The Bush family is a prominent American family. Along with many members who have been successful bankers and businessmen, across three generations the family includes two U.S. Senators, one Supreme Court Justice, two Governors, one Vice President and two Presidents. George Herbert Walker and Barbara Bush have been married for 63 years, holding the record for the longest married presidential couple. Peter Schweizer, author of a biography of the family, has described the Bushes as "the most successful political dynasty in American history." According to some online sources, the Bush family is of primarily English and German descent.
Family tree
The following is a selective family tree of notable members of the modern Bush family:
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- Samuel P. Bush (1863–1948), a close adviser to President Hoover, was president of the Ohio Association of Manufacturers and a major Columbus industrialist. He also served on the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (as well as of the Huntington National Bank of Columbus).
- Flora Sheldon (1872-1920), the wife of Samuel P. Bush, married June 20 , 1894 and mother to Prescott Bush.
- Prescott Bush (1895–1972), Samuel P. Bush's son, served as a US Senator from Connecticut.
- Dorothy Wear Walker Bush (1901–1992), the wife of Prescott, was the daughter of George Herbert Walker of the well-connected Walker family of bankers and businessmen
- Prescott Bush, Jr. (born 1922), Prescott Bush's eldest son, served as chairman of the U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce.
- George H.W. Bush (born 1924), Prescott Bush Sr.'s second son, was the 41st US President, Vice-President of the United States under Ronald Reagan, a Congressman from Houston, and CIA director, and also held other political and diplomatic posts. Before his political career he was in the oil business in Texas.
- Barbara Pierce Bush (born 1925), the daughter of publisher Marvin Pierce, was First Lady of the US and Second Lady of the US during her husband's terms.
- George W. Bush (born 1946), George H.W. Bush's eldest son, was the 43rd President of the United States and was the 46th Governor of Texas.
- Laura Welch Bush (born 1946), the wife of George W., was the First Lady and a former teacher.
- Barbara Pierce Bush and Jenna Welch Bush Hager (born 1981), George W. Bush's twin daughters.
- Henry Chase Hager (born 1981), wed to Jenna Bush.
- Pauline Robinson Bush (1949–1953), George H.W. Bush's second child and first daughter, died of leukemia.
- Jeb Bush (born 1953), George H.W. Bush's second son, was the 43rd Governor of Florida. Married to Columba Bush.
- George P. Bush (born 1976), son of Jeb Bush, works for Charter Holdings, a real estate investment company. Married to Amanda Williams.
- Jeb Bush, Jr. (born 1983) is attending University of Texas
- Noelle Bush (born 1977)
- Neil Bush (born 1955), third son of George H. W. Bush and brother of President George W. Bush, is a businessman. Currently married to Maria Bush (as of 2004).
- Lauren Bush (born 1984), model for Tommy Hilfiger, daughter of Neil Bush and Sharon Smith.
- Pierce Bush (born 1986), son of Neil Bush and Sharon Smith.
- Ashley Bush (born 1989), daughter of Neil Bush and Sharon Smith.
- Marvin Bush (born 1956), a venture capitalist, fourth son of George H. W. Bush, and brother of President George W. Bush.
- Dorothy Bush Koch (born 1959), second daughter of George H. W. Bush and sister of President George W. Bush. Married to Bobby Koch, wine lobbyist. Children are Sam and Ellie LeBlond, Robert and Gigi Koch.
- Nancy Walker Bush Ellis (born 1926), Prescott Bush Sr.'s third child, and the only daughter.
- John Prescott Ellis (born 1953), son of Nancy Bush Ellis, media consultant
- Jonathan Bush (born 1931), Prescott Bush Sr.'s fourth child, banker
- Jonathan S. Bush (born 1969), son of Jonathan Bush, insurance executive
- Billy Bush (born 1971), son of Jonathan Bush, Access Hollywood host
- William H.T. Bush (born 1938), Prescott Bush Sr.'s fifth child, banker and executive
Ancestors
Patrilineal line
- Richard Bush (c. 1696 – 1732 in Bristol, Plymouth Colony) is believed to be the earliest known patrilineal member of the Bush family in North America.
Other notable relatives
- George Bush (1796-1859) was a biblical scholar who wrote the book Life of Mohammed , and a cousin of Obadiah Newcomb Bush.
