Ross Perot Sr.
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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 |
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| 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) is an American business magnate and former politician. In 1962, Perot founded Electronic Data Systems, a company he sold twenty years later for $2.4 billion. He went on to set up Perot Systems in 1988. An independent presidential candidate in 1992, he received 18.9% of the popular vote, the highest percentage for an independent or third-party candidate since 1912. In 1996, he was the Reform Party's presidential nominee and received 8.4% of the popular vote.
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 13 months in the program. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.
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