Bush family
Samuel P. Bush Prescott S. Bush George H. W. Bush George W. Bush
Current region	Texas
Place of origin	New Sweden New York New England Midwestern United States
Titles	List President of the United States First Lady of the United States Vice President of the United States Second Lady of the United States Director of Central Intelligence United States Ambassador (to theUnited Nations,China) United States Senator (fromConnecticut) United States Congressman (fromTexas) Governor (ofTexas,Florida) First Lady (ofTexas,Florida) RNC Chairman Texas Land Commissioner Florida Secretary of Commerce
Estate(s)	Walker's Point Estate (Kennebunkport,Maine) Prairie Chapel Ranch (McLennan County,Texas)

TheBush family is an Americanpolitical family that has played a prominent role inAmerican politics since the 1950s, foremost as thefirst family of the United States from 1989 to 1993, during the presidency ofGeorge H. W. Bush, and again from 2001 to 2009, during that ofGeorge W. Bush. They also played prominent roles in areas of American news, sports, entertainment, and business. They were also thesecond 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 theAdams,Roosevelt, andHarrison 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 President (George H. W. Bush, who had previously served as vice president, andGeorge W. Bush). Other family members include aNational Football League (NFL) executive (Joe Ellis) and two nationally known television personalities (Billy Bush andJenna Bush Hager) and journalists (John Prescott Ellis).

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.^[1] According to theSwedish Colonial Society, the Bush family also has Swedish ancestry, going back ten generations to a Swedish farmer named Måns Andersson who migrated fromGothenburg toNew Sweden (Delaware).^[2][3]

• Obadiah Newcomb Bush (January 28, 1797 – February 9, 1851), father ofJames Smith Bush
• James Smith Bush (1825–1889), father ofSamuel P. Bush
  • Samuel Prescott Bush (1863–1948), father ofPrescott Bush and son ofJames 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 aU.S. Senator fromConnecticut; former chairman of theUSGA.
    • Dorothy Wear Walker Bush (1901–1992), wife of Prescott, was a daughter ofGeorge Herbert Walker of the well-connectedWalker family of bankers and businessmen, served as informalFirst 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 areGeorge Herbert Walker Jr. andJohn 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 (1922–2014) on December 30, 1944[4]^[5]
        • Prescott Sheldon Bush III (1945–2009), son of Prescott Bush Jr.; married to Francesca Emerson Farr on June 28, 1970[6]
        • Kelsey Bush-Nadeau, daughter of Prescott Bush Jr.; married to Philip Gerald Nadeau on May 25, 1974^[7][8]
          • Elizabeth Nadeau, daughter of Kelsey Bush-Nadeau
          • Katherine Nadeau, daughter of Kelsey Bush-Nadeau
          • William F. Nadeau, son of Kelsey Bush-Nadeau
          • 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; 41stpresident of the United States, 43rdvice president underRonald Reagan, a Representative fromTexas, 11thCentral Intelligence Agency director under Gerald Ford, 2nd Chief of Liaison Office to People's Republic of China under Gerald Ford, Chair of RNC and 10th UN Ambassador under Richard Nixon.
      • Barbara Pierce Bush (1925–2018), wife of George H. W.; daughter of publisherMarvin Pierce, distant cousin of 14th U.S. presidentFranklin Pierce,Second Lady and laterFirst Lady of the U.S.
        • George Walker Bush (born 1946), George H. W. Bush's eldest son, 43rdpresident of the United States and (earlier) 46thGovernor of Texas

          

        • Laura Lane Welch Bush (born 1946), wife of George W. andFirst 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
            • Edward Finn Coyne (born August 4, 2024), son 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 formerLieutenant Governor of VirginiaJohn 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 nearschool-age
        • John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born 1953), George H. W. Bush's second son,^[9] 43rdGovernor of Florida; married toColumba Garnica Gallo
          • George Prescott Bush (born 1976), son of Jeb Bush, 28th commissioner of theTexas 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 as of 2004^[update]
          • Lauren Pierce Bush (born 1984), daughter of Neil Bush andSharon Smith; model forTommy Hilfiger; married toDavid 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 andSharon 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 andSharon 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 toBobby 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 ofAlexander 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 and journalist; 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 theDenver Broncos, two-timeSuper 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 James Bush, CEO ofathenahealth; divorced from Sarah Selden; married to Fay Bush in September 2018
          • Lucas Bush, son of Jonathan S. Bush and Sarah Selden
          • Izzy Bush (born September 20, 1997), daughter of Jonathan S. Bush and Sarah Selden
          • Nicola Bush, daughter of Jonathan S. Bush and Sarah Selden
          • Anna Bush, daughter of Jonathan S. Bush and Sarah Selden
          • Oscar Bush, son of Jonathan S. Bush and Sarah Selden
          • 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 James Bush; a formerAccess Hollywood host; forced out ofNBC-news job October 2016 inallegations 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;^[10] 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^[10]

• John Bush Sr (1510–1590)
  • John Bush Jr (1535–1595)
    • Reynold Bush (1566–1602)
      • John Bush III (1593–1670), born inMessing, Essex, England and the last English ancestor^[11]
        • Samuel Bush (1647–1733)
          • Richard Bush (c. 1676–1742 inBristol,Plymouth Colony)
            • Timothy Bush (1728–1815 inSpringport, New York) may have been the son of Richard Bush.
              • Timothy Bush Jr. (1761–1850 inPenfield, 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 andEpiscopal priest inNew Jersey,California, andNew York, was the son of Obadiah Bush and the father ofSamuel Prescott Bush.
              • John Bush (1761–unknown)
                • George Bush (1796–1859) was a biblical scholar andSwedenborgian minister who wrote the bookLife ofMohammed.

