John Warner or John William Warner III was an American politician and attorney famously known to have served as the Chairman of the senate armed service committee, as a military expert, and to have held many other important and strategic positions.
Early Life
John was born on 18th February 1927 in Washington DC. He was born to his parents Martha Budd and John William Warner Jr and grew up in DC. He was born in a Christian family and is of white Caucasian ethnicity. There are no details shared about his family background. He was also not known to have had any siblings. He was 97 years old till he recently died on May 26th, 2021. John had attended the elite St Albans School during his early school years and later went on to attend the Woodrow Wilson High School from where he graduated in 1945.
He did not immediately start higher education but joined the Washington and Lee University n after a year at Navy. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1949 and then decided to pursue post-graduation in Law, thus he went on to attend the University of Virginia School of Law. John was a member of the Beta Theta Phi sorority during his graduation at Washington and Lee University. He received his degree in Law and graduated in 1953. He also took various courses at the George Washington University but the exact names of the courses are not shared.
John Warner Career
John initially enrolled himself in the Navy after he graduated from high school and left after serving a year as a third-class officer. In the midst of his post-graduation, he again enrolled in the marine corps during the 1950 Korean war. He started working as the aircraft maintenance officer and eventually worked up to the post of captain. After completing his law graduation, he started working under then chief judge E.Barret Prettyman as a law clerk. Soon, he started working as an assistant US Attorney in 1956. By the 1960s he ventured into private law practice and started working with the law firm Hogan and Hartson. He supported Richard Nixon’s campaign in the 1960s and by 1969, he was appointed as Undersecretary of Navy. Soon, by 1972 he became the Secretary of Navy under vice president Nixon.
US Senator
He was also an important participant chosen by then-President Gerald Ford in the Law of Sea talks to ease out the tension between the soviet and the USA. The president later also appointed him as the Director of the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration. He also decided to venture into politics and decided to contest elections for the US senate in 1978 from Virginia. He contested from the Republican party and ended up in second place in the elections next to Richard D Obenshien. However, when Obenshien died in a plane crash, John replaced him. He also won the general elections and became a senator. He served at the position till 2009 running the second-longest term.
During his career, he was always in support of gun control laws, embryonic stem cell research was the cosponsor of America’ climate security act of 2007 which aimed to cap carbon emissions and he also joined the Gang of 20 which looks forward towards energy reforms. After leaving the positions as a Senate, he again went to work as a senior attorney at the law firm Hogan and Hartson now called Hogan Lovells. He was a senior advisor for the firm and specialized in the areas of Aerospace, government, defense, etc. John also served as an honorary director at the Atlantic Council. He endorsed several political candidates from both republicans as well as Democrats over the years, including Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Mark Warner, and more recently he endorsed Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.
John Warner Biography |
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| Real Name | John William Warner III |
| Birth Date | February 18, 1927 |
| Age (at the time of death) | 94 Years |
| Birth Place | Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Attorney & Politician |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Sun sign | Aquarius |
Physical Statistics |
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| Height | in feet inches – 6’ 0” – in Centimeters – 183 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 82 kg – in Pounds – 180 lbs |
| Hair Color | White |
| Eye Color | Gray |
| Body Type | Slim |
Family |
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| Father | John William Warner Jr. |
| Mother | Martha Budd |
| Sister | – |
| Brother | – |
Qualification/Education |
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| School | St. Albans School, Woodrow Wilson High School |
| College | Washington and Lee University, University of Virginia Law School |
Relationship Status |
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| Marital Status | Married |
| Who is his Wife? | Jeanne Vander Myde |
| Children | Three (Virginia, John W. Warner, IV, and Mary) |
Personal Life
John was living currently with his third wife Jeanne Vander Myde, a real estate agent. The couple got married in December 2003 and has not shared any personal information. Jeanne is known to be a widow of a white house official, Paul Vander Myde. The couple is not known to have any children together. Earlier, John was married to an actress Elizabeth Taylor. They tied the knot in December 1976 in Virginia. John was Elizabeth’s seventh husband and divorced her in 1982. They did not share much about their personal life as well and did not have any children together. John’s first wife was Catherine Conover Mellon a bank heiress and daughter of art collector Paul Mellon. The couple married back in 1957 and got divorced in 1973. They had three children together, Virginia, Mary, and John Warner IV.
Cause of Death Death
John recently died on May 26th, 2021 at the age of 94. The cause of death was reported to be a Heart ailment which caused heart failure at his home in Alexandria, Virginia in presence of his wife and daughter.
John Warner Net Worth
John had worked as a lawyer, senator as well as in the navy for several decades and has worked hard to build himself a comfortable life. He is known to have received substantial capital and monetary value from his former wife Catherine Conover. Moreover, he has sourced the majority of his income through his career as a politician for most of the years and later as an attorney. His estimated net worth as of 2021 is assumed to be around $5millon.
Trivia
- John served as an aide to the Vice president Richard Nixon’s campaign in 1960.
- He was one of the few Republicans who sponsored the amendment to provide 10-
- year extension of federal assault weapons Ban in 2004.
- John supported a ban on Same-sex marriages and abortion Laws.
- He received the National intelligence distinguished public service medal in 2008.
- A Virginia class submarine was named under John warner’s name in 2009 – USS john Warner SSN 785
- The queen of England honored him with the Knight commander title for his work towards strengthening the US-Britain military relations.
- There exists a “John Warner Centre” for advanced military studies at the Marine corps in Quantico Virginia.