Ross Perot: Texas Billionaire and Independent Presidential Candidate Die

Ross Perot was an American businessman and politician. Born on June 27, 1930, in Texarkana, Texas, he graduated from the Naval Academy.

He founded Electronic Data Systems and became a billionaire. He ran for president as an independent in 1992 and won 18.9% of the vote, the best showing by a third-party candidate since Theodore Roosevelt in 1912. He ran again in 1996 as the Reform Party candidate.

He was known for his charts and his warnings about the national debt. Perot died of leukemia in Dallas on July 9, 2019, at age 89.

Achievements: 19 million votes in 1992, founder of EDS.

Birth: June 27, 1930 - Texarkana, Texas.

Profession: Businessman and politician.

Interesting Facts: He used charts in TV infomercials in 1992.