The Limbaugh family is a prominent political family from

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. Its members have served as attorneys, politicians, judges, and political commentators in

and the

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. The most well-known member is former conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh. The first family member in America, Georg Friedrich Limbach was born in Germany circa 1737 and immigrated to the United States, arriving in 1753 to

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as a young man. In 1758, George married Anna Catharine Ritter and had six sons. George settled in Missouri Territory in 1800 with his youngest son Michael and 19 other families. The family developed ties to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and served in a number of municipal capacities, including the governance of

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. * Rush Hudson Limbaugh Sr. (1891–1996), American legislator and ambassador; state legislator 1931–1932; Missouri Counsel for the War Emergency Pipelines, 1942–1946; President of the Missouri Bar, 1955–1956; President of the State Historical Society of Missouri, 1956–1959; chairman of the Cape Girardeau Republican Committee, 1928–1938 *

Stephen N. Limbaugh Sr. Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh Sr. (born November 17, 1927) is a former United States District Judge who held concurrent appointments to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the United States District Court for the ...

, (b. 1927), son of Rush Sr., a retired United States District Court judge for the Eastern and Western districts of Missouri, 1983–2008; also served as Cape Girardeau County prosecuting attorney, 1955–1958. He was married to Anne M. Limbaugh, (1950–2017), Cape Girardeau community service leader. * Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (1951–2021), American political commentator and host of '' The Rush Limbaugh Show''. Grandson of Rush Sr., brother of David. *

David Limbaugh David Scott Limbaugh (born December 11, 1952) is a conservative American political commentator and author who has also worked as a professor and as a lawyer. He is the younger brother of talk radio host Rush Limbaugh. Life and career Limbaugh w ...

(b. 1952), American political commentator, attorney and author. Grandson of Rush Sr., brother of Rush III. *

Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh Jr. (born January 25, 1952) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. From 1992 to 2008, he served as a Judge on the Supreme Court of Missouri. E ...

, (b. 1952), United States District Court judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 2008–present; former justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri, 1992–2008, chief justice, 2001–2003. He also served as Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney, 1979–1982. Son of Stephen Sr., cousin to David and Rush III and grandson of Rush Sr.

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