• Robert Coe (1596–bef. 1690), AmericanPuritan colonial and settler ofConnecticut andNew York states, is the eighth great grandfather of 43rd presidentGeorge W. Bush throughBarbara Bush's maternal line.^[12][13][14]
• Winston Churchill (1874–1965), British Prime Minister, is the sixth great grandson of Robert Coe, making Churchill andGeorge W. Bush seventh cousins twice removed.^[13][14]
• Edith Wilson (1872–1961), second wife of U.S. presidentWoodrow 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 ofPrescott Bush.^[15]

• Larissa Lowthorp Descendant of Rev.John Lothrop andSamuel P. Bush; film producer, futurist and philanthropist.^[16]

• Vannevar Bush (1890–1974) engineer and inventor who was head of theOffice of Scientific Research and Development and involved with theManhattan Project duringWorld War II. He and George H. W. are descendants of Sarah Hamlin (née Bearse, 1646-1712) making them 7th cousins once removed. It is unclear if Vannevar is patrilineally related to the Bush political family.^[15]
• Gov. Thomas Hinckley (1618–1706) was a Plymouth Colony governor, and a seventh generation great-grandfather ofPrescott Sheldon Bush, so therefore an ancestor of all of his descendants including his sonGeorge H. W. Bush and grandsonGeorge W. Bush.^[15]
• Mary Parker (1637–1692) was executed by hanging in 1692 for witchcraft in theSalem Witch Trials.^[17][18]
• Through John May and his wife Prudence Bridge (great-great-grandparents ofObadiah Newcomb Bush), the family is related to U.S. Attorney GeneralCharles Bonaparte (1851–1921), U.S. Vice PresidentCharles Gates Dawes (1865–1951), actressBlanche Oelrichs (who was also known by the pseudonym "Michael Strange") (1890–1950), and authorLouisa May Alcott (1832–1888).^[15]

George Herbert "Bert" Walker (1875–1953) was a wealthy American banker and businessman. His daughter Dorothy marriedPrescott Bush, making him the maternal grandfather of the 41st PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush and the great-grandfather of the 43rd President George W. Bush. He is also the namesake of theWalker Cup, a men's amateur golf trophy contested in odd-numbered years between a U.S. team and a combinedGreat Britain andIreland side.

The influentialLowthorp family, with longstanding roots in American and British politics, military, clergy and business—and strong ties to institutions such as theFreemasons, is related to the Bush family throughSamuel P. Bush and Rev.John Lathrop.^[19]

Flora Sheldon, wife ofSamuel P. Bush, was a distant descendant of theLivingston,Schuyler, andBeekman families, prominentNew Netherland merchant and political patrician families.

Barack Obama is a 10th cousin once-removed of George W. Bush, through Samuel Hinkley of Cape Cod.

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• Two-timeSuper Bowl champion – Joe Ellis (as an executive with theDenver Broncos)
• 1986Theodore Roosevelt Award – George H.W. Bush
• 2007National Football Foundation Gold Medal – George H. W. Bush
• World Golf Hall of Fame – George H. W. Bush (class of 2011)

• Three-timeTime Person of the Year
  • George H. W. Bush (1990)
  • George W. Bush (2000, 2004)
• Two-timeSilver 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.)^[27]
  • George W. Bush – three (Rapid City, SD,Hamilton, OH,Fushe Kruje,Albania)^[28]
  • George H.W./George W. Bush (shared) – one (Dallas, TX)
• 1989: Jersey Street inCollege 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 ofU.S. Highway 75 in Dallas, TX renamed George W. Bush Expressway

• Presidential Unit Citation – George H. W. Bush
• Distinguished Flying Cross – George H. W. Bush
• Three-timeAir 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^[29]
• 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

The following organizations are associated with^[vague] the Bush family.^{[citation needed]}

• George H. W. Bush (41st) – 1989–1993
• George W. Bush (43rd) – 2001–2009

• George H. W. Bush (43rd) – 1981–1989

• Prescott Bush (Senator from Connecticut) – 1952–1963
• George H. W. Bush (Representative from Texas) – 1967–1971

• George W. Bush (Texas) – 1995–2000
• Jeb Bush (Florida) – 1999–2007

• 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)
• Walker Stapleton
  • Colorado State Treasurer (2011–2019)

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• Phillips, Kevin P. (2004).American dynasty: aristocracy, fortune and the politics of deceit in the house of Bush (1. publ ed.). New York, NY: Viking.ISBN 978-0-670-03264-8.
• Schweizer, Peter; Schweizer, Rochelle (2004).The Bushes: portrait of a dynasty (1. ed.). New York: Doubleday.ISBN 978-0-385-49863-0.
• Kelley, Kitty (2004).The family: the real story of the Bush dynasty (1. ed.). New York: Doubleday.ISBN 978-0-385-50324-2.

• Victory restores Bush dynasty to Washington fromCNN
• The Bush dynasty parties on from theSt. Petersburg Times

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