Marvin Bush | |
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| Born | Marvin Pierce Bush (1956-10-22)October 22, 1956 (age 68) Midland, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | University of Virginia (BA) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | Bush family |
Marvin Pierce Bush (born October 22, 1956) is an American businessman. He is a son of former U.S. PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush and First LadyBarbara Bush and the brother of former U.S. PresidentGeorge W. Bush, former Florida GovernorJeb Bush, the lateRobin Bush,Neil Bush, andDorothy Bush Koch.[1]
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Marvin Pierce Bush was born on October 22, 1956, inMidland, Texas, and was named after his maternal grandfather,Marvin Pierce. He attendedWoodberry Forest School in Virginia, graduating in 1975. He went on to obtain aB.A. degree in English[2] from theUniversity of Virginia, where he became a member of theDelta Phi fraternity (St. Elmo Hall). He spent most summers and holidays at theBush family estate.
He worked as director ofHCC Insurance Holdings.[3] HCC, formerly Houston Casualty Company, is apublicly tradedinsurance company on theNew York Stock Exchange. He appears in the 2008 award-winning documentary onLee Atwater,Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story.[4] He served on the board of directors forSECURACOM from 1993 to June 2000.[5]
He is married to Margaret Conway (née Molster; b. 1959). They have two adopted children: a daughter, Marshall Lloyd (b. 1984), and a son, Charles Walker (b. 1989).
In the 2016 presidential election, Bush endorsedLibertarian candidateGary Johnson, over eitherRepublican candidateDonald Trump orDemocratic candidateHillary Clinton. He stated that Johnson and running mateBill Weld were both two-term governors,[6] who are "fiscally conservative, and their essential message is 'get bureaucracy off our backs', which used to be a part of what the Republicans believed."[7] He said that a list of controversies made Clinton untrustworthy, and cited Trump's negativity.[8]
Bush previously endorsed his brotherJeb Bush, who lost the Republican primary.[9] His announcement was consistent with his family's general opposition to Trump.[7] In the Republican primaries, however, another Bush brother,Neil Bush, joined theTed Cruz election campaign on the finance team.[10]
"Some of these kids are saying the best way to win is rip somebody's a-- apart, somebody else's a-- apart, and to run them down," he said of Trump's impact on the country.