Heinz was previously the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for [[Pennsylvania]]'s 18th congressional district from 1971 to 1977.<ref name="congbio">http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000456</ref> | ||
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He was instrumental in getting the [[Clean Air Act]] passed by the [[US Senate]] in 1990. | He was instrumental in getting the [[Clean Air Act]] passed by the [[US Senate]] in 1990. | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
| + | John Heinz chaired a three-man presidential review board that probed the [[Iran-Contra affair]] and had in his possession all the damning documents from that affair, while [[John Tower]] led the [[Tower Commission]] that investigated a variety of different [[CIA]] criminal activities and dirty dealings. Coincidentally, both John Heinz and John Tower died in plane wrecks on successive days in 1991 – Tower in [[Gerogie (state)|Georgia]], and Heinz in Montgomery County, [[Pennsylvania]]. | ||
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[[John Simkin]] describes the circumstances of Heinz' death as follows: "On 4th April, 1991, Heinz flew to Philadelphia to conduct the first in a series of investigative hearings to examine the telemarketing of medical equipment to Medicare beneficiaries. His Piper Aerostar PA60, carrying him and four other adults developed landing-gear trouble, a helicopter was dispatched to examine the problem. The helicopter's blades accidentally hit the bottom of the plane. Both aircraft crashed to the ground killing everyone on board."<ref>http://spartacus-educational.com/JFKheinz.htm</ref> | [[John Simkin]] describes the circumstances of Heinz' death as follows: "On 4th April, 1991, Heinz flew to Philadelphia to conduct the first in a series of investigative hearings to examine the telemarketing of medical equipment to Medicare beneficiaries. His Piper Aerostar PA60, carrying him and four other adults developed landing-gear trouble, a helicopter was dispatched to examine the problem. The helicopter's blades accidentally hit the bottom of the plane. Both aircraft crashed to the ground killing everyone on board."<ref>http://spartacus-educational.com/JFKheinz.htm</ref> | ||
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| Born | October 23, 1938 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | April 4, 1991 (Age 52) Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cause of death | plane crash | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | US | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Phillips Exeter Academy, Yale University, Harvard University | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parents | Jack Heinz | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Teresa Simões-Ferreira | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Republican | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Drue English | ||||||||||||||||||||
US Senator who chaired review board that probed the Iran-Contra affair. Both he and Senator John Tower, who was investigating a variety of different CIA criminal activities and dirty dealings, died in two different plane accidents on the same day.
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Henry John Heinz III was an American businessman and politician who was United States senator from Pennsylvania from 1977 until his death in a 1991 plane crash. Heinz was previously the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district from 1971 to 1977.[1]
He was instrumental in getting the Clean Air Act passed by the US Senate in 1990.
Death
John Heinz chaired a three-man presidential review board that probed the Iran-Contra affair and had in his possession all the damning documents from that affair, while John Tower led the Tower Commission that investigated a variety of different CIA criminal activities and dirty dealings. Coincidentally, both John Heinz and John Tower died in plane wrecks on successive days in 1991 – Tower in Georgia, and Heinz in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
John Simkin describes the circumstances of Heinz' death as follows: "On 4th April, 1991, Heinz flew to Philadelphia to conduct the first in a series of investigative hearings to examine the telemarketing of medical equipment to Medicare beneficiaries. His Piper Aerostar PA60, carrying him and four other adults developed landing-gear trouble, a helicopter was dispatched to examine the problem. The helicopter's blades accidentally hit the bottom of the plane. Both aircraft crashed to the ground killing everyone on board."[2]
