Claim: George W. Bush's father's father was a senator from the state in the New England region (in the United States) farthest to the south.
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.