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
Prescott Sheldon Bush (May 15, 1895 – October 8, 1972) was an American banker as a Wall Street executive investment banker, he represented Connecticut in the from 1952 of the Bush family, he was the father of former Vice President and Pre ...
); 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 a ...
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
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; pr ...
, who had previously served as vice president, and George W. Bush). Other family members include a
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
(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 (U.S. TV program), Today.'' Hager an ...
).
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
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* 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
*
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
Prescott Sheldon Bush (May 15, 1895 – October 8, 1972) was an American banker as a Wall Street executive investment banker, he represented Connecticut in the from 1952 of the Bush family, he was the father of former Vice President and Pre ...
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 cap ...
; former chairman of the
USGA
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.
***Dorothy Wear Walker Bush (1901–1992), wife of Prescott, was a daughter of
George Herbert Walker
George Herbert "Bert" Walker Sr. (June 11, 1875 – June 24, 1953) was an American banker and businessman. He was the maternal grandfather of President George H. W. Bush and a great-grandfather of President George W. Bush, both of whom were nam ...
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,
USMC
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Captain
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****** 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; pr ...
(1924–2018), Prescott Bush Sr.'s second son; 41st
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 Stat ...
, 43rd
vice president
A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on t ...
under
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...
, a Representative from
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
, and
Central Intelligence Agency
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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
Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804October 8, 1869) was the 14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. He was a northern Democrat who believed that the abolitionist movement was a fundamental threat to the nation's unity ...
,
Second Lady and later
First Lady
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A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, is head of state fo ...
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 Stat ...
and (earlier) 46th
Governor of Texas
The governor of Texas heads the state government of Texas. The governor is the leader of the executive and legislative branch of the state government and is the commander in chief of the Texas Military. The current governor is Greg Abbott, who ...
*****
Laura Lane Welch Bush (born 1946), wife of George W. and
First Lady
First lady is an unofficial title usually used for the wife, and occasionally used for the daughter or other female relative, of a non-monarchical
A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, is head of state fo ...
; 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
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correspondent; married to Henry Chase Hager, son of former
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
The lieutenant governor of Virginia is a constitutional officer of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The lieutenant governor is elected every four years along with the governor and attorney general.
The office is currently held by Winsome Earle S ...
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
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*****
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 r ...
; 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. T ...
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;
venture capitalist
Venture capital (often abbreviated as VC) is a form of private equity financing that is provided by venture capital firms or funds to startups, early-stage, and emerging companies that have been deemed to have high growth potential or which hav ...
; 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 headquart ...
, two-time
Super Bowl
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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
athenahealth
Athenahealth (stylized as athenahealth) is a private American company that provides network-enabled services for healthcare and point-of-care mobile apps in the United States.
The company was founded in 1997 in San Diego and is now headquarte ...
; 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 ''
Access Hollywood
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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
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,
Plymouth Colony
Plymouth Colony (sometimes Plimouth) was, from 1620 to 1691, the British America, 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 pa ...
)
******* 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
Penfield is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 36,242 at the 2010 census.
The town was incorporated in 1810 by the proprietor Daniel Penfield, who purchased the town lands in 1795 and moved to the area in 1809 ...
) 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 U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
, and
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
, 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
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Swedenborgian or ...
minister who wrote the book ''Life of
Mohammed
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monoth ...
''.
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
Prescott Sheldon Bush (May 15, 1895 – October 8, 1972) was an American banker as a Wall Street executive investment banker, he represented Connecticut in the from 1952 of the Bush family, he was the father of former Vice President and Pre ...
.
*
John Howland
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(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
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; pr ...
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
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.
* 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
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(1865–1951), actress
Blanche Oelrichs
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(who was also known by the pseudonym "Michael Strange") (1890–1950), and author
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott (; November 29, 1832March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known as the author of the novel ''Little Women'' (1868) and its sequels ''Little Men'' (1871) and ''Jo's Boys'' (1886). Raised in ...
(1832–1888).
*
Douglas MacArthur
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(1880–1964), American
five star
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general and
Field Marshal
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of the Philippine Army who was the
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
was the title held by General Douglas MacArthur during the United States-led Allied occupation of Japan following World War II. It issued SCAP Directives (alias SCAPIN, SCAP Index Number) to the Japanese government, aiming to suppress its "milit ...
in the
Pacific theater
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during
World War II
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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
Salem ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County, Oregon, Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river ...
. 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
Prescott Sheldon Bush (May 15, 1895 – October 8, 1972) was an American banker as a Wall Street executive investment banker, he represented Connecticut in the from 1952 of the Bush family, he was the father of former Vice President and Pre ...
, making him the maternal grandfather of the 41st President
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; pr ...
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 is ...
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 the United States, east coast of what is now the United States. The claimed territor ...
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 U ...
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
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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
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; pr ...
, 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.
******** Nicola Bush
******** Isabelle Bush
******** Lucas Bush
******** Anna Bush
******** Oscar Bush
******** Willa Bush
******
William Henry Trotter Bush
******* William Prescott Bush
******* Louisa Bush
***** Robert Sheldon Bush
***** Mary Eleanor Bush
***** Margaret Livingston Bush
***** James Smith Bush
Sources:
Awards and honors
Sports
*Two-time
Super Bowl
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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 headquart ...
)
*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
Time Person of the Year
Person of the Year (called Man of the Year or Woman of the Year until 1999) is an annual issue of the United States news magazine and website ''Time'' featuring a person, a group, an idea, or an object that "for better or for worse ... has ...
**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 in ...
,
Rapid City, SD
Rapid City ( lkt, link=no, Mni Lúzahaŋ Otȟúŋwahe; "Swift Water City") is the List of cities in South Dakota, second most populous city in South Dakota and the county seat of Pennington County, South Dakota, Pennington County. Named after Ra ...
,
Washington, D.C.
)
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, image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
)
**George W. Bush – three (Rapid City, SD,
Hamilton, OH,
Fushe Kruje,
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
)
**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 wit ...
)
*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. A ...
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 59 ...
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 merito ...
– George H. W. Bush
*2013: Portion of
U.S. Highway 75
U.S. Route 75 is a major north–south U.S. Highway that extends in the central United States. The highway's northern terminus is in Noyes, Minnesota, at the Canadian border, where it once continued as Manitoba Highway 75 on the other sid ...
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 sp ...
– 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.
represents the fourth generation of the Bush family to have held elected office after becoming Texas Land Commissioner">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
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; pr ...
(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
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; pr ...
(43rd) – 1981–1989
U.S. Congress
*
Prescott Bush
Prescott Sheldon Bush (May 15, 1895 – October 8, 1972) was an American banker as a Wall Street executive investment banker, he represented Connecticut in the from 1952 of the Bush family, he was the father of former Vice President and Pre ...
(Senator from Connecticut) – 1952–1963
*
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; pr ...
(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 a ...
(Florida) – 1999–2007
Other
*
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; pr ...
**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 a ...
**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
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*
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
Victory restores Bush dynasty to Washingtonfrom
CNN
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The Bush dynasty parties onfrom the ''
St. Petersburg Times
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