Background
Henry John Heinz II was born on July 10, 1908 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Howard and Elizabeth (Rust) Heinz.
Portrait of H.J. Heinz II, Artist Charles J. Fox. Source: Heinz History Center.
Henry John "Jack" Heinz II
Henry John "Jack" Heinz II and Joan Diehl
Henry John Heinz II was born on July 10, 1908 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Howard and Elizabeth (Rust) Heinz.
Graduate, Shadyside Academy, 1927;Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1931;student, Trinity College, Cambridge, 1931-1932.
With, H.J. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh, 1932;assistant to president, H.J. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh, 1937-1941;president, H.J. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh, 1941-1959;chairman, H.J. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh, from 1959;United States senator from Pennsylvania, 1976-1991.
Chairman Sarah Heinz House, Pittsburgh. Member National Council of World Wildlife Fund-United States. Member Executive Committee Allegheny Conference on Community Development.
Chairman.Yale Art Gallery. Trustee United States council International Chamber of Commerce, Committee Economics Development. Vice-president, director Pittsburgh Symphony Society.
Board of directors Business Committee for Arts, Inc., Pittsburgh Regional Planning Association, National Associates Smithsonian Institution. Member Conservation Foundation. Trustee Carnegie Institute, Carnegie-Mellon U., International Life Sciences Institute/Nutrition Foundation, World Affairs Council Pittsburgh.
Member Council on Foreign Relations, American Ditchley Foundation, British North America Committee.
Married Joan Diehl, June 18, 1935 (divorced). 1 child, Henry John III. Married Drue Maher, August 22, 1953.
Howard Covode Heinz succeeded his father as president of the Heinz Company in 1919 and led the firm during a period of global expansion and modernization. A strong advocate for humanitarian aid, he played a pivotal role in relief efforts following World War I and during the Great Depression. His leadership was marked by an emphasis on innovation, public health, and corporate philanthropy, extending the ethical foundations laid by his father.
Henry John Heinz, III, American senator, politician and company executive.
