Claim: George W. Bush's paternal grandfather was a senator from the southernmost state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.
Evidence: His paternal grandfather , Prescott Bush , was a United States Senator from Connecticut.
Connecticut -LRB- -LSB- kəˈnɛtᵻkət -RSB- -RRB- is the southernmost state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.