Bush family

The Bush Family

The Bush family in the Red Room of the White House (January 2005). Seated left to right: Marvin Bush, Laura Bush, George W. Bush, Barbara Bush, George H. W. Bush, Jeb Bush. Also pictured, from left: Georgia Grace Koch, Margaret Bush, Brian Berzins Walker Bush, Jenna Bush Hager, Doro Bush, Barbara Pierce Bush, Robert P. Koch, Pierce Bush, Maria Bush, Neil Bush, Ashley Bush, Sam LeBlond, Nancy Ellis LeBlond, John "Jebby" Bush, Amanda Bush, George P. Bush, and Columba Bush.
Ethnicity	mostly English and German, also Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Dutch, Flemish, Swedish, French, Czech
Current region	Texas
Place of origin	New York, United States
Members	Samuel Prescott Bush Prescott Bush George H. W. Bush George W. Bush Jeb Bush
Connected families	Flora Sheldon Dorothy Wear Walker Barbara Pierce Laura Lane Welch Henry Chase Hager Columba Garnica Gallo
Traditions	Episcopalians, Roman Catholics
Estate	Bush compound

The Bush family is an American political family that is affiliated with the Republican Party and is prominent in both politics and business. Along with many members who have been successful bankers and businessmen, across generations the family includes one U.S. Senator, two Governors and two Presidents (one of the two presidents also served as Vice President). George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara Pierce Bush were married for 73 years until their deaths in 2018, 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. Most members of the Bush family have been described as Rockefeller Republicans, or RINOs, as a result of their more moderate views when compared to conservative Republicans.

Relations

• James Smith Bush (1825–1889) Father of Samuel P. Bush
  • Samuel Prescott Bush (1863–1948), Father of Prescott Bush and Son of James Smith Bush
  • Flora Sheldon (1872–1920), the 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 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 Sheldon "Pressy" Bush, Jr. (1922–2010), Prescott Bush's eldest son, served as chairman of the United States-China Chamber of Commerce
      • George Herbert Walker Bush (1924-2018), Prescott Bush Sr.'s second son, was the 41st President of the United States, Vice President of the United States under Ronald Reagan, a Congressman from Houston, and Central Intelligence Agency director, and also held other political and diplomatic posts.
      • Barbara Pierce Bush (1925-2018), the wife of George H. W. the daughter of publisher Marvin Pierce, cousin of 14th US President Franklin Pierce, First Lady of the US and Second Lady of the US during her husband's terms.
        • George Walker 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.
          

          George H. W. Bush picnics on the lawn of his Kennebunkport home with his family, 1988
        • Laura Lane Welch Bush (born 1946), the wife of George W., was the First Lady and a former teacher.
          • Barbara Pierce Bush (born 1981), twin sister of Jenna and daughter of George and Laura Bush.
          • Jenna Welch Bush Hager (born 1981), daughter of George and Laura and twin sister of Barbara, Today correspondent. Married to Henry Chase 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.
        • Pauline Robinson "Robin" Bush (1949–1953), George H. W. Bush's second child and first daughter, died of leukemia in 1953.
        • John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born 1953), George H.W. Bush's second son, was the 43rd Governor of Florida and 2016 presidential candidate. Married to Columba Garnica Gallo.
          • George Prescott Bush (born 1976), son of Jeb Bush, elected commissioner of the Texas General Land Office in 2014. Married to the former Amanda Williams.
            • Prescott Bush (born 2013), son George P. Bush
            • John Bush (born 2015), son George P. Bush
          • Noelle Lucila Bush (born 1977), daughter of Jeb Bush
          • John Ellis "Jebby" Bush, Jr. (born 1983), son of Jeb Bush, is attending the University of Texas.
        • Neil Mallon 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). Previously married to Sharon Smith, divorce in April 2003.
          • Lauren Pierce Bush Lauren (born 1984), model for Tommy Hilfiger, daughter of Neil Bush and Sharon Smith, married to David Lauren.
          • Pierce Mallon Bush (born 1986), son of Neil Bush and Sharon Smith.
          • Ashley walker Bush (born 1989), daughter of Neil Bush and Sharon Smith.
        • Marvin Pierce Bush (born 1956), a venture capitalist, fourth son of George H. W. Bush, and brother of George W. Bush. Married to Margaret Conway (née Molster)
          • They have two children, adopted: a daughter, Marshall, and a son, Walker
        • Dorothy Walker 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.
        • Alexander Ellis III (born 1949), son of Nancy Bush Ellis
        • John Prescott Ellis (born 1953), son of Nancy Bush Ellis, media consultant
        • Josiah "Joe" Ellis (born 1958), son of Nancy Bush Ellis, President, Chairman and CEO of the Denver Broncos
      • Jonathan James Bush (born 1931), Prescott Bush Sr.'s fourth child, banker
        • Jonathan S. Bush (born 1969), son of Jonathan Bush, CEO of athenahealth, a healthcare IT company
        • William Hal "Billy" Bush (born 1971), son of Jonathan Bush, Access Hollywood host
      • William Henry Trotter "Bucky" Bush (born 1938), Prescott Bush Sr.'s fifth child, banker and executive

Ancestors

Barbara Bush, Jeb Bush, George H. W. Bush, Laura Bush, and George W. Bush, and Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller watch tee ball on the White House lawn.

