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The Bush family is an American dynastic family that is prominent in the fields of American politics, news, sports, entertainment, and business. They were the first family of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and again from 2001 to 2009, and was also the
second family of the United States The second (symbol: s) is the unit of time in the International System of Units (SI), historically defined as of a day – this factor derived from the division of the day first into 24 hours, then to 60 minutes and finally to 60 seconds ...
from 1981 to 1989, when
George H.W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; p ...
was vice president. Best known for their involvement in politics, family members have held various national and state offices spanning across four generations, including that of U.S. senator ( Prescott Bush); governor (
Jeb Bush John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. Bush, who grew up in Houston, was the second son of former President George H. W. Bush ...
and
George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...
); and president ( George H. W. Bush, who had previously served as vice president, and George W. Bush). Other family members include a
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(NFL) executive (
Joe Ellis Josiah Wear Ellis (born November 16, 1957) is a former American football executive who was the president and CEO of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). College Ellis received his bachelor's degree from Colorado College i ...
) and two nationally known television personalities (
Billy Bush William Hall Bush (born October 13, 1971) is an American radio and television host. He is a member of the Bush family, a nephew of President George H. W. Bush and cousin of President George W. Bush and Florida governor Jeb Bush. After appearin ...
and
Jenna Bush Hager Jenna Welch Bush Hager (born November 25, 1981) is an American news personality, author, and journalist. She is the co-host of '' Today with Hoda & Jenna'', the fourth hour of NBC's morning news program ''Today.'' Hager and her fraternal twin sis ...
). Biographer Peter Schweizer has described the Bushes as "the most successful political
dynasty A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family,''Oxford English Dictionary'', "dynasty, ''n''." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1897. usually in the context of a monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in republics. A ...
in American history". The Bush family is of
English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...
descent. The Bush family traces its English origin to the 17th century, with Samuel Bush being their first American-born ancestor, in 1647.


