Robert Mosbacher

Robert Mosbacher
28th United States Secretary of Commerce
In office
January 31, 1989 – January 15, 1992
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byWilliam Verity
Succeeded byBarbara Franklin
Personal details
Born
Robert Adam Mosbacher

(1927-03-11)March 11, 1927
Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 24, 2010(2010-01-24) (aged 82)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
  • Jane Pennybacker
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    (m. 1946; died 1970)​
  • Sandra Smith Gerry
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    (m. 1973; div. 1982)​
    Georgette Paulsin
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    (m. 1985; div. 1998)​
    Mica McCutchen Duncan
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    (m. 2000)​
Children4 by Jane Pennybacker (including Dee and Robert)
EducationWashington and Lee University (BA)

Robert Adam Mosbacher Sr. (March 11, 1927 – January 24, 2010) was an American businessman, yacht racer, and a Republican politician. Mosbacher was the United States Secretary of Commerce from 1989 to 1992 during the George H. W. Bush administration.

Mosbacher died of pancreatic cancer at a hospital in Houston, Texas on January 24, 2010 at the age of 82.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Ex-US Commerce Secretary Mosbacher Dies in Texas ABC News, Associated Press story. Retrieved on January 24, 2010.
  2. ↑ Tolson, Mike. "Oilman, GOP stalwart Mosbacher dies at 82." Houston Chronicle. January 24, 2010. Retrieved on January 24, 2010.


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