Henry John Heinz (1908 - 1987)

Born 10 Jul 1908 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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Died 23 Feb 1987 at age 78 in Hobe Sound, Martin, Florida, United States

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Biography

Henry John Heinz II (July 10, 1908 – February 23, 1987) was an American business executive and CEO of the H. J. Heinz Company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. His grandfather Henry J. Heinz founded the company in the nineteenth century, and he worked in a variety of positions within the company before becoming CEO.

Heinz married Joan Diehl, a pioneer aviator, in 1935. They were the parents of one son, H.J. Heinz III. They established their home, Rosemont Farm, in the Fox Chapel suburb of Pittsburgh. The couple divorced in 1942. In 1953, Heinz married Drue Maher, with whom he shared a love of philanthropy, skiing, art collecting and world travel.

Heinz II was the father of John Heinz III, elected as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, who died in a plane crash in 1991.

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• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dowfam3&id=I426088

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Heinz

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47196528/henry-john-heinz