Relatives

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James Smith Bush James Smith Bush (June 15, 1825 – November 11, 1889) was an American attorney, Episcopal priest, religious writer, and an ancestor of the Bush political family. He was the father of business magnate Samuel Prescott Bush, grandfather of form ...
(1825–1889), father of Samuel P. Bush ** Samuel Prescott Bush (1863–1948), father of Prescott Bush and son of
James Smith Bush James Smith Bush (June 15, 1825 – November 11, 1889) was an American attorney, Episcopal priest, religious writer, and an ancestor of the Bush political family. He was the father of business magnate Samuel Prescott Bush, grandfather of form ...
** Flora Sheldon Bush (1870–1920), wife of Samuel P. Bush (married June 20, 1894) and mother to Prescott Bush *** Prescott Sheldon Bush (1895–1972), Samuel P. Bush's son, served as a
U.S. Senator The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and powe ...
from
Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...
; former chairman of the
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. ***Dorothy Wear Walker Bush (1901–1992), wife of Prescott, was a daughter of George Herbert Walker of the well-connected
Walker family The Walker family came to prominence via its progenitor, T. B. Walker (Thomas Barlow Walker), a highly successful American businessperson who acquired timber in Minnesota and California and built one of the largest forest products corporations i ...
of bankers and businessmen, served as informal First Mother from 1989, her son's inauguration during the beginning of his presidency until her death in 1992, in her son's final year of the presidency. Her brothers are George Herbert Walker Jr. and
John M. Walker John Mercer Walker Sr. (January 15, 1907 – August 16, 1990) was an American physician and investment banker. A member of the prominent Bush-Davis-Walker family political line, Bush-Walker family, he was a maternal uncle of US President George ...
**** Prescott Sheldon "Pressy" Bush Jr. (1922–2010), Prescott Bush's eldest son, who served as chairman of the United States-China Chamber of Commerce; married to Elizabeth "Beth" Kauffman (–) on December 30, 1944 ***** Prescott Sheldon Bush III (–), son of Prescott Bush Jr.; married to Francesca Emerson Farr on June 28, 1970 ***** Kelsey Bush-Nadeau, daughter of Prescott Bush Jr.; married to Philip Gerald Nadeau on May 25, 1974 ****** Elizabeth Nadeau, daughter of Kelsey Bush-Nadeau ****** Katherine Nadeau, daughter of Kelsey Bush-Nadeau ****** William F. Nadeau, son of Kelsey Bush-Nadeau,
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Captain ****** Prescott Nadeau, son of Kelsey Bush-Nadeau ***** James Laurence "Jamie" Bush, son of Prescott Bush Jr.; married to Susan C. "Sue" Bush ****** Sarah Bush Richey, daughter of James L. Bush; married to William "Drake" Richey ******* Draper Dennis Richey ******* George Laurence Richey ******* Beatrice ****** Samuel P. Bush, son of James L. Bush ******* Auden ******* Elliot ****
George Herbert Walker Bush George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; p ...
(1924–2018), Prescott Bush Sr.'s second son; 41st
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, 43rd
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under Ronald Reagan, a Representative from
Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...
, and
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director, among other political and diplomatic posts **** Barbara Pierce Bush (1925–2018), wife of George H. W.; daughter of publisher
Marvin Pierce Marvin Pierce (June 17, 1893 – July 17, 1969) was president of McCall Corporation, the publisher of the popular women's magazines '' Redbook'' and ''McCall's''. He was the father of United States First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush, the maternal gra ...
, distant cousin of 14th U.S. President Franklin Pierce, Second Lady and later First Lady of the U.S. *****
George Walker Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...
(born 1946), George H. W. Bush's eldest son, 43rd
president of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States ...
and (earlier) 46th Governor of Texas ***** Laura Lane Welch Bush (born 1946), wife of George W. and First Lady; earlier a librarian ****** Barbara Pierce Bush Coyne (born 1981), daughter of George and Laura Bush and twin sister of Jenna, health care activist and chair of Global Health Corps.; married to Craig Louis Coyne ******* Cora Georgia Coyne (born September 27, 2021), daughter of Barbara Bush Coyne ****** Jenna Welch Bush Hager (born 1981), daughter of George and Laura and twin sister of Barbara,
NBC News NBC News is the news division of the American broadcast television network NBC. The division operates under NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, a division of NBCUniversal, which is, in turn, a subsidiary of Comcast. The news division's var ...
correspondent; married to Henry Chase Hager, son of former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
John H. Hager John Henry Hager (August 28, 1936August 23, 2020) was an American politician who served as the 37th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002. He was the first person with a disability to be elected to that office. He proceeded to act as ...
******* Margaret Laura "Mila" Hager (born April 13, 2013), daughter of Jenna Bush Hager ******* Poppy Louise Hager (born August 13, 2015), daughter of Jenna Bush Hager ******* Henry Harold "Hal" Hager (born August 2, 2019), son of Jenna Bush Hager ***** Pauline Robinson "Robin" Bush (1949–1953), George H. W. Bush's second child and first daughter; died of leukemia near
school-age Development of the human body is the process of growth to maturity. The process begins with fertilization, where an egg released from the ovary of a female is penetrated by a sperm cell from a male. The resulting zygote develops through ...
***** John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born 1953), George H. W. Bush's second son, 43rd
Governor of Florida A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
; married to Columba Garnica Gallo ****** George Prescott Bush (born 1976), son of Jeb Bush, 28th commissioner of the
Texas General Land Office The Texas General Land Office (GLO) is a state agency of the U.S. state of Texas, responsible for managing lands and mineral rights properties that are owned by the state. The GLO also manages and contributes to the state's Permanent School Fund ...
