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The Bush-Davis-Walker family is a political family from the
United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
that includes former Presidents
George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushBefore the outcome of the 2000 United States presidential election, he was usually referred to simply as "George Bush" but became more commonly known as "George H. W. Bush", "Bush Senior," "Bush 41," and even "Bush th ...
and
George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Bush family and the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he i ...
. The family's political involvement spans the period from 18th to the 21st centuries.


Politicians

*William P. Walker (1778–1858),
Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...
State Representative, Massachusetts State Senator, Massachusetts Governor's Councilman, Probate Court Judge in Massachusetts, 1824–1848. Father-in-law of Julius Rockwell and David Davis. ** Julius Rockwell (1805–1888), U.S. House Representative from Massachusetts (1843–1851), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (1854–1855), candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1855. Son-in-law of William P. Walker. *** Francis W. Rockwell (1844–1929), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts (1884–1891). Son of Julius Rockwell. ** David Davis (1815–1886),
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
State Representative in 1845, delegate to the Illinois Constitutional Convention in 1847, Circuit Court Judge in Illinois (1848–1862), delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1862–1877), candidate for Liberal Republican Party nomination for President of the United States in 1872, U.S. Senator from Illinois (1877–1883). Son-in-law of William P. Walker. *** David Davis IV (1906–1978), Illinois State Senator (1953–1967), delegate to the Illinois Constitutional Convention (1969 and 1970). Great-grandson of David Davis. ** Henry Winter Davis (1817–1865), U.S. Representative from
Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...
(1855–1861 and 1863–1865). Cousin of David Davis. **
Prescott Bush Prescott Sheldon Bush Sr. (May 15, 1895 – October 8, 1972) was an American banker and Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician. as a Wall Street executive investment banker, he represented Connecticut in the from 1952 ...
(1895–1972), delegate to the Republican National Convention of 1948, 1956 and 1960, candidate for U.S. Senate from
Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...
in 1950, U.S. Senator from Connecticut (1952–1963). Father of George H. W. Bush. ***
George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushBefore the outcome of the 2000 United States presidential election, he was usually referred to simply as "George Bush" but became more commonly known as "George H. W. Bush", "Bush Senior," "Bush 41," and even "Bush th ...
(1924–2018), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1964, candidate for U.S. Senate from
Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
(1964–1970), U.S. Representative from Texas (1967–1971), U.S. Representative to the United Nations (1971–1973), Chairman of the Republican National Committee (1973–1974), U.S. Liaison to the
People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
(1974–1975), candidate for Republican nomination for President of the United States in 1980, Vice President of the United States (1981–1989), President of the United States (1989–1993). First cousin of George Herbert Walker III. ****
George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Bush family and the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he i ...
(1946–present), candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas in 1978, delegate to the 1988 Republican National Convention, Governor of Texas (1995–2000), President of the United States (2001–2009). Son of George H.W. Bush. **** John E. "Jeb" Bush (1953–present), Chairman of the
Dade County, Florida Miami-Dade County () is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most-populous count ...
Republican Party;
Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...
Secretary of Commerce (1987–1988); candidate for Governor of Florida in 1994; Governor of Florida (1999–2007), candidate for Republican nomination for President of the United States in 2016. Son of George H.W. Bush. ***** George P. Bush (1976–present), Texas Land Commissioner (2015–present), son of Jeb Bush. **** John H. Hager (1936–2020), Lieutenant Governor of
Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...
(1998–2002), Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (2004–2007), Chair of the Virginia Republican Party (2007–2008), father-in-law of Jenna Bush Hager, the daughter of George W. Bush. *** George Herbert Walker III (1931–2020), U.S. Ambassador to
Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
(2003-2006), candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Representative from
Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...
in 1992. First cousin of George H. W. Bush. *** John M. Walker, Jr. (1940–present), Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals (1989–2006), U.S. District Court Judge in
New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...
(1985–1989). First cousin of George H. W. Bush. *** Craig Roberts Stapleton (1945–present), U.S. Ambassador to the
Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
(2001–2004), U.S. Ambassador to
France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
from (2005–2009). Cousin-in-law of George Herbert Walker III and John M. Walker, Jr.. **** Walker Stapleton (1974–present)
Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...
State Treasurer (2011–2019), son of Craig Roberts Stapleton. ***Elizabeth Walker Field (1947–present), delegate to the Republican National Convention of 2004. Cousin of George W. Bush.Index to Politicians: Field to Fieldman
The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 2011-06-18.


See also

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Bush family The Bush family is an American political family that has played a prominent role in American politics since the 1950s, foremost as the first family of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and again from 2001 to 2009, during the respective preside ...
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List of United States 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 nationally. Geographic distribution Many of these fam ...
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Politics Politics () is the set of activities that are associated with decision-making, making decisions in social group, groups, or other forms of power (social and political), power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of Social sta ...
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Political family A political family (also referred to as political dynasty) is a family in which multiple members are involved in politics — particularly Election, electoral politics. Members may be related by consanguinity, blood or marriage; often several gene ...


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