Ross Perot

@Independent U.s. Presidential Candidate, Birthday and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Ross Perot is a successful American businessman who also stood as an independent presidential candidate in the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections Cancer Celebrities Texas Billionaires American IT & Software Entrepreneurs Electronics Entrepreneurs Leaders Political Leaders Ross Perot is a successful American businessman who became one of the wealthiest persons in the world after Dell bought his company, Pero Systems. This Texas billionaire is, however, most popularly known for being an independent candidate in the 1992 and 1996 U.S. presidential election. In the 1992 elections, he won nearly 19 per cent of the votes; this was more than the votes earned by any independent candidate in history, since Theodore Roosevelt. With an estimated net worth of $3.5 billion, Perot has played an active role in public affairs and has presided over several rescue missions and prisoner negotiations during the Iranian Revolution. He also fervently opposed the Gulf War and did not support the President George H. W. Bush administration. Born into an impoverished family, he worked many odd jobs since the age of seven. He later joined the U.S Navy after graduation and served there for a period of four years. After being discharged from the Navy, he worked as a salesman for IBM, where he performed immensely well meeting annual sales targets in just a mere two weeks’ time. He had a strong faith in Steve Jobs even before he had founded Apple and acted as an angel investor for his company.

Personal Details

Birthday: June 27, 1930 Nationality: American Famous: Independent U.s. Presidential Candidate, Billionaires, IT & Software Entrepreneurs, Electronics Entrepreneurs, Leaders, Political Leaders City/State: Texas Spouses: Margot Birmingham Known as: Henry Ross Perot Childrens: Carolyn, Katherine, Nancy, Ross Jr., Suzanne Information Detail Birthday June 27, 1930 Nationality American Famous Independent U.s. Presidential Candidate, Billionaires, IT & Software Entrepreneurs, Electronics Entrepreneurs, Leaders, Political Leaders City/State Texas Spouses Margot Birmingham Known as Henry Ross Perot Childrens Carolyn, Katherine, Nancy, Ross Jr., Suzanne Universities United States Naval Academy Texarkana College Texas High School Founder / Co-Founder Perot Systems Corporation Inc. Electronic Data Systems (EDS) Birth Place Texarkana, Texas Political Ideology Independent Reform Height 166cm Gender Male Father Gabriel Ross Perot Mother Lula May Perot (née Ray) Net Worth $3.9 billion as of Jun 29,2017 Sun Sign Cancer Born in Texarkana, Texas Famous as Independent U.S. Presidential Candidate

Texarkana, Texas

Ross Perot born at Unsplash Birth Place

In 1956, he got married to Margot Birmingham, who was from Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The couple has five children together. Unsplash Personal Life

Henry Ross Perot was born on June 27, 1930, to cotton broker Gabriel Ross Perot and Lula May Perot, in Texarkana, Texas. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He initially went to the Patty Hill private school and graduated from the Texas High School in Texarkana in 1947. He was part of the Boy Scouts of America. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After high school graduation, he went to the Texarkana Junior College and later became a part of the U.S. Naval Academy. He reached the position of battalion commander. He later resigned from the Navy in 1957. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After he quit the U.S. Navy, he worked as a salesman for The International Business Machines Corporation, where he exhibited immense potential and fulfilled his annual sales target in just two weeks. Unsplash Career

In 1962, he established and founded the Electronic Data Systems in Dallas, Texas and went through an initial struggle period, after which the company began receiving contracts. Unsplash Career

In the 1960s, Electronic Data Systems received many orders and contracts including many profitable contracts from the government of the United States of America. Unsplash Career

Electronic Data Systems became a public company in 1968 and this facilitated a tremendous rise in the stock prices of the company. Within just a few days of going public, prices rose significantly. Unsplash Career

In 1974, he gained much attention in the media as his share value dramatically dropped by $450 million on a single working day. Unsplash Career

He founded Electronic Data Systems, an American multinational information technology equipment and services company, headquartered in Plano, Texas. He sold the company to General Motors in 1984. Unsplash Major Works

In 1988, he founded Perot Systems, which as an information technology services provider. The company was bought by Dell for $3.9 billion in 2009. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	June 27, 1930
Nationality	American
Famous	Independent U.s. Presidential Candidate, Billionaires, IT & Software Entrepreneurs, Electronics Entrepreneurs, Leaders, Political Leaders
City/State	Texas
Spouses	Margot Birmingham
Known as	Henry Ross Perot
Childrens	Carolyn, Katherine, Nancy, Ross Jr., Suzanne
Universities	United States Naval Academy Texarkana College Texas High School
Founder / Co-Founder	Perot Systems Corporation Inc. Electronic Data Systems (EDS)
Birth Place	Texarkana, Texas
Political Ideology	Independent Reform
Height	166cm
Gender	Male
Father	Gabriel Ross Perot
Mother	Lula May Perot (née Ray)
Net Worth	$3.9 billion as of Jun 29,2017
Sun Sign	Cancer
Born in	Texarkana, Texas
Famous as	Independent U.S. Presidential Candidate

Ross Perot

American

Jun 27, 1930

Biography

Personal Details

Texarkana, Texas