John William Warner III (1927 - 2021)

Born 18 Feb 1927 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor — married 4 Dec 1976 (to Nov 1982) in Richmond, Virginia, United States

Died 25 May 2021 at age 94 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States

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Preceded by 12th Secretary John Chafee Preceded by William L. Scott

John Warner 13th United States Secretary of the Navy (DoD) 1972—1974 US Senator (Class 2) from Virginia 1979—2009

Succeeded by 14th Secretary J. William Middendorf Succeeded by Mark Warner

Biography

John Warner III is Notable.

John William Warner III (February 18, 1927 – May 25, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and as a five-term Republican U.S. Senator from Virginia from 1979 to 2009. Warner served as Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee from 1999 to 2001, and again from 2003 to 2007. He also served as the Chair of the Senate Rules Committee from 1995 to 1999.

He married Catherine Conover Mellon on 7 August 1957 in Osterville, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. She was the daughter of Paul Mellon and Mary E. Conover.

He married actress Elizabeth Taylor on December 4, 1976, at the Second Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Virginia. They divorced in November 1982. ^[1]

He married real estate agent Jeanne Vander Myde in December 2003. She was the widow of Reagan administration defense department official Paul Vander Myde.

Warner died from heart failure at his home in Alexandria, Virginia, on May 25, 2021, at age 94. ^[2] He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
   citing , Fauquier, Virginia, United States, certificate 76-054530, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
   FamilySearch Record: QV13-WTGX (accessed 10 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9TY-VV3B Image number 00033
   John William Warner (49) marriage to Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (44) on 4 Dec 1976 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States.
2. ↑ Death: Putman, Eileen (May 26, 2021). "John Warner dies: military expert married Elizabeth Taylor". Associated Press. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image - used as date and location source)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #227763049 (accessed 10 May 2023)
   Memorial page for John William Warner III (18 Feb 1927-25 May 2021), citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA (plot: Section 4, Grave 3059-A); Maintained by Find a Grave.

• John Warner on Wikipedia
• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress