<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Margot Birmingham </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> 5, including Ross </Td> </Tr> <P> Henry Ross Perot (/ pəˈroʊ /; born June 27, 1930) is an American business magnate and former politician . As the founder of Electronic Data Systems, he became a billionaire . He ran an independent presidential campaign in 1992 and a third party campaign in 1996, establishing the Reform Party in the latter election . Both campaigns were among the strongest presidential showings by a third party or independent candidate in U.S. history . </P> <P> Born in Texarkana, Texas, he became a salesman for IBM after serving in the United States Navy . In 1962, he founded Electronic Data Systems, a data processing service company . In 1984, General Motors bought a controlling interest in the company for $2.4 billion . Perot established Perot Systems in 1988 and was an angel investor for NeXT, a computer company founded by Steve Jobs after he left Apple . Perot also became heavily involved in the Vietnam War POW / MIA issue, arguing that hundreds of American servicemen were left behind in Southeast Asia after the Vietnam War . During President George H.W. Bush's tenure, Perot became increasingly active in politics and strongly opposed the Gulf War and ratification of the North American Free Trade Agreement . </P>

Who ran as an independent presidential candidate in 1992