Quick Facts of John Sidney McCain III

  • Full NameJohn Sidney McCain III
  • Net Worth$16 Million
  • Date of Birth03 January, 1987
  • NicknameWhite Tornado, The Maverick, The Sheriff, The Mac, Songbird John
  • Ethnicity White
  • Religion Baptist
  • ProfessionPolitician and Military officer
  • Nationality American
  • Active YearUnited State Navy (1958–1981)
  • Eye colour Brown - Light
  • Hair colour White
  • BuildAverage
  • SpouseCarol Shepp (3 July 1965 - 1980) ( divorced) and Cindy McCain (17 May 1980 - 25 August 2018) ( his death)
  • Height5' 9" (1.75 m)
  • EducationEpiscopal High School, United States Naval Academy
  • Online PresenceFacebook, Twitter, Instagram
  • Children7 (Meghan McCain, Bridget McCain, John Sidney McCain IV, James McCain, Sidney McCain, Andy, and Doug)
  • Horoscope Virgo
John McCain

A late American politician and military officer John McCain served as an Arizona senator from 1987 until his death in 2018. Moreover, he was an ex-presidential candidate of the United States in the 2008 election, where he was defeated by Democratic nominee Barack Obama.

Get to know more about John McCain’s bio, mother, family, love life, kids, death, income, net worth, and many others.

John McCain’s Bio (Mother & Family)

John McCain was born as John Sidney McCain III on 29th August 1936, in Canal Zone, Panama. He was born to his father, John S. McCain Jr, and mother, Roberta McCain.

Moreover, John grew up with his sibling, Joe, and Sandy. Likewise, his father was a United State Navy admiral. Later, McCain graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1958.

In 2008, he also involved as a nominee for the 2008 Republican presidential campaign. Mostly, he was noticed for his advocacy of campaign finance. Also, he recognized as the co-writer of the 2001 McCain-Feingold Act.

John McCain’s Personal Life (Married, Wife)

Talking about his personal life, McCain was married twice. Firstly, he was married to Carol Shepp on 3rd July 1965 and adopted her children Andy and Doug, whom she had during her first marriage with Alasdair Swanson. Afterward, the couple welcomed their daughter, Sidney McCain on 2nd September 1966.

Moreover, the duo first encountered each other when he was in the Naval Academy. In 1964, they again made up and got married after dating for a couple of months. Likewise, his former spouse, Carol is a former political aide and event planner.

Sadly, the couple could not sustain their relationship and ended their 14 years of marriage in 1980. Additionally, after a separation from his first partner, he said that “my greatest moral failure”. Following this, John gave Carol full custody and agreed to child support, along with their daughter-Sidney’s college tuition.

After six weeks of his divorce with Carol, McCain married Cindy McCain as his second wife on 17th May 1980. As per the people, he met Cindy Lou Hensley at a party in Hawaii while he was married to Shepp. Besides, they both lied about their ages to each other when they first encountered each other.

John McCain’s Children & Affairs

Together, they have four kids-two daughters, Meghan, born on 23rd October 1984, Bridget born on July 21, 1991. Similarly, they have two sons- James, born on May 21, 1988, and John Sidney McCain Iv, born on May 2, 1986.

Besides, they adopted their fourth child- daughter, Bridget in 1991. Similarly, Cindy and John’s relationship was going great, for 38 years, until his death on 25th August 2018. On the other hand, he had an affair with Vicki Iseman (1999 – 2006) and Connie Stevens (1997).

John McCain’s Death

Sad news broke on 25th August 2018, that John McCain passed away at the age of 81. He died just four days before his 82nd birthday in Arizona, Us, on Saturday, August 25, 2018, following a battle with brain cancer for a long time. Well, according to the New York Times, he has died at his home at 4:28 P.M. surrounded by his family.

On 26th August 2018, his wife, Cindy confirmed his death via her Twitter account.

Similarly, his daughter, Meghan took to Twitter to share a personal letter to fans to express how wonderful her father was.

After his death, numerous political leaders like Barack Obama, and Donald Trump paid tribute to him and his family via their respective Twitter account.

Rest In Peace McCain!

John McCain’s Earning & Net Worth

McCain paved his road to success and fame through his struggle and dedication towards work. Back in 2015, he earned more than $70,000 per year from his Navy pension. Moreover, he also draws a U.S. Senator’s salary of $174,000, but the majority of his family money is from his spouse, Cindy.  In 2015, he received more than $2,800 in royalties from his book, Faith of My Fathers.

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As per the celebritynetworth.com, John McCain’s net worth was reported to be around $16 million at the time of his death and an impressive real estate portfolio, which he shared with his spouse.

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Moreover, he also earned around $1.7 million related to sales of his 2007 book Hard Call: The Art of Great Decisions, donated all of that money to charity.

John McCain’s House, Cars & Properties

Similarly, McCain and his wife owned a 15-acre ranch in Sedona, Arizona, valued at more than $1 million and three beachfront pads in California, including one in La Jolla, a ritzy beach enclave in San Diego. In 2017, they sold 1,429 square-condo for $1.3 million.

Further, it was reported that he and wife, Cindy owned 13 cars during the 2008 election that include 2004 Cadillac CTS, 2005 Volkswagen; 2001 Honda sedan; a 2007 Ford truck; a 1960 Jeep; a 2008 Jeep Wrangler; a 2001 GMC SUV; three NEV Gem electric vehicles and many others.

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Back in 2014, 94 percent of his wealth came from spouse-owned assets as per theatlantic.com. Recall in 1982, McCain earned $11,000 as a yearly pension from Navy and has amassed $20,000, working for Hensley.

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