since 2015; married to Amanda Williams Bush ******* Prescott Walker Bush (born June 3, 2013), son of George P. Bush ******* John William Bush (born April 13, 2015), son of George P. Bush ****** Noelle Lucila Bush (born 1977), daughter of Jeb Bush ****** John Ellis "Jebby" Bush Jr. (born 1983), son of Jeb Bush; married to Sandra Mary Algudady ******* Georgia Helena Walker Bush (born 2011), daughter of Jebby Bush ******* Vivian Alexandra Columba Bush (born 2014), daughter of Jebby Bush ***** Neil Mallon Bush (born 1955), third son of George H. W. Bush; businessman; married Sharon Smith, & divorced in April 2003; married to Maria Andrews ****** Lauren Pierce Bush (born 1984), daughter of Neil Bush and Sharon Smith; model for
Tommy Hilfiger Thomas Jacob Hilfiger ( /hɪlˈfɪgər/; born March 24, 1951) is an American fashion designer and the founder of Tommy Hilfiger Corporation. After starting his career by co-founding a chain of jeans/fashion stores called People's Place in upst ...
; married to David Lauren ******* James Richard Lauren (born November 21, 2015), son of Lauren Bush Lauren and David Lauren ******* Max Walker Lauren (born April 19, 2018), son of Lauren Bush Lauren and David Lauren ******* Robert Rocky Lauren (born April 10, 2021), son of Lauren Bush Lauren and David Lauren ****** Pierce Mallon Bush (born 1986), son of Neil Bush and Sharon Smith; married to Sarahbeth Melton ******* Adeline Grace Elizabeth Bush (born April 21, 2021), daughter of Pierce Bush ****** Ashley Walker Bush (born 1989), daughter of Neil Bush and Sharon Smith. Married to Julian LeFevre on March 2, 2019. *****
Marvin Pierce Bush Marvin Pierce Bush (born October 22, 1956) is an American businessman. He is the son of former U.S. president George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush and the brother of former U.S. president George W. Bush; former Florida Governor Jeb Bus ...
(born 1956), fourth son of George H. W. Bush;
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; married to Margaret Conway (née Molster); adopted two children ******Marshall Lloyd Bush (born May 14, 1986), adopted daughter of Marvin Pierce Bush. Married to Nick Rossi on November 21, 2015. ******Charles Walker Bush (born December 12, 1989), adopted son of Marvin Pierce Bush. Married to Lora Benoit on November 24, 2020. ***** Dorothy Walker Bush Koch (born 1959), second daughter of George H. W. Bush; married to, and in 1990 divorced from, William LeBlond; married to Bobby Koch, wine lobbyist ****** Samuel Bush LeBlond (born 1984), son of Dorothy Bush Koch and William LeBlond; married to Lee Bobbitt ****** Nancy Ellis "Ellie" LeBlond (born 1986), daughter of Dorothy Bush Koch and William LeBlond; married to Nick Sosa ******* Dorothy Ann "Dotty" Sosa (born August 25, 2020) ****** Robert David Koch (born 1993), son of Dorothy Bush Koch and Bobby Koch. Married to Katherine “Kitty” Montesi on November 13, 2021. ****** Georgia Grace "Gigi" Koch (born 1996), daughter of Dorothy Bush Koch and Bobby Koch ****
Nancy Walker Bush Ellis Nancy Walker Bush Ellis (February 4, 1926 – January 10, 2021) was an American environmentalist and political campaigner. She was the only sister of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, and aunt of both former President George W. Bush and ...
(1926–2021), Prescott Bush Sr.'s third child and only daughter, widow of Alexander Ellis II (1922-1989), an insurance executive ***** Nancy Walker Ellis Black, daughter of Nancy Bush Ellis and Alexander Ellis II *****
Alexander Ellis III Alexander B. Ellis III (born January 1, 1949), formerly an executive with alternative energy companies, and now a partner in the venture-capital firm Rockport Capital Partners. He is a nephew of former President of the United States George H. ...
(born 1949), son of Nancy Bush Ellis and Alexander Ellis II ***** John Prescott Ellis (born February 3, 1953), son of Nancy Bush Ellis and Alexander Ellis II; media consultant; married to Susan Smith Ellis ****** Caroline Ellis ****** Jack Ellis ***** Josiah "Joe" Ellis (born 1958), son of Nancy Bush Ellis and Alexander Ellis II; President, Chairman and CEO of the
Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team is headquar ...
, two-time Super Bowl champion as a member of the Broncos' front office ****** Josiah Ellis ****** Zander Ellis ****** Catherine Ellis **** Jonathan James Bush (1931–2021), Prescott Bush Sr.'s fourth child; banker; married to Josephine Bush (née Bradley) *****
Jonathan S. Bush Jonathan S. Bush (born March 10, 1969) is an American technology entrepreneur, best known as the cofounder and former chief executive officer of athenahealth, a Watertown, Massachusetts-based healthcare technology company founded in 1997.
(born March 10, 1969), son of Jonathan Bush, CEO of
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; divorced from Sarah Selden; married to Fay Bush in September 2018 ****** Lucas Bush, son of Jonathan S. Bush ****** Izzy Bush (born September 20, 1997), daughter of Jonathan S. Bush ****** Nicola Bush, daughter of Jonathan S. Bush ****** Anna Bush, daughter of Jonathan S. Bush ****** Oscar Bush, son of Jonathan S. Bush ****** Willa R. Bush (born January 2019), daughter of Jonathan S. Bush and Fay Bush ***** William Hall "Billy" Bush (born October 17, 1971), son of Jonathan Bush; a former ''
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'' host; forced out of NBC-news job October 2016 in allegations about Donald Trump; divorced from Sydney Bush ****** Josie Bush (born August 29, 1998), daughter of Billy Bush and Sydney Bush ****** Mary Bradley Bush (born November 29, 2000), daughter of Billy Bush and Sydney Bush ****** Lillie Bush (born October 17, 2004), daughter of Billy Bush and Sydney Bush **** William Henry Trotter "Bucky" Bush (1938–2018), Prescott Bush Sr.'s fifth child; married to Patricia Bush (née Redfearn, 1938-2015); banker and executive ***** William Prescott "Scott" Bush (born 1964), son of Bucky Bush;Patricia Bush obituary, ''The Hartford Courant'', November 15, 2015, found at https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/hartfordcourant/obituary.aspx?n=patricia-bush&pid=176459558 married to Linsday Bush ****** Alex Bush (born December 29, 1996), son of Scott Bush ****** Kat Bush, daughter of Scott Bush ***** Louisa Bush McCall (born 1970), daughter of Bucky Bush


