Ross Perot
| Ross Perot | |
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Perot in 2008
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Henry Ross Perot June 27, 1930 Texarkana, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (2000–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Independent (before 1995) Reform (1995–2000) |
| Spouse(s) | Margot Birmingham |
| Children |
Ross Nancy Suzanne Carolyn Katherine |
| Alma mater |
Texarkana College United States Naval Academy |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1953–1957 |
Henry Ross Perot (/pəˈroʊ/; born June 27, 1930), known as Ross Perot, is an American businessman best known for being an independent presidential candidate in 1992 and the Reform Party presidential candidate in 1996.
Perot was born in Texarkana, Texas, the son of Lula May Perot (née Ray) and Gabriel Ross Perot, a commodity broker specializing in cotton contracts. His patrilineal line traces back to an immigrant to Louisiana, in the 1740s. He attended a private school called Patty Hill. He graduated from Texas High School in Texarkana in 1947. One of Perot's boyhood friends was Hayes McClerkin, later Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives and a prominent Texarkana, Arkansas, lawyer.
Perot joined the Boy Scouts of America and made Eagle Scout in 1942, after thirteen months in the program. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.
From 1947 to 1949, he attended Texarkana Junior College, then entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1949 and helped establish its honor system. Perot said his appointment notice to the academy—sent by telegram—was sent by W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel, Texas's 34th governor and former senator.
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