H. John Heinz III
 H. John Heinz III      (businessman, politician) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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."[1]
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 |
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| Bilderberg/1978 | 21 April 1978 | 23 April 1978 | US New Jersey Princeton University | The 26th Bilderberg, held in the US |
