Bob Dole Net Worth At Time Of Death

Bob Dole was an American politician, Republican Leader of the Senate and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996.

WASHINGTON – OCTOBER 17: Co-chairman of the President’s Commission on Care For America’s Returning Wounded Warriors former Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) (R) pauses as he testifies before Senate Veterans Affairs Committee October on Capitol Hill October 17, 2007 in Washington, DC. The full committee held the hearing to learn of updates to the Veterans Affairs Department and the Defense Department collaboration on the Report of the President’s Commission on Care for America’s Returning Wounded Warriors. (Photo by Stephanie Kuykendal/Getty Images)

Robert Joseph Dole was born on July 22, 1923, in Russell, Kansas, the United States to parents, Bina M. Talbott and Doran Ray Dole. His father, who had earned money by running a small creamery.

Bob Dole’s family moved to Russell shortly before he was born. He graduated from Russell High School in the spring of 1941 and enrolled at the University of Kansas the following fall.

Bob Dole later attended the University of Arizona from 1948 to 1949, however, he transferred to Washburn University, where he graduated with both undergraduate and law degrees in 1952.

Dole was married to his second wife, Elizabeth with whom he tied the knot on December 6, 1975. They had no children.

NEW ORLEANS, LA – OCTOBER 30: US Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole delivers his campaign speech at the Pontchartrain Center in New Orleans 30 October. New Orleans is the second stop of Dole’s last campaign trip before the US general election, 05 November. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) (Photo credit should read J. DAVID AKE/AFP via Getty Images)