The Bush family: President George W. Bush, First Lady Laura Bush, former First Lady Barbara Bush, and former President George H. W. Bush sit surrounded by family in the Red Room (White House) on January 6, 2005, together to celebrate the senior couple's 60th wedding anniversary. Also pictured are, from left, Georgia Grace Koch, Margaret Bush, Walker Bush, Marvin Bush, Jenna Bush, Doro Bush, Barbara Pierce Bush, Robert P. Koch, Pierce Bush, Maria Bush, Neil Bush, Ashley Bush, Sam LeBlond, Bobby Koch, Nancy Ellis LeBlond, Jeb Bush, Jr., former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Mandi Bush, George P. Bush, and Columba Bush)

Originating in Orange, New Jersey, the Bush family in the 20th century became an accomplished political family in the United States, including across three generations a U.S. Senator, two Governors, one Vice President and two Presidents. Many other members have been successful bankers and businessmen. George and Barbara Bush have been married for 63 years, holding the record for the longest married presidential couple. Peter Schweizer, author of a biography of the family, has described the Bushes as "the most successful political dynasty in American history."^[1] The Bush family is of primarily English and German descent, in addition to small amounts of Welsh, Irish, French, Norman, and Swedish descent.^[2][3][4] Image File history File linksMetadata Bush_immediate_extended_family. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Bush_immediate_extended_family. ... For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and the 43rd and current President of the United States. ... First Lady Laura Bush and former first ladies (from left to right) Rosalynn Carter, Sen. ... Laura Lane Welch Bush (born November 4, 1946) is the wife of the forty-third and current President of the United States George W. Bush and is thereby the First Lady of the United States. ... For the daughter of President George W. Bush, see Barbara Pierce Bush. ... George H. W. Bush - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Red Room, looking northwest. ... is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Marvin Pierce Bush (born October 22, 1956) is the youngest son of George H. W. Bush and Barbara Pierce, and brother of George W., John (Jeb), Neil and Dorothy. ... Jenna Welch Bush (born November 25, 1981 in Dallas, Texas)[1] is an author and school teacher who is the daughter of U.S. President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush as well as the fraternal twin of Barbara Bush. ... ... For the wife of George H.W. Bush, see Barbara Bush. ... Neil Bush Neil Mallon Bush (born January 22, 1955 in Midland, Texas) is the third of five children of former President George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara Bush (Barbara Lane Pierce). ... Robert Bobby Koch is the President and CEO of the Wine Institute, acting as their chief lobbyist in Washington D.C. In 1992, he married Dorothy Bush, the only living daughter of George H. W. Bush, at a private ceremony held at Camp David. ... John Ellis Jebby Bush, Jr. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... List of Governors of Florida: Florida Governors Military Government Territorial Government Statehood Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Florida | Government of Florida ... John Ellis Jeb Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American politician, and was the 43rd Governor of Florida. ... George Prescott Bush (born April 24, 1976) is the eldest of three children of Florida governor Jeb Bush. ... Columba Bush (born August 17, 1953) is the wife of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and the sister-in-law of President George W. Bush. ... Map of City of Orange in Essex County The City of Orange Township is a City in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... This is a partial listing of prominent political families around the world. ... Peter Schweizer is a conservative author and a research fellow at the Hoover Institute. ... // For other uses, see Dynasty (disambiguation). ... This article is about the English as an ethnic group and nation. ... The Welsh are, according to Hastings (1997), an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language, which is a Celtic language. ... Norman conquests in red. ...

Family tree

The following is an approximate family tree of notable members of the modern Bush family:

The George Bush family in the early 1960s. In the front row, from left to right, stand Neil Bush, Marvin Bush, and Jeb Bush. In the back row are ASHTON KUTCHER, George W. Bush, Barbara Bush, and George H. W. Bush)