Ancestors


Patrilineal line

* John Bush Sr (1510–1590) ** John Bush Jr (1535–1595) ***Reynold Bush (1566–unknown) **** John Bush III (1593–1670), born in Messing, Essex, England and the last English ancestor ***** Samuel Bush (1647–1733) ****** Richard Bush (c. 1676–1742 in
Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...
,
Plymouth Colony Plymouth Colony (sometimes Plimouth) was, from 1620 to 1691, the first permanent English colony in New England and the second permanent English colony in North America, after the Jamestown Colony. It was first settled by the passengers on the ...
) ******* Timothy Bush (1728–1821 in
Springport, New York Springport is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 2,367 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from the local springs and lakeports. Springport is on the western border of the county and is southwest of Auburn. ...
) may have been the son of Richard Bush. ******** Timothy Bush Jr. (1761–1850 in Penfield, New York) was the son of Timothy Bush. ********* Obadiah Newcomb Bush (January 28, 1797 – 1851) was the son of blacksmith Timothy Bush Jr. and was an American prospector and businessman. **********
James Smith Bush James Smith Bush (June 15, 1825 – November 11, 1889) was an American attorney, Episcopal priest, religious writer, and an ancestor of the Bush political family. He was the father of business magnate Samuel Prescott Bush, grandfather of form ...
(1825–1889), an attorney and Episcopal priest in
New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
,
California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
, and New York, was the son of Obadiah Bush and the father of Samuel Prescott Bush. ******** John Bush (1761-unknown) *********
George Bush George Bush most commonly refers to: * George H. W. Bush (1924–2018), 41st president of the United States and father of the 43rd president * George W. Bush (born 1946), 43rd president of the United States and son of the 41st president Georg ...
(1796–1859) was a biblical scholar and Swedenborgian minister who wrote the book ''Life of Mohammed''.


