H. John Heinz III

H. John Heinz III     (businessman, politician)
Born	Henry John Heinz III 1938-10-23 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died	April 4, 1991 (Age 52) Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania
Cause of death	plane crash
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Yale University, Harvard Business School
Religion	Roman Catholic
Parents	H. John Heinz II
Children	• H. John Heinz IV • André Heinz • Christopher Drake Heinz
Spouse	Teresa Heinz
Member of	Council on Foreign Relations/Historical Members
Victim of	premature death
Party	Republican
A US politician and Bilderberger who died in a small plane crash the day before a friend of his, John Tower also died in a plane crash.  United States Senator from Pennsylvania In office January 3, 1977 - April 4, 1991 Preceded by Hugh Scott  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 18th district In office November 2, 1971 - January 3, 1977

H. John Heinz III was a US politician. He was instrumental in getting the Clean Air Act passed by the US Senate in 1990.

Career

In 1978 he attended the Bilderberg meeting with his father, a member of the Bilderberg Advisory Committee.

Death

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."

The next day a friend of his, John Tower was also killed in a plane crash.

 

Event Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/1978	21 April 1978	23 April 1978	US New Jersey Princeton University	The 26th Bilderberg, held in the US

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