George W. Romney Biography
(43rd Governor of Michigan (1963 - 1969) & Former Chairman and President of 'American Motors')
Birthday: July 8, 1907 (Cancer)
Born In: Colonia Dublán, Mexico
George W. Romney was a Republican Party politician who became the 43rd Governor of Michigan. He was also a successful businessman. Beginning his life in a Mormon colony in Mexico, he moved with his family to the USA at age of five, displaced by the ongoing Mexican Revolution. Thereafter, he traveled with his family from place to place, studying in different schools, working since the age of eleven. Considered an autodidact, he attended a number of universities, but accumulated only 2½ years of credits and did not graduate. He began his career under Senator David I, Walsh, where he learned a lot about politics. But very soon, he established himself as successful businessman, working first with the Alcoa and then with Automobile Manufacturers Association and finally as the chairman and president of the American Motors Corporation. In 1961–1962, he entered politics, participating in a state constitutional convention to rewrite the Michigan Constitution, eventually being elected to the post of Governor. He spent his retired life promoting volunteerism.