Bush family

Bush family
The Bush family is an American dynastic family that is prominent in the fields of American politics, news, sports, entertainment, and business. They were the first family of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and again from 2001 to 2009, and were also the second family of the United States from 1981 to 1989, when George H. W. Bush was vice president. The Bush family is one of four families to have produced two presidents of the United States by the same surname; the others were the Adams, Roosevelt, and Harrison families.
Best known for their involvement in politics, family members have held various national and state offices spanning across four generations, including that of U.S. senator (Prescott Bush); governor (Jeb Bush and George W. Bush); and president (George H. W. Bush, who had previously served as vice president, and George W. Bush). Other family members include a National Football League (NFL) executive (Joe Ellis) and two nationally known television personalities (Billy Bush and Jenna Bush Hager).
The Bush family is of primarily English and German descent. The Bush family traces its European origin to the 17th century, with Samuel Bush being their first American-born ancestor, in 1647. They also have Swedish ancestry. The Swedish colonial society also says that the Bush family is very interested in this, since it is their oldest European roots going back ten generations to a Swedish farmer Måns Andersson who migrated from Gothenburg to New Sweden (Delaware).
Relatives
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 Bush (1870–1920), 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 U.S. Senator from Connecticut; former chairman of the USGA.
Dorothy Wear Walker Bush (1901–1992), wife of Prescott, was a daughter of George Herbert Walker of the well-connected Walker family of bankers and businessmen, served as informal First Mother from 1989, her son's inauguration during the beginning of his presidency until her death in 1992, in her son's final year of the presidency. Her brothers are George Herbert Walker Jr. and John M. Walker
Prescott Sheldon "Pressy" Bush Jr. (1922–2010), Prescott Bush's eldest son, who served as chairman of the United States-China Chamber of Commerce; married to Elizabeth "Beth" Kauffman (–) on December 30, 1944
Prescott Sheldon Bush III (–), son of Prescott Bush Jr.; married to Francesca Emerson Farr on June 28, 1970
Kelsey Bush-Nadeau, daughter of Prescott Bush Jr.; married to Philip Gerald Nadeau on May 25, 1974
Elizabeth Nadeau, daughter of Kelsey Bush-Nadeau
Katherine Nadeau, daughter of Kelsey Bush-Nadeau
William F. Nadeau, son of Kelsey Bush-Nadeau, USMC Captain
Prescott Nadeau, son of Kelsey Bush-Nadeau
James Laurence "Jamie" Bush, son of Prescott Bush Jr.; married to Susan C. "Sue" Bush
Sarah Bush Richey, daughter of James L. Bush; married to William "Drake" Richey
Draper Dennis Richey
George Laurence Richey
Beatrice
Samuel P. Bush, son of James L. Bush
Auden
Elliot
George Herbert Walker Bush (1924–2018), Prescott Bush Sr.'s second son; 41st president of the United States, 43rd vice president under Ronald Reagan, a Representative from Texas, and Central Intelligence Agency director, among other political and diplomatic posts
Barbara Pierce Bush (1925–2018), wife of George H. W.; daughter of publisher Marvin Pierce, distant cousin of 14th U.S. President Franklin Pierce, Second Lady and later First Lady of the U.S.
George Walker Bush (born 1946), George H. W. Bush's eldest son, 43rd president of the United States and (earlier) 46th Governor of Texas
Laura Lane Welch Bush (born 1946), wife of George W. and First Lady; earlier a librarian
Barbara Pierce Bush Coyne (born 1981), daughter of George and Laura Bush and twin sister of Jenna, health care activist and chair of Global Health Corps.; married to Craig Louis Coyne
Cora Georgia Coyne (born September 27, 2021), daughter of Barbara Bush Coyne
Jenna Welch Bush Hager (born 1981), daughter of George and Laura and twin sister of Barbara, NBC News correspondent; married to Henry Chase Hager, son of former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia John H. 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
Henry Harold "Hal" Hager (born August 2, 2019), son of Jenna Bush Hager
Pauline Robinson "Robin" Bush (1949–1953), George H. W. Bush's second child and first daughter; died of leukemia near school-age
John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born 1953), George H. W. Bush's second son, 43rd Governor of Florida; married to Columba Garnica Gallo
George Prescott Bush (born 1976), son of Jeb Bush, 28th commissioner of the Texas General Land Office from 2015 to 2023; married to Amanda Williams Bush
Prescott Walker Bush (born June 3, 2013), son of George P. Bush
John William Bush (born April 13, 2015), son of George P. Bush
Noelle Lucila Bush (born 1977), daughter of Jeb Bush
John Ellis "Jebby" Bush Jr. (born 1983), son of Jeb Bush; married to Sandra Mary Algudady
Georgia Helena Walker Bush (born August 13, 2011), daughter of Jebby Bush
Vivian Alexandra Columba Bush (born 2014), daughter of Jebby Bush
Neil Mallon Bush (born 1955), third son of George H. W. Bush; businessman; married Sharon Smith, & divorced in April 2003; married to Maria Andrews
Lauren Pierce Bush (born 1984), daughter of Neil Bush and Sharon Smith; model for Tommy Hilfiger; married to David Lauren
James Richard Lauren (born November 21, 2015), son of Lauren Bush Lauren and David Lauren
Max Walker Lauren (born April 19, 2018), son of Lauren Bush Lauren and David Lauren
Robert Rocky Lauren (born April 10, 2021), son of Lauren Bush Lauren and David Lauren
Pierce Mallon Bush (born 1986), son of Neil Bush and Sharon Smith; married to Sarahbeth Melton
Adeline Grace Elizabeth Bush (born April 21, 2021), daughter of Pierce Bush
Ashley Walker Bush (born 1989), daughter of Neil Bush and Sharon Smith. Married to Julian LeFevre on March 2, 2019.
