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 Rush Hudson Limbaugh III ( ; January 12, 1951 – February 17, 2021) was an American conservative political commentator who was the host of '' The Rush Limbaugh Show'', which first aired in 1984 and was nationally syndicated on AM and FM r ...

. 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

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in 1800 with his youngest son Michael and 19 other families. The family developed ties to

Cape Girardeau, Missouri Cape Girardeau ( , french: Cap-Girardeau ; colloquially referred to as "Cape") is a city in Cape Girardeau and Scott Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. At the 2020 census, the population was 39,540. The city is one of two principal citie ...

, 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

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and

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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 ''The Rush Limbaugh Show'' is an American conservative talk radio show hosted by Rush Limbaugh. Since its nationally syndicated premiere in 1988, ''The Rush Limbaugh Show'' became the highest-rated talk radio show in the United States. At its ...

''. 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., (b. 1952), United States District Court judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 2008–present; former justice of the

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, 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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