Bush family
Originating in
Columbus, Ohio, the
Bush family in the
20th century became an accomplished
political family in the
United States. In January 2005,
The Economist described the Bush family as the most successful political
dynasty in U.S. history.
The following is an approximate family tree of notable members of the modern Bush family:
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Samuel P. Bush (1863-1948), a close advisor to
President Hoover, was president of the
Ohio Association of Manufacturers and a major Columbus industrialist.
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Prescott Bush (1895-1972), Samuel P. Bush's son, served as a
US Senator from
Connecticut.
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Dorothy Walker Bush, the wife of Prescott, was the daughter of
George Herbert Walker of the well-connected
Walker family of bankers and businessmen
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Prescott Bush, Jr. (b. 1922), Prescott Bush's eldest son, served as chairman of the
U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce.
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George H.W. Bush (b. 1924), Prescott Bush Sr.'s second son, was the 41st
US President, the 43rd
Vice President, a Congressman from
Houston, and
CIA director, as well as other political and diplomatic posts. Before his political career he was in the oil business in
Texas.
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Barbara Pierce Bush (b. 1925), the daughter of publisher
Marvin Pierce, was First Lady of the US and Second Lady of the US during her husband's terms.
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George W. Bush (b. 1946), George H.W. Bush's eldest son, is the 43rd
President of the United States and was the 46th
Governor of Texas.
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Laura Welch Bush (b. 1946), the wife of George W., is a former teacher and the First Lady of the United States.
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Barbara Pierce Bush and
Jenna Welch Bush (b. 1981), George W. Bush's twin daughters.
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Pauline Robinson Bush (b. 1949, d. 1953), George H.W. Bush's second child and first daughter, died of leukemia.
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Jeb Bush (b. 1953), George H.W. Bush's second son, is the 43rd
Governor of Florida.
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George P. Bush, son of Jeb Bush, is an associate with
Dallas law firm
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.
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Jeb Bush, Jr. is attending
University of Texas*****
Noelle Bush****
Neil Bush (b. 1955), third son of George H. W. Bush and brother of President George W. Bush, is a businessman.
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Lauren Bush (b. 1984), model for
Tommy Hilfiger, daughter of Neil
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Pierce Bush, son of Neil
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Marvin Bush (b. 1956), a
venture capitalist, fourth son of George H. W. Bush, and brother of President George W. Bush.
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Dorothy Bush Koch (b. 1959), second daughter of George H. W. Bush and sister of President George W. Bush. Married to
Bobby Koch, wine lobbyist.
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Nancy Bush Ellis (b. 1926), Prescott Bush Sr.'s third child, and the only daughter.
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John Prescott Ellis, son of Nancy Bush Ellis, media consultant; notorious for influencing
FOX News to call the state of
Florida for his first cousin, George W. Bush, in the
2000 election.
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Jonathan Bush, Prescott Bush Sr.'s fourth child, banker
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Jonathan S. Bush, son of Jonathan Bush, insurance executive
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Billy Bush, son of Jonathan Bush,
Access Hollywood host
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William H.T. Bush, Prescott Bush Sr.'s fifth child, banker and executive
Patrilineal line
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Richard Bush (ca. 1696–1732 in
Bristol,
Rhode Island) is believed to be the earliest known patrilineal member of the Bush family in North America.
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Timothy Bush (
1728–
1815 in
Springport, New York) may have been the son of Richard Bush.
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Timothy Bush, Jr. (
1761–
1850 in
Penfield, New York) was the son of Timothy Bush.
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Obadiah Newcomb Bush (
January 28 1797–
1851) was the son of Timothy Bush, Jr.
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James Smith Bush (1825-1869), an
Episcopal priest in
New Jersey,
California, and
New York, was the son of Obadiah Bush and the father of
Samuel Prescott Bush.
Other notable relatives
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Måns Andersson (d. 1677 ?), a Swedish immigrant believed to be among the earliest ancestors of the Bush family in North America.
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Anne Hutchinson (1591-1643), a Massachusetts religious dissident, was an 11th–generation ancestor of Samuel P. Bush through his mother Harriet Fay. [
1] The same family line makes the Bushes distant cousins of Presidents
George Washington,
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and
Calvin Coolidge.
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George Bush (1796-1859), a biblical scholar who wrote a book
Life of Mohammed, was a cousin of Obadiah Bush.
Native American ancestry
The Bush family is sometimes said to have
Native American ancestry. Robert Bolling Jr. (a 10th-generation ancestor of George W. Bush) is the son of
Robert Bolling and
Anne Stith, whom Bolling married after the death of his first wife,
Jane Rolfe, a granddaughter of
Pocahontas. [
2]
Another Bush ancestor, Austin Bearse, has been claimed to have married Mary Hyanno, a descendant of
Wampanoag Indians. This assertion has been disputed for decades. [
3]
Fish family
Samuel Prescott Bush married
Flora Sheldon, who had a common ancestor with
Hamilton Fish and
Thomas Kean.:
See also: Fish family;
Kean familyPierce family
Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), the 14th President of the United States, is related to
Barbara Bush (
Pierce), the wife of
George H.W. Bush (the 41st) and the mother of
George W. Bush (the 43rd).
Kerry family
Edmund Reade (1563-1623) married Elizabeth Cooke (before 1578 - about 1637). They had two daughters: Margaret (1598-1672) and Elizabeth (1615-1672). Margaret is a direct lineal ancestor of
George W. Bush and Elizabeth is a direct lineal ancestor of
John Forbes Kerry, Bush's opponent in the 2004 U.S. Presidential election. Bush and Kerry are eighth cousins. (from Ancestry.com)
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List of U.S. political families*
Political families of the world*
George W. Bush Family Tree*
New York Times: A Bush Dynasty Begins To Look Real*
CNN: Victory restores Bush dynasty to Washington*
Guardian The Bush dynasty and the Cuban criminals*
Village Voice: The Kennedy Dynasty vs. the Bush Dynasty*
Cincinnati Enquirer: Cheney's health beside the point in Bush dynasty*
St. Petersburg Times(FL): The Bush dynasty parties on*
Bush41 and Bush43 info on possible Native American ancestry*
Four Generations of Bush Family Arms Industry Involvement