Marvin Pierce Bush (born 1956), fourth son of George H. W. Bush; venture capitalist; married to Margaret Conway (née Molster); adopted two children
Marshall Lloyd Bush (born May 14, 1986), adopted daughter of Marvin Pierce Bush. Married to Nick Rossi on November 21, 2015.
Charles Walker Bush (born December 12, 1989), adopted son of Marvin Pierce Bush. Married to Lora Benoit on November 24, 2020.
Dorothy Walker Bush Koch (born 1959), second daughter of George H. W. Bush; married to, and in 1990 divorced from, William LeBlond; married to Bobby Koch, wine lobbyist
Samuel Bush LeBlond (born 1984), son of Dorothy Bush Koch and William LeBlond; married to Lee Bobbitt
Nancy Ellis "Ellie" LeBlond (born 1986), daughter of Dorothy Bush Koch and William LeBlond; married to Nick Sosa
Dorothy Ann "Dotty" Sosa (born August 25, 2020)
Robert David Koch (born 1993), son of Dorothy Bush Koch and Bobby Koch. Married to Katherine “Kitty” Montesi on November 13, 2021.
Georgia Grace "Gigi" Koch (born 1996), daughter of Dorothy Bush Koch and Bobby Koch
Nancy Walker Bush Ellis (1926–2021), Prescott Bush Sr.'s third child and only daughter, widow of Alexander Ellis II (1922–1989), an insurance executive
Nancy Walker Ellis Black, daughter of Nancy Bush Ellis and Alexander Ellis II
Alexander Ellis III (born 1949), son of Nancy Bush Ellis and Alexander Ellis II
John Prescott Ellis (born February 3, 1953), son of Nancy Bush Ellis and Alexander Ellis II; media consultant; married to Susan Smith Ellis
Caroline Ellis
Jack Ellis
Josiah "Joe" Ellis (born 1958), son of Nancy Bush Ellis and Alexander Ellis II; President, Chairman and CEO of the Denver Broncos, two-time Super Bowl champion as a member of the Broncos' front office
Josiah Ellis
Zander Ellis
Catherine Ellis
Jonathan James Bush (1931–2021), Prescott Bush Sr.'s fourth child; banker; married to Josephine Bush (née Bradley)
Jonathan S. Bush (born March 10, 1969), son of Jonathan Bush, CEO of athenahealth; divorced from Sarah Selden; married to Fay Bush in September 2018
Lucas Bush, son of Jonathan S. Bush
Izzy Bush (born September 20, 1997), daughter of Jonathan S. Bush
Nicola Bush, daughter of Jonathan S. Bush
Anna Bush, daughter of Jonathan S. Bush
Oscar Bush, son of Jonathan S. Bush
Willa R. Bush (born January 2019), daughter of Jonathan S. Bush and Fay Bush
William Hall "Billy" Bush (born October 17, 1971), son of Jonathan Bush; a former Access Hollywood host; forced out of NBC-news job October 2016 in allegations about Donald Trump; divorced from Sydney Bush
Josie Bush (born August 29, 1998), daughter of Billy Bush and Sydney Bush
Mary Bradley Bush (born November 29, 2000), daughter of Billy Bush and Sydney Bush
Lillie Bush (born October 17, 2004), daughter of Billy Bush and Sydney Bush
William Henry Trotter "Bucky" Bush (1938–2018), Prescott Bush Sr.'s fifth child; married to Patricia Bush (née Redfearn, 1938–2015); banker and executive
William Prescott "Scott" Bush (born 1964), son of Bucky Bush; married to Linsday Bush
Alex Bush (born December 29, 1996), son of Scott Bush
Kat Bush, daughter of Scott Bush
Louisa Bush McCall (born 1970), daughter of Bucky Bush
Ancestors
Patrilineal line
John Bush Sr (1510–1590)
John Bush Jr (1535–1595)
Reynold Bush (1566–unknown)
John Bush III (1593–1670), born in Messing, Essex, England and the last English ancestor
Samuel Bush (1647–1733)
Richard Bush (c. 1676–1742 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 attorney and Episcopal priest in New Jersey, California, and New York, was the son of Obadiah Bush and the father of Samuel Prescott Bush.