Other notable relatives

*
Edith Wilson Edith Wilson ( Bolling, formerly Galt; October 15, 1872 – December 28, 1961) was the first lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921 and the second wife of President Woodrow Wilson. She married the widower Wilson in December 1915, during hi ...
(1872–1961), second wife of U.S. President
Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856February 3, 1924) was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, Wilson served as the president of ...
was also descended from Col. Robert Bolling Sr. so therefore was distantly related to the Bush family. *
Wild Bill Hickok James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837August 2, 1876), better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement ...
(1837–1876) was a second cousin three times removed of Prescott Bush. *
John Howland John Howland (February 23, 1673) accompanied the English Separatists and other passengers when they left England on the to settle in Plymouth Colony. He was an indentured servant and in later years an executive assistant and personal secretary ...
(1592/1593–1672/1673) and
Elizabeth Tilley Elizabeth Tilley (December 21, 1689) was one of the passengers on the historic 1620 voyage of the ''Mayflower'' and a participant in the first Thanksgiving in the New World. She was the daughter of Mayflower passenger John Tilley and his wife J ...
(1607-1687), ''Mayflower'' passengers, through their daughter Hope. * Gov. Thomas Hinckley (1618–1706) was a Plymouth Colony governor, and a seventh generation great-grandfather of Prescott Sheldon Bush, so therefore a direct ancestor of all of his descendants including his son George H. W. Bush and grandson
George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...
. * Mary Parker (1637–1692) was executed by hanging in 1692 for witchcraft in the
Salem Witch Trials The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 200 people were accused. Thirty people were found guilty, 19 of whom w ...
. * Through John May and his wife Prudence Bridge (great-great-grandparents of Obadiah Newcomb Bush), the family is related to U.S. Attorney General Charles Bonaparte (1851–1921), U.S. Vice President
Charles Gates Dawes Charles Gates Dawes (August 27, 1865 – April 23, 1951) was an American banker, general, diplomat, composer, and Republican politician who was the 30th vice president of the United States from 1925 to 1929 under Calvin Coolidge. He was a co-reci ...
(1865–1951), actress
Blanche Oelrichs Blanche Marie Louise Oelrichs (October 1, 1890 – November 5, 1950) was an American poet, playwright and theatre actress. Oelrichs first used the masculine pen name Michael Strange to publish her poetry in order to distance her society reputat ...
(who was also known by the pseudonym "Michael Strange") (1890–1950), and author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). * Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964), American
five star Five Star (also styled as 5 Star) are a British pop group, formed in 1983 and comprising siblings Stedman, Lorraine, Denise, Doris and Delroy Pearson. Between 1985 and 1988, Five Star had four top 20 albums and 15 top 40 singles in the UK, ...
general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army who was the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in the Pacific theater during
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
was distantly related to the Bush family. *
Asahel Bush Asahel Bush (June 4, 1824 – December 23, 1913) was an American newspaper publisher and businessman in Salem, Oregon. As publisher of the ''Oregon Statesman'' newspaper, he moved the paper to Salem when the territorial capital moved to that city. ...
(1824-1913) was an early Oregon pioneer. He started the first Oregon printing shop, and founded and published the
Oregon Statesman The ''Statesman Journal'' is the major daily newspaper published in Salem, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1851 as the ''Oregon Statesman'', it later merged with the ''Capital Journal'' to form the current newspaper, the second-oldest in Oreg ...
. He later sold the newspaper and founded the Ladd & Bush Bank. He also was a convention delegate and chairman for the
Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled a wide cadre of politicians in every state behind war hero An ...
. Asahel Bush II is the namesake for
Bush's Pasture Park Bush's Pasture Park (90.5 acres) is a public park and botanical garden in Salem, Oregon, United States. It is the site of the Asahel Bush House, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, and is now operated as the Bush ...
in Salem, Oregon. Asahel Bush was descended from Samuel Bush (1647–1733).


