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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. [1] [2] His maternal grandfather was Helaman Pratt (1846–1909), who presided over the Mormon mission in Mexico City before moving to the Mexican state of Chihuahua and who was the son of original Mormon apostle Parley P. Pratt (1807 ...
George W. Romney's leadership focused the company on the compact car, a fuel-efficient vehicle 20 years before there was a real need for them. [18] This gave Romney a high profile in the media. Two core strategic factors came into play: (1) the use of shared components in American Motors products and (2) a refusal to participate in the Big ...
Willard Mitt Romney [7] was born on March 12, 1947, at Harper University Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, [8] one of four children born to automobile executive George W. Romney and actress and homemaker Lenore Romney (née LaFount). [9]
The family in 2021. The Romney family is prominent in U.S. politics. [1] Its family members include George W. Romney (1907–1995), the 43rd Governor of Michigan (1963–1969), and his son, Mitt Romney (born 1947), who was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts (2003–2007), the 2012 Republican U.S. Presidential nominee, and later a U.S. Senator for Utah (2019–2025).
Media in category "George W. Romney" The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. ...
George S. Romney (1874–1935), president of the college now known as Brigham Young University-Idaho G. Ott Romney (1892–1973), American football player, coach and college athletics administrator George W. Romney (1907–1995), businessman, Governor of Michigan, U.S. presidential candidate, Secretary of Housing & Urban Development, Mitt ...
George W. Romney (1907–1995), former CEO of American Motors, Governor of Michigan, and U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Mitt Romney (born 1947), Republican politician, U.S. Senator for Utah, and former Governor of Massachusetts, and businessman
George Romney ran for the 1968 Republican Party nomination in the 1968 United States presidential election.. Romney was the Governor of Michigan and automaker who focused his campaign on the issues of fiscal responsibility, welfare reform, and the Vietnam War. [1]