Romney, Lenore, 1908-1998
Dates
- Existence: 1908 - 1998
Biographical History
Lenore Romney (1908-1998) was a politician in Michigan, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the wife of George W. Romney.
Lenore Lafount Romney was born in Logan, Utah on November 9, 1908 to Alma Luella and Harold Lafount. She was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she attended LDS High School. There she met George W. Romney. She graduated in 1926, and attended the University of Utah for two years. After her father was appointed on the new Federal Radio Commission, they moved to Washington, D.C. and she transferred to George Washington University. She graduated with a degree in English in 1929. She then enrolled in the American Laboratory Theatre to pursue acting, even getting a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, but turned down her acting career to marry George. They were married July 2, 1931. They had their first child four years later, and had three more children. They moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1939, where George worked as a business executive and later Governor of Michigan. Lenore ran for the Senate in 1970 against Philip Hart, but lost and withdrew from politics after that. She died on July 7, 1998, and was buried in the Fairview Cemetery in Brighton, Michigan.
Citation:
The Detroit Mormon Concert Choir, 1976: accompanying material (spoken word ... Lenore Romney)Wikipedia, Feb. 11, 2014 (Lenore LaFount Romney, born November 9, 1908 in Logan, Utah and died July 7, 1998 in Royal Oak, Michigan; actress, homemaker, civic worker, wife of American businessman and politician George W. Romney and the Republican Party nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1970 from Michigan; raised in Salt Lake City, Utah and attended the University of Utah and George Washington University, graduating with an A.B. degree in English literature in 1929; First Lady of Michigan from 1963-1969, she was a frequent speaker at events and before civic groups; was involved with many charitable, volunteer, and cultural organizations, including the Muscular Dystrophy Association, YWCA, and American Field Services, and also was active in the LDS Church)
Familysearch, May 8, 2012 (Lenore Romney; b. Nov. 9, 1908)
Ancestry.com, May 8, 2012 (Lenore Romney; b. 1908; d. July 7, 1998, interred in Brighton)
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
George W. Romney Institute of Public Management papers on George W. Romney politics, approximately 1946-2007
Contains the political papers of George Romney, including speeches and clippings from magazines and newspapers. Also includes interviews, funeral service programs, campaign materials, and correspondence. There are some photographs. These pertain to volunteerism, economics, and political issues Romney faced as Cabinet member and Governor of Michigan. A few files also pertain to the political careers and lives of Lenore Romney and Mitt Romney. Dated circa 1946-2007.
Lynn Romney Keenan collection of George W. and Lenore Romney family papers
Contains photographs (prints and negatives), letters, magazines, articles, and speeches relating to professional and political activity of the Romney family in Michigan and Utah. Collection concerns the George W. Romney family, their lives in Utah and Michigan, and their travels to Europe. Also contains family papers from Lenore Romney and church-related materials from callings that George Romney held throughout his life. Materials dated 1926-1998.