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

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from 1981 to 1989, when George H.W. Bush 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 Pr ...

); 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); 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 ...

) 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 Peter Franz Schweizer (born November 24, 1964) is an American political consultant and writer. He is the president of the Government Accountability Institute (GAI), senior editor-at-large of far-right media organization Breitbart News, and a fo ...

has described the Bushes as "the most successful political

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in American history". The Bush family is of

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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 (1825–1889), father of

Samuel P. Bush Samuel Prescott Bush (October 4, 1863February 8, 1948) was an American businessman and industrialist. Bush was the patriarch of the Bush political family. He was the father of U.S. Senator Prescott Bush, the paternal grandfather of former U.S ...

** Samuel Prescott Bush (1863–1948), father of

and son of James Smith Bush ** 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

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from

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; former chairman of the

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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 na ...

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 ...

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. George Herbert Walker Jr. (November 24, 1905 – November 29, 1977) was an American businessman and an uncle of President George H. W. Bush. Early life George Herbert Walker Jr. was born on November 24, 1905. His father was George Herbert Wal ...

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-Walker family, he was a maternal uncle of US President George H. W. Bush. Biography Walker was the fi ...

**** 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 Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

****** 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

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 Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal gove ...

, 43rd

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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: ''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 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

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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

and (earlier) 46th

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***** Laura Lane Welch Bush (born 1946), wife of George W. and

; 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 v ...

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 ...

John H. Hager ******* 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

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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 ...

; 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 David Lauren (born October 31, 1971) is an American businessman. He is the middle child and youngest son of clothing designer Ralph Lauren and husband of Lauren Bush. Early life David Lauren was born on October 31, 1971, to Ricky Ann (née Loew ...

******* 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 (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 (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 The Super Bowl is the annual final playoff game of the National Football League (NFL) to determine the league champion. It has served as the final game of every NFL season since 1966, replacing the NFL Championship Game. Since 2022, the gam ...

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 (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

Five members of the Bush family (June 2001)

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 status in the United Kingdom, city, Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Glouces ...

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) 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 180 ...

) 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 (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 Delawa ...

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 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 (1796–1859) was a biblical scholar and

Swedenborgian The New Church (or Swedenborgianism) is any of several historically related Christian denominations that developed as a new religious group, influenced by the writings of scientist and mystic Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772). 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 monot ...

''.

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

. * John Howland (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. * 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 (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 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 Douglas MacArthur (26 January 18805 April 1964) was an American military leader who served as General of the Army for the United States, as well as a field marshal to the Philippine Army. He had served with distinction in World War I, was ...

(1880–1964), American

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general and

Field Marshal Field marshal (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is the most senior military rank, ordinarily senior to the general officer ranks. Usually, it is the highest rank in an army and as such few persons are appointed to it. It is considered as ...

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 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 World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

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 Orego ...

. 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 A ...

. 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 Bus ...

Salem, Oregon Salem ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary bet ...

. 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

, making him the maternal grandfather of the 41st President George H. W. Bush and the great-grandfather of the 43rd President George W. Bush. 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 ...

and

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the s ...

side. Flora Sheldon, wife of

, 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 customs ...

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 ...

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 (United States), Democratic Party, Obama was the first Af ...

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, 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 ...

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Awards and honors

Sports

*Two-time

champion – Joe Ellis (as an executive with the

) *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 ...

Rapid City, SD Rapid City ( lkt, link=no, Mni Lúzahaŋ Otȟúŋwahe; "Swift Water City") is the second most populous city in South Dakota and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek, where the settlement developed, it is in western S ...

, Washington, D.C.) **George W. Bush – three (Rapid City, SD,

Hamilton, OH Hamilton is a city in and the county seat of Butler County, Ohio, United States. Located north of Cincinnati, Hamilton is the second largest city in the Greater Cincinnati area and the 10th largest city in Ohio. The population was 63,399 at ...

, 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 share ...

) **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 – 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 U.S. Highway 75 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 – 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 (43rd) – 2001–2009

Vice President

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

U.S. Congress

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

Governor

* George W. Bush (Texas) – 1995–2000 *

(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) *

**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)

References

External links

Victory restores Bush dynasty to Washington
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