Originating in Columbus, Ohio , the in the 20th Century became an accomplished Political Family in the United States . In January 2005, '' The Economist '' described the Bush family as the most successful political dynasty in U.S. history.
. In the front row, from left to right, stand Neil Bush , Marvin Bush , and Jeb Bush . In the back row are Doro Bush , George W. Bush , Barbara Bush , and George H. W. Bush )]]
The following is an approximate family tree of notable members of the modern Bush family:
- Samuel P. Bush (1863-1948), a close advisor to President Hoover , was president of the National Association Of Manufacturers and a major Columbus industrialist.
- --- Prescott Bush (1895-1972), Samuel P. Bush's son, served as a US Senator from Connecticut .
-- Prescott Bush, Jr. (b. 1922), Prescott Bush's eldest son, served as chairman of the U.S.-China Chamber Of Commerce .
-- George H.W. Bush (b. 1924), Prescott Bush Sr.'s second son, was the 41st President Of The United States , the 43rd Vice President Of The United States , a Congressman from Houston , Ambassador to the United Nations , and CIA director.
- George W. Bush (b. 1946), George H.W. Bush's eldest son, is the 43rd President Of The United States and was the 46th Governor Of Texas .
Barbara Pierce Bush and Jenna Welch Bush (b. 1981), George W. Bush's twin daughters.
- Pauline Robinson Bush (b. 1949, d. 1953), George H.W. Bush's second child and first daughter, died of leukemia.
- Jeb Bush (b. 1953), George H.W. Bush's second son, is the 43rd Governor Of Florida .
George P. Bush , son of Jeb Bush and nephew to George W. Bush, is an associate with Dallas law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld .
Jeb Bush, Jr. is attending University Of Texas
Noelle Bush
- Neil Bush (b. 1955), third son of George H. W. Bush and brother of President George W. Bush.
Lauren Bush (b. 1984), model for Tommy Hilfiger , daughter of Neil
Pierce Bush , son of Neil
Ashley Bush , daughter of Neil
- Marvin Bush (b. 1956), a Venture Capitalist , fourth son of George H. W. Bush, and brother of President George W. Bush.
Marshall Bush , daughter
Walker Bush , son
- Dorothy Bush Koch (b. 1959), second daughter of George H. W. Bush and sister of President George W. Bush. Married to Bobby Koch , wine lobbyist.
-- Nancy Bush Ellis (b. 1926), Prescott Bush Sr.'s third child, and the only daughter.
- John Prescott Ellis , son of Nancy Bush Ellis, media consultant; notorious for influencing FOX News to call the state of Florida for his first cousin, George W. Bush, in the 2000 Election .
-- Jonathan Bush , Prescott Bush Sr.'s fourth child .
- Jonathan S. Bush
- Billy Bush , son of Jonathan Bush, '' Access Hollywood '' host and first cousin of President George W. Bush.
-- William H.T. Bush , Prescott Bush Sr.'s fifth child.
- George Bush (1796-1859), a biblical scholar who wrote a book ''Life of Mohammed '', was a cousin of Obadiah Bush.
- Måns Andersson (d. 1677 ?), a Swedish immigrant believed to be among the earliest ancestors of the Bush family in North America.
The Bush family is sometimes said to have Native American ancestry. Robert Bolling Jr. (a 10th-generation ancestor of George W. Bush) is the son of Robert Bolling and Anne Stith , whom Bolling married after the death of his first wife, Jane Rolfe , a granddaughter of Pocahontas . {Link without Title}
Another Bush ancestor, Austin Bearse, has been claimed to have married Mary Hyanno, a descendant of Wampanoag Indians. This assertion has been disputed for decades. {Link without Title}
Samuel Prescott Bush married Flora Sheldon , who had a common grandfather with Hamilton Fish .
Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), the 14th President of the United States, is related to Barbara Bush ('' Née '' Pierce), the wife of George H.W. Bush (the 41st) and the mother of George W. Bush (the 43rd).
Edmund Reade (1563-1623) married Elizabeth Cooke (before 1578 - about 1637). They had two daughters: Margaret (1598-1672) and Elizabeth (1615-1672). Margaret is a direct lineal ancestor of George W. Bush and Elizabeth is a direct lineal ancestor of John Forbes Kerry , Bush's opponent in the 2004 U.S. Presidential election. Bush and Kerry are eighth cousins. (from Ancestry.com)
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