Connections to other prominent families

George Herbert "Bert" Walker (1875–1953) was a wealthy American banker and businessman. His daughter Dorothy married Prescott Bush, making him the maternal grandfather of the 41st President George H. W. Bush and the great-grandfather of the 43rd President
George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...
. He is also the namesake of the
Walker Cup The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested in odd-numbered years by leading male amateur golfers in two teams: United States, and Great Britain and Ireland. The official name is the Walker Cup Match (not "Matches" as in Ryder Cup Matches). It is ...
, a men's amateur golf trophy contested in odd-numbered years between a U.S. team and a combined
Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It i ...
and
Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
side. Flora Sheldon, wife of Samuel P. Bush, was a distant descendant of the
Livingston Livingston may refer to: Businesses * Livingston Energy Flight, an Italian airline (2003–2010) * Livingston Compagnia Aerea, an Italian airline (2011–2014), also known as Livingston Airline * Livingston International, a North American custom ...
,
Schuyler Schuyler may refer to: Places United States * Schuyler County, Illinois * Schuyler County, Missouri * Schuyler, Nebraska, a city * Schuyler County, New York * Schuyler, New York, a town * Schuyler Island, Lake Champlain, New York * Schuyler C ...
, and Beekman families, prominent
New Netherland New Netherland ( nl, Nieuw Nederland; la, Novum Belgium or ) was a 17th-century colonial province of the Dutch Republic that was located on the east coast of what is now the United States. The claimed territories extended from the Delmarva P ...
merchant and political patrician families.
Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the ...
is the 10th cousin once-removed of George W Bush, through Samuel Hinkley of Cape Cod.