Patrilineal line

• John Bush (1593–1670), the last European-born ancestor
  • Samuel Bush (1647–1733)
    • Richard Bush (c. 1676–1732 in Bristol, Plymouth Colony)
      • 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) 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 Episcopal priest in New Jersey, California, and New York, was the son of Obadiah Bush and the father of Samuel Prescott Bush, and an attorney, Episcopal priest, and religious writer,

Other notable relatives

• George Bush (1796–1859) was a biblical scholar who wrote the book Life of Mohammed, and a first 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 Rolfe, the granddaughter of Pocahontas.
• Wild Bill Hickok (1837–1876) was a second cousin three times removed of Prescott Bush.
• Gov. Thomas Hinckley (1618–1706) was a Plymouth Colony governor, and a seventh generation great-grandfather of Prescott Bush, so therefore a direct ancestor of all of his descendents including his son George H. W. Bush and grandson George W. Bush.
• Mary Parker (1637–92) was executed by hanging in 1692 for witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials.
• 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 (who was also known by the pseudonym "Michael Strange") (1890–1950), and author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888).

Connections to other prominent families

George W. Bush and George H. W. Bush in Beijing, 2008

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 and George W. Bush. He is also the namesake of the Walker Cup, a men's amateur golf trophy contested in odd-numbered years between a U.S. team and a combined Great Britain and Ireland side.

Livingston family

The Livingston family, a prominent family which migrated from Scotland to New York (then New Netherlands) in the 17th century, whose descendants include signers of the United States Declaration of Independence (Philip Livingston) and the United States Constitution (William Livingston), Lords of Livingston Manor and Clermont Manor, located along the Hudson River in 18th-century eastern New York, First Lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt, Congressman Bob Livingston of Louisiana, much of the wealthy Astor family, New York Governor Hamilton Fish, and actors Montgomery Clift, and Jane Wyatt. Flora Sheldon, wife of Samuel P. Bush, was a Livingston.

Schuyler family

The Schuyler family, a prominent family which migrated from the Netherlands to New York (then New Netherlands) in the 17th century around Albany, NY. Descendants include much of the Livingston family, General Philip Schuyler during the American Revolution, Cornplanter, a Seneca Chief who fought on the side of the British during the American Revolution, David Mathews, Mayor of New York City during British occupation, Major General Schuyler Hamilton, a grandson of Alexander Hamilton, and members of the political Kean family which includes Thomas Kean and Thomas Kean Jr..

Family tree

• 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.
          • George H. W. Bush, m. Barbara Pierce
            • George W. Bush, m. Laura Lane Welch
              • Barbara Pierce Bush
                

                George W. Bush, Marvin Bush, Barbara Bush and Laura Bush at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics Games.
              • Jenna Welch Bush, m. Henry Chase Hager
                • Margaret Laura "Mila" Hager
                • Poppy Louise Hager
            • Pauline Robinson "Robin" Bush
            • John Ellis "Jeb" Bush, m. Columba Garnica Gallo
              • George Prescott Bush, m. Amanda Williams
              • John Ellis "Jebby" Bush, Jr.
              • Noelle Lucila Bush
            • Neil Mallon Bush, m. Sharon Smith
              • Lauren Bush, m. David Lauren
            • Marvin Pierce Bush, m. Margaret Molster
              • Marshall Bush
              • Walker Bush
            • Dorothy Walker Bush, (m./div. 1st) William LeBlond ; (m. 2nd) Robert P. Koch
              • Sam LeBlond
              • Ellie LeBlond
              • Robert Koch
              • Gigi Koch
          • Nancy Walker Bush, m. Alexander B. Ellis II
            • Joe Ellis
          • Jonathan James Bush, m. Josephine Bradley
            • Billy Bush m. Sydney Davis
              • Josie Bush
              • Mary Bush
              • Bradley Bush
              • Lillie Bush
            • Jonathan S. Bush
          • William Henry Trotter Bush
        • Robert Sheldon Bush
        • Mary Eleanor Bush
        • Margaret Livingston Bush
        • James Smith Bush

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See also

• List of U.S. political families
• Political families of the world
• List of Presidents of the United States

References

• Victory restores Bush dynasty to Washington from CNN
• The Bush dynasty parties on from the St. Petersburg Times

Further reading

• American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush (2004), Kevin Phillips. ISBN 0-670-03264-6
• The Bushes: Portrait of a Dynasty, Peter Schweizer