R Budd Dwyer Net Worth

R Budd Dwyer was a Republican politician from Pennsylvania who served in the State Senate from 1971 to 1981 and as the State Treasurer from 1981 until his death in 1987. On the day before his sentencing on bribery charges, he held a press conference and committed suicide in front of the media. His death shocked the nation and remains one of the most infamous political suicides in American history.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day November 21, 1939
Birth Place Missouri
Age 81 YEARS OLD
Died On Jan 22, 1987 (age 47)
Birth Sign Scorpio

💰 Net worth: $18 Million (2024)

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About

Politician who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate representing the state's 50th district from 1971 to 1981 and as the state's Treasurer from 1981 until his death in 1987. One day before his sentencing on bribery charges, he called a press conference in which he publicly committed suicide.

Before Fame

He was born in Saint Charles, Missouri and earned a Master's degree in Education from Allegheny College. He was a football coach and social studies Teacher at Cambridge Springs High School.

Trivia

In the 2010 documentary Honest Man: The Life of R. Budd Dwyer, the man whose testimony convicted Dwyer, william T. Smith, admitted to lying under oath about Dwyer taking a bribe.

Family Life

His widow, Joanne Dwyer, passed away in 2009. He had children named Robert and Dyan.

Associated With

Shortly after being convicted of accepting a bribe, he wrote to President Ronald Reagan pleading for a presidential pardon.