Family tree

* Richard Bush, m. Mary Fairbanks * Timothy Bush, m. Deborah House * Timothy Bush Jr., m. Lydia Newcomb ** Obadiah Newcomb Bush (1797–1851), m. Harriet Smith ***
James Smith Bush James Smith Bush (June 15, 1825 – November 11, 1889) was an American attorney, Episcopal priest, religious writer, and an ancestor of the Bush political family. He was the father of business magnate Samuel Prescott Bush, grandfather of form ...
, m. Harriet Fay **** Samuel Prescott Bush, m. Flora Sheldon ***** Prescott Sheldon Bush, m. Dorothy Wear Walker ****** Prescott Sheldon Bush Jr., m. Elizabeth Kauffman ******* Prescott Sheldon Bush III, m. Francesca Emerson Farr ******* Kelsey Bush-Nadeau, m. Philip Gerald Nadeau ******** Elizabeth Nadeau ******** Katherine Nadeau ******** William F. Nadeau, m. Lydia Jean Strickland ******* James Laurence "Jamie" Bush, m. Susan C. "Sue" Bush ******** Sarah Bush Richey, m. William "Drake" Richey ********* Draper Dennis Richey ********* George Laurence Richey ******** Samuel P. Bush ****** George H. W. Bush, m.
Barbara Pierce Barbara Pierce Bush (June 8, 1925 – April 17, 2018) was First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993, as the wife of President George H. W. Bush, and the founder of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. She previously was ...
*******
George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...
, m. Laura Lane Welch ******** Barbara Pierce Bush (b. November 25, 1981), m. Craig Louis Coyne ********* Cora Coyne ******** Jenna Welch Bush (b. November 25, 1981), m. Henry Chase Hager ********* Margaret Laura "Mila" Hager ********* Poppy Louise Hager ********* Henry Harold "Hal" Hager ******* Pauline Robinson "Robin" Bush ******* John Ellis "Jeb" Bush, m. Columba Garnica Gallo ******** George Prescott Bush (b. April 24, 1976), m. Amanda Williams ********* Prescott Bush ********* John Bush ******** John Ellis "Jebby" Bush Jr. (b. 1983) ********* Georgia H.W. Bush ********* Vivian Alexandra Columba Bush ******** Noelle Lucila Bush (b. 1977) ******* Neil Mallon Bush, (m./div. 1st) Sharon Smith ; (m. 2nd) Maria Andrews ********
Lauren Bush Lauren Bush Lauren (born Lauren Pierce Bush; June 25, 1984) is the CEO and co-founder of FEED Projects. She is also known for her previous career as a fashion model and designer. She is the daughter of Neil Bush and Sharon Bush (née Smith), gr ...
(b. June 25, 1984), m. David Lauren ********* James Richard Lauren ********* Max Walker Lauren ******** Pierce Mallon Bush (b. March 11, 1986), m. Sarahbeth Melton ******** Ashley Walker Bush (b. February 7, 1989) *******
Marvin Pierce Bush Marvin Pierce Bush (born October 22, 1956) is an American businessman. He is the son of former U.S. president George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush and the brother of former U.S. president George W. Bush; former Florida Governor Jeb Bus ...
, m. Margaret Molster ******** Marshall Lloyd Bush (b. May 14, 1986) ******** Charles Walker Bush (b. December 12, 1989) *******
Dorothy Walker Bush The Bush family is an American dynastic family that is prominent in the fields of American politics, news, sports, entertainment, and business. They were the first family of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and again from 2001 to 2009, and w ...
, (m./div. 1st) William LeBlond ; (m. 2nd) Robert P. Koch ******** Samuel "Sam" LeBlond (b. 1985) ******** Nancy Ellis "Ellie" LeBlond (b. 1988), m. Nick Sosa ******** Robert David Koch (b. 1993) ******** Georgia "Gigi" Koch (b. 1996) ****** Nancy Walker Bush, m. Alexander B. Ellis II ******* Nancy Walker Ellis *******
Alexander Ellis III Alexander B. Ellis III (born January 1, 1949), formerly an executive with alternative energy companies, and now a partner in the venture-capital firm Rockport Capital Partners. He is a nephew of former President of the United States George H. ...
******* John Prescott Ellis *******
Joe Ellis Josiah Wear Ellis (born November 16, 1957) is a former American football executive who was the president and CEO of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). College Ellis received his bachelor's degree from Colorado College i ...
****** Jonathan James Bush, m. Josephine Bradley *******
Billy Bush William Hall Bush (born October 13, 1971) is an American radio and television host. He is a member of the Bush family, a nephew of President George H. W. Bush and cousin of President George W. Bush and Florida governor Jeb Bush. After appearin ...
, m. Sydney Davis ******** Josie Bush ******** Mary Bradley Bush ******** Lillie Bush *******
Jonathan S. Bush Jonathan S. Bush (born March 10, 1969) is an American technology entrepreneur, best known as the cofounder and former chief executive officer of athenahealth, a Watertown, Massachusetts-based healthcare technology company founded in 1997.
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Awards and honors


Sports

*Two-time Super Bowl champion – Joe Ellis (as an executive with the
Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team is headquar ...
) *1986
Theodore Roosevelt Award The Theodore Roosevelt Award is the highest honor the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) may confer on an individual. The award is awarded annually to a graduate from an NCAA member institution who earned a varsity letter in college fo ...
– George H.W. Bush *2007 National Football Foundation Gold Medal – George H. W. Bush *
World Golf Hall of Fame The World Golf Hall of Fame is located at World Golf Village near St. Augustine, Florida, in the United States, and it is unusual among sports halls of fame in that a single site honors both men and women. It is supported by a consortium of 26 go ...
– George H. W. Bush (class of 2011)