John Bush (1761–unknown)
George Bush (1796–1859) was a biblical scholar and Swedenborgian minister who wrote the book Life of Mohammed.
Other notable relatives
Edith Wilson (1872–1961), second wife of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson was also descended from Col. Robert Bolling Sr. so therefore was distantly related to the Bush family.
Wild Bill Hickok (1837–1876) was a second cousin three times removed of Prescott Bush.
John Howland (1592/1593–1672/1673) and Elizabeth Tilley (1607–1687), Mayflower passengers, through their daughter Hope.
Gov. Thomas Hinckley (1618–1706) was a Plymouth Colony governor, and a seventh generation great-grandfather of Prescott Sheldon Bush, so therefore a direct ancestor of all of his descendants including his son George H. W. Bush and grandson George W. Bush.
Mary Parker (1637–1692) 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).
Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964), American five star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army who was the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in the Pacific theater during World War II was distantly related to the Bush family.
Asahel Bush (1824–1913) was an early Oregon pioneer. He started the first Oregon printing shop, and founded and published the Oregon Statesman. He later sold the newspaper and founded the Ladd & Bush Bank. He also was a convention delegate and chairman for the Democratic Party (United States). Asahel Bush II is the namesake for Bush's Pasture Park in Salem, Oregon. Asahel Bush was descended from Samuel Bush (1647–1733).
Connections to other prominent families
George Herbert "Bert" Walker (1875–1953) was a wealthy American banker and businessman. His daughter Dorothy married Prescott Bush, making him the maternal grandfather of the 41st President George H. W. Bush and the great-grandfather of the 43rd President 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.
Flora Sheldon, wife of Samuel P. Bush, was a distant descendant of the Livingston, Schuyler, and Beekman families, prominent New Netherland merchant and political patrician families.
Barack Obama is the 10th cousin once-removed of George W Bush, through Samuel Hinkley of Cape Cod.
Family tree
Richard Bush, m. Mary Fairbanks
Timothy Bush, m. Deborah House
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., m. Elizabeth Kauffman
Prescott Sheldon Bush III, m. Francesca Emerson Farr
Kelsey Bush-Nadeau, m. Philip Gerald Nadeau
Elizabeth Nadeau
Katherine Nadeau
William F. Nadeau, m. Lydia Jean Strickland
James Laurence "Jamie" Bush, m. Susan C. "Sue" Bush
Sarah Bush Richey, m. William "Drake" Richey
Draper Dennis Richey
George Laurence Richey
Samuel P. Bush
George H. W. Bush, m. Barbara Pierce
George W. Bush, m. Laura Lane Welch
Barbara Pierce Bush (b. November 25, 1981), m. Craig Louis Coyne
Cora Coyne
Jenna Welch Bush (b. November 25, 1981), m. Henry Chase Hager
Margaret Laura "Mila" Hager
Poppy Louise Hager
Henry Harold "Hal" Hager
Pauline Robinson "Robin" Bush
John Ellis "Jeb" Bush, m. Columba Garnica Gallo
George Prescott Bush (b. April 24, 1976), m. Amanda Williams
Prescott Bush
John Bush
John Ellis "Jebby" Bush Jr. (b. 1983)
Georgia H.W. Bush
Vivian Alexandra Columba Bush
Noelle Lucila Bush (b. 1977)
Neil Mallon Bush, (m./div. 1st) Sharon Smith ; (m. 2nd) Maria Andrews
Lauren Bush (b. June 25, 1984), m. David Lauren
James Richard Lauren
Max Walker Lauren
Pierce Mallon Bush (b. March 11, 1986), m. Sarahbeth Melton
Ashley Walker Bush (b. February 7, 1989)
Marvin Pierce Bush, m. Margaret Molster
Marshall Lloyd Bush (b. May 14, 1986)
Charles Walker Bush (b. December 12, 1989)
Dorothy Walker Bush, (m./div. 1st) William LeBlond ; (m. 2nd) Robert P. Koch
Samuel "Sam" LeBlond (b. 1984)
Nancy Ellis "Ellie" LeBlond (b. 1986), m. Nick Sosa
Robert David Koch (b. 1993)
Georgia "Gigi" Koch (b. 1996)
Nancy Walker Bush, m. Alexander B. Ellis II
Nancy Walker Ellis
Alexander Ellis III
John Prescott Ellis
Joe Ellis
Jonathan James Bush, m. Josephine Bradley
Billy Bush, m. Sydney Davis
Josie Bush
Mary Bradley Bush
Lillie Bush
Jonathan S. Bush
Nicola Bush
Isabelle Bush
Lucas Bush
Anna Bush
Oscar Bush
Willa Bush
William Henry Trotter Bush
William Prescott Bush
Louisa Bush
Robert Sheldon Bush
Mary Eleanor Bush
Margaret Livingston Bush
James Smith Bush
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Awards and honors
Sports
Two-time Super Bowl champion – Joe Ellis (as an executive with the Denver Broncos)
1986 Theodore Roosevelt Award – George H.W. Bush
2007 National Football Foundation Gold Medal – George H. W. Bush
World Golf Hall of Fame – George H. W. Bush (class of 2011)
Politics/public service
Three-time Time Person of the Year
George H. W. Bush (1990)
George W. Bush (2000, 2004)
Two-time Silver Buffalo Award winners
George H. W. Bush (1990)
George W. Bush (2002)
Seven statues
George H.W. Bush – three (Houston, TX, Rapid City, SD, Washington, D.C.)