- Col. Robert Bolling Sr. (1646-1709) was an Early American settler whose son, Robert Bolling Jr., was a Bush family ancestor. Bolling Sr. later had children with Jane Poythress, the granddaughter of Pocahontas. These children were her only surviving descendants. As a result, all members of the George H.W. Bush family (including his siblings) are relatives of all Pocahontas descendants.
- Gov. Thomas Hinckley (1618-1706) was a Plymouth Colony governor, and an ancestor of all members of the George H.W. Bush family (including his siblings).
- Mary Parker (1637-92) was executed by hanging in 1692 for witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials, and a 4th great-grandmother of the Rev. James Smith Bush Esq. (1825-89).
- Philip Sherman (1610-87) was a founder of Rhode Island and an ancestor of all members of the George H.W. Bush family (including his siblings).
- Gov. Thomas Mayhew Sr. (1593-1682) was the founder of Martha's Vineyard and an ancestor of all members of the George H. W. Bush family (including his siblings).
- Måns Andersson ( -aft. 1679) was a Swedish immigrant and believed to be among the earliest ancestors of the Bush family in North America.
- Jonathan Fairbanks (1594-1668) was the builder of the Fairbanks House, the oldest existing house in North America, and was a 4th great grandfather of Obadiah Newcomb Bush. He is also an ancestor of William Howard Taft, Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks and the father and son Governors of Vermont Erastus Fairbanks and Horace Fairbanks.
- Rev. John Lothropp (1584-1653) was an ancestor of all members of the George H.W. Bush family (including his siblings). This ancestry makes the Bush family relatives to President Grant as well as Benedict Arnold, among others.
- Anne Hutchinson (1591-1643) was a Massachusetts religious dissident and an ancestor of all members of the George H.W. Bush family (including his siblings). This ancestry makes the Bush family relatives of Presidents Washington, Franklin Roosevelt and Coolidge.
Connections to other prominent families
Walker family
George Herbert "Bert" Walker (1875–1953) was a wealthy American banker and businessman. His daughter Dorothy married Prescott Bush, making him the grandfather of the 41st President George H. W. Bush and the great-grandfather of the 43rd President George W. Bush.
Fish family
Main article: Fish familySamuel Prescott Bush married Flora Sheldon, who had a common ancestor with the Fishes (e.g. Hamilton Fish) and the Keans (e.g. Thomas Kean). Their common ancestor was the famed Robert Livingston the Elder.
Pierce family
First Lady Barbara Bush ( née Pierce), the wife of George H.W. Bush (the 41st President of the United States) and the mother of George W. Bush (the 43rd President), is descended from a second cousin of Franklin Pierce (14th President).
Other U.S. presidents
President George W. Bush is related to other presidents as well as Pierce, to whom he is also related on his father's side via Daniel Brewer. He is also a cousin of Washington (via Hutchinsons), Fillmore (via Millards), Lincoln (via Gilmans), Grant (via Lathrops), Hayes (via Smiths, Footes, Parmelees, and Huckinses), Garfield (via Wheelers, Carpenters, Cookes, Warrens, Holbrooks, and Arnolds), Cleveland (via Smiths and Stanleys), Theodore Roosevelt (via Schuylers), Taft (via Holbrooks, Thayers, Haywards, Cookes, Footes, Ravenses, Waterses, and Shermans), Coolidge (via Phillipses, Hortons, Garnseys, Pulsiphers, Ravenses, Richardsons, Moores, Bulkeleys, and Morses), Hoover (via Brookses, Reades, Wheelers, Richardsons, and Shermans), Franklin Roosevelt (via Beekmans, Hutchinsons, Popes, Jenneys, Richardses, Palgraves, Lathrops, and Howlands), Nixon (via Lippincotts, Footes, Traverses, Morses, and Howlands), and Ford (via Vanderburghs, Wheelers, Marvins, Gilmans, and Howlands).
Kerry family
George W. Bush and his opponent in the 2004 U.S. Presidential election John Kerry share a common ancestor in Edmund Reade (1563–1623) and his wife Elizabeth Cooke. Bush and Kerry are 9th cousins, twice removed.
Sir Winston Churchill
Former President George W. Bush is related to Winston Churchill three ways: through the Coes of NY,
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