John Heinz

Henry John Heinz III (October 23, 1938 – April 4, 1991) was an American politician from Pennsylvania and the great-grandson of the founder of H. J. Heinz Company. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and was a US senator from 1977 to 1991. He was killed in a plane crash in 1991.

John Heinz
United States Senator from Pennsylvania
In office January 3, 1977 – April 4, 1991
Preceded by	Hugh Scott
Succeeded by	Harris Wofford
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 18th district
In office November 2, 1971 – January 3, 1977
Preceded by	Robert Corbett
Succeeded by	Doug Walgren
Personal details
Born	Henry John Heinz III (1938-10-23)October 23, 1938 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	April 4, 1991(1991-04-04) (aged 52) Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Cause of death	Plane crash
Resting place	Homewood Cemetery
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Teresa Simões-Ferreira ​ ​ (m. 1966)​
Relations	Henry J. Heinz (great-grandfather) Drue Heinz (stepmother)
Children	3, including André and Christopher
Father	Jack Heinz
Alma mater	Yale University Harvard Business School
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Air Force (Reserves)
Years of service	1963–69

For other people named Henry Heinz, see Henry Heinz (disambiguation).

Heinz married Teresa Simões-Ferreira on February 5, 1966 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The couple had three sons together: H. John Heinz IV, André, and Christopher.

A number of places are named after Heinz, including:

• Senator H. John Heinz III Archives at the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries
• H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management
• H. John Heinz III Center For Science, Economics and The Environment
• H. John Heinz III Center For the Performing Arts (Heinz Hall), home of the Pittsburgh Symphony
• Senator John Heinz History Center