George W. Bush – three (Rapid City, SD, Hamilton, OH, Fushe Kruje, Albania)
George H.W./George W. Bush (shared) – one (Dallas, TX)
1989: Jersey Street in College Station, TX renamed George Bush Drive in honor of George H.W. Bush
1997: George Bush Intercontinental Airport named in honor of George H. W. Bush
2007: Ronald Reagan Freedom Award – George H. W. Bush
2010: Presidential Medal of Freedom – George H. W. Bush
2013: Portion of U.S. Highway 75 in Dallas, TX renamed George W. Bush Expressway
Military
Presidential Unit Citation – George H. W. Bush
Distinguished Flying Cross – George H. W. Bush
Three-time Air Medal recipient – George H. W. Bush
Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath – George H. W. Bush
Commander of the Order of St John – William H. T. Bush
USS George H.W. Bush commissioned in 2009 – George H.W. Bush
National Defense Service Medal – George W. Bush, George P. Bush
Joint Service Commendation Medal – George P. Bush
Family Network
Associates
Joan Abrahamson
James Addison Baker III
Dan Bartlett
James R. Bath
Roland W. Betts
Dick Cheney
Donald Evans
Alberto Gonzales
W. Averell Harriman
Ray Lee Hunt
Karen Hughes
Kenneth Lay
Bill Liedtke
H. Bert Mack
Henry Neil Mallon
Peter O'Donnell
Todd Park
Thomas Franklin Petway, III
Condoleezza Rice
Frank Rockefeller
Karl Rove
Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud
Fritz Thyssen
Walker family
Businesses
Arbusto Energy
athenahealth
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Buckeye Steel Castings
Bush O'Donnell Investment Advisers
Bush-Overbey Oil Development Company
Codina Bush Group
Fairfield, Bush & Co.
Ignite! Learning, Inc.
LehmanBush
Stratesec
Texas Rangers
Union Banking Corporation
Winston Partners
Zapata Petroleum Corporation
Zus Health
Charities, Colleges & Nonprofit Organizations
Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy
Bush School of Government and Public Service
Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund
Columbus Academy
FEED Projects
Foundation for Excellence in Education
George H.W. Bush Foundation for U.S.–China Relations
George W. Bush Policy Institute
Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health
Points of Light
Scioto Country Club
Yale Glee Club
Political offices held
President
George H. W. Bush (41st) – 1989–1993
George W. Bush (43rd) – 2001–2009
Vice President
George H. W. Bush (43rd) – 1981–1989
U.S. Congress
Prescott Bush (Senator from Connecticut) – 1952–1963
George H. W. Bush (Representative from Texas) – 1967–1971
Governor
George W. Bush (Texas) – 1995–2000
Jeb Bush (Florida) – 1999–2007
Other
George H. W. Bush
UN Ambassador (1971–1973)
RNC Chairman (1973–1974)
Ambassador to China (1974–1975)
CIA Director (1976–1977)
Jeb Bush
Florida Secretary of Commerce (1987–1989)
George P. Bush
Texas Land Commissioner (2015–2023)
See also
List of presidents of the United States
List of Bush family members
Political families of the world
References
Further reading
American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush (2004), Kevin Phillips.
The Bushes: Portrait of a Dynasty, Peter Schweizer
External links
Victory restores Bush dynasty to Washington from CNN
The Bush dynasty parties on from the St. Petersburg Times
American families of English ancestry
American families of Dutch ancestry
Business families of the United States
First Families of the United States
Texas Republicans
Florida Republicans