Politics/public service

*Three-time
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**George H. W. Bush (1990) **George W. Bush (2000, 2004) *Two-time
Silver Buffalo Award The Silver Buffalo Award is the national-level distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of America. It is presented for noteworthy and extraordinary service to youth on a national basis, either as part of, or independent of the Scouting pro ...
winners **George H. W. Bush (1990) **George W. Bush (2002) *Seven statues **George H.W. Bush – three (
Houston, TX Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 ...
,
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,
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) **George W. Bush – three (Rapid City, SD, Hamilton, OH, Fushe Kruje,
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) **George H.W./George W. Bush (shared) – one (
Dallas, TX Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County wi ...
) *1989: Jersey Street in
College Station, TX College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East-Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley, towards the eastern edge of the region known as the Texas Triangle. It is northwest of Houston and east-northeast of Austin. ...
renamed George Bush Drive in honor of George H.W. Bush *1997:
George Bush Intercontinental Airport George Bush Intercontinental Airport is an international airport in Houston, Texas, United States, serving the Greater Houston metropolitan area. Located about north of Downtown Houston between Interstate 45 and Interstate 69/U.S. Highway 5 ...
named in honor of George H. W. Bush *2007:
Ronald Reagan Freedom Award The Ronald Reagan Freedom Award is the highest honor bestowed by the private Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. The award is given to "those who have made monumental and lasting contributions to the cause of freedom worldwide." Until her dea ...
– George H. W. Bush *2010:
Presidential Medal of Freedom The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award of the United States, along with the Congressional Gold Medal. It is an award bestowed by the president of the United States to recognize people who have made "an especially merit ...
– George H. W. Bush *2013: Portion of
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in Dallas, TX renamed George W. Bush Expressway


Military

* Presidential Unit Citation – George H. W. Bush * Distinguished Flying Cross – George H. W. Bush *Three-time
Air Medal The Air Medal (AM) is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces. It was created in 1942 and is awarded for single acts of heroism or meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight. Criteria The Air Medal was establish ...
recipient – George H. W. Bush *
Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I of Great Britain, George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate medieval ceremony for appointing a knight, which involved Bathing#Medieval ...
– George H. W. Bush *
Commander of the Order of St John The Order of St John, short for Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (french: l'ordre très vénérable de l'Hôpital de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem) and also known as St John International, is a British royal order of ...
– William H. T. Bush * USS George H.W. Bush commissioned in 2009 – George H.W. Bush *
National Defense Service Medal The National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) is a service award of the United States Armed Forces established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953. It is awarded to every member of the US Armed Forces who has served during any one of four ...
– George W. Bush, George P. Bush *
Joint Service Commendation Medal The Commendation Medal is a mid-level United States military decoration presented for sustained acts of heroism or meritorious service. Each branch of the United States Armed Forces issues its own version of the Commendation Medal, with a fifth ...
– George P. Bush


Political offices held

The Bush family are among four American families (Adams, Harrison, and Roosevelt being the others) to have had multiple members serve as U.S. President. George P. Bush represents the fourth generation of the Bush family to have held elected office after becoming Texas Land Commissioner in 2015


President

* George H. W. Bush (41st) – 1989–1993 *
George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...
(43rd) – 2001–2009


Vice President

* George H. W. Bush (43rd) – 1981–1989


U.S. Congress

* Prescott Bush (Senator from Connecticut) – 1952–1963 * George H. W. Bush (Representative from Texas) – 1967–1971


Governor

*
George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...
(Texas) – 1995–2000 *
Jeb Bush John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. Bush, who grew up in Houston, was the second son of former President George H. W. Bush ...
(Florida) – 1999–2007


Other

* George H. W. Bush **UN Ambassador (1971–1973) **RNC Chairman (1973–1974) **Ambassador to China (1974–1975) **CIA Director (1976–1977) *
Jeb Bush John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. Bush, who grew up in Houston, was the second son of former President George H. W. Bush ...
**Florida Secretary of Commerce (1987–1989) *
George P. Bush George Prescott Bush (born April 24, 1976) is an American politician and attorney who served as the commissioner of the Texas General Land Office from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Bush unsuccessfully campaigned for the party's ...
**Texas Land Commissioner (2015–present)


See also

*
List of presidents of the United States The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year Term of office, term via the United States Electoral College, Electoral College. The officeholder leads the ...
*
List of U.S. political families Many families in the United States have produced multiple generations of politicians who have had a significant influence on government and public policy in their communities, states and in the country. Some have been involved because of persona ...
* Political families of the world


References


Further reading

* ''American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush'' (2004), Kevin Phillips. * ''The Bushes: Portrait of a Dynasty'', Peter Schweizer


External links


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