• Samuel P. Bush (1863–1948), a close advisor to President Hoover, was president of the Ohio Association of Manufacturers and a major Columbus industrialist.
• Flora Sheldon (1872-1920), the wife of Samuel P. Bush, married June 20, 1894 and mother to Prescott Bush.
  • Prescott Bush (1895–1972), Samuel P. Bush's son, served as a US Senator from Connecticut.
  • Dorothy Walker Bush (1901–1992), the wife of Prescott, was the daughter of George Herbert Walker of the well-connected Walker family of bankers and businessmen
    • Prescott Bush, Jr. (born 1922), Prescott Bush's eldest son, served as chairman of the U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce.
    • George H.W. Bush (born 1924), Prescott Bush Sr.'s second son, was the 41st US President, a Congressman from Houston, and CIA director, and also held other political and diplomatic posts. Before his political career he was in the oil business in Texas.
    • Barbara Pierce Bush (born 1925), the daughter of publisher Marvin Pierce, was First Lady of the US and Second Lady of the US during her husband's terms.
      • George W. Bush (born 1946), George H.W. Bush's eldest son, is the 43rd President of the United States and was the 46th Governor of Texas.
      • Laura Welch Bush (born 1946), the wife of George W., is the First Lady currently and a former teacher.
        • Barbara Pierce Bush and Jenna Welch Bush (born 1981), George W. Bush's twin daughters.
      • Pauline Robinson Bush (1949–1953), George H.W. Bush's second child and first daughter, died of leukemia.
      • Jeb Bush (born 1953), George H.W. Bush's second son, was the 43rd Governor of Florida. Married to Columba Bush.
        • George P. Bush (born 1976), son of Jeb Bush, works for Charter Holdings, a real estate investment company. Married to Amanda Williams.
        • Jeb Bush, Jr. (born 1983) is attending University of Texas
        • Noelle Bush (born 1977)
      • Neil Bush (born 1955), third son of George H. W. Bush and brother of President George W. Bush, is a businessman. Currently married to Maria Bush (as of 2004).
        • Lauren Bush (born 1984), model for Tommy Hilfiger, daughter of Neil Bush and Sharon Smith.
        • Pierce Bush (born 1986), son of Neil Bush and Sharon Smith.
        • Ashley Bush, daughter of Neil Bush and Sharon Smith.
      • Marvin Bush (born 1956), a venture capitalist, fourth son of George H. W. Bush, and brother of President George W. Bush.
      • Dorothy Bush Koch (born 1959), second daughter of George H. W. Bush and sister of President George W. Bush. Married to Bobby Koch, wine lobbyist.
    • Nancy truth Ellis (born 1926), Prescott Bush Sr.'s third child, and the only daughter.
      • John Prescott Ellis (born 1953), son of Nancy Bush Ellis, media consultant
    • Jonathan Bush (born 1931), Prescott Bush Sr.'s fourth child, banker
      • Jonathan S. Bush (born 1969), son of Jonathan Bush, insurance executive
      • Billy Bush (born 1971), son of Jonathan Bush, Access Hollywood host
    • William H.T. Bush (born 1938), Prescott Bush Sr.'s fifth child, banker and executive

James Smith Bush (June 15, 1825 – November 11, 1889) was an attorney and Episcopal priest and an ancestor of the Bush political family. ... Samuel Prescott Bush (October 4, 1863 – February 8, 1948) was an American industrialist and entrepreneur, and the patriarch of the Bush political family. ... Prescott Sheldon Bush (May 15, 1895 – October 8, 1972) was a United States Senator from Connecticut and a Wall Street executive banker with Brown Brothers Harriman. ... Dorothy Walker Bush (July 1, 1901 - November 19, 1992) was the mother of the 41st President of the United States, George H. W. Bush, and the grandmother of the 43rd president, George W. Bush. ... Order: 41st President Vice President: Dan Quayle Term of office: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 Preceded by: Ronald Reagan Succeeded by: Bill Clinton Date of birth: June 12, 1924 Place of birth: Milton, Massachusetts First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush Political party: Republican George Herbert Walker Bush, KBE (born June... For the daughter of President George W. Bush, see Barbara Pierce Bush. ... Jonathan James Bush (born May 6, 1931), an American banker, a brother of President George H. W. Bush, and an uncle of President George W. Bush. ... William Henry Trotter Bucky Bush (born July 14, 1938 in Greenwich, Connecticut) is the youngest son of Prescott Sheldon Bush and Dorothy Walker Bush, the younger brother of former President George H.W. Bush, and the uncle of current President George W. Bush. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001 and re-elected in the 2004 U.S. presidential election. ... Laura Lane Welch Bush (born November 4, 1946) is the wife of the forty-third and current President of the United States George W. Bush and is thereby the First Lady of the United States. ... John Ellis Jeb Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American politician, and was the 43rd Governor of Florida. ... Columba Bush (born August 17, 1953) is the wife of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and the sister-in-law of President George W. Bush. ... Neil Bush Neil Mallon Bush (born January 22, 1955 in Midland, Texas) is the third of five children of former President George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara Bush (Barbara Lane Pierce). ... Marvin Pierce Bush (born October 22, 1956) is the youngest son of George H. W. Bush and Barbara Pierce, and brother of George W., John (Jeb), Neil and Dorothy. ... Dorothy Bush Koch, often called Doro, (born August 18, 1959), is the daughter of the 41st President of the United States George H. W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush, and the youngest sibling of George W. Bush, the 43rd President. ... For the wife of George H.W. Bush, see Barbara Bush. ... Jenna Bush Jenna Welch Bush (born November 25, 1981, in Dallas, Texas) is the daughter of U.S. president George W. Bush and Laura Bush. ... For other persons of the same name, see George Bush. ... Noelle Lucila Bush (born 26 July 1977 in Texas) is the daughter of former Florida governor Jeb Bush and Columba Bush, the younger sister of George P. Bush, the older sister of Jeb Bush, Jr. ... Lauren Bush Lauren Bush (born June 25, 1984) is a model and the daughter of Neil Bush and Sharon Bush (née Smith) and niece of President of the United States George W. Bush. ... The George H. Bush family (l-r front row - Neil Bush, Marvin Bush, Jeb Bush; back row - Doro Bush, George W. Bush, Barbara Bush, George H. Bush), early 1960s Photo Credit: George Bush Presidential Library HS525 (source) This work is copyrighted. ... The George H. Bush family (l-r front row - Neil Bush, Marvin Bush, Jeb Bush; back row - Doro Bush, George W. Bush, Barbara Bush, George H. Bush), early 1960s Photo Credit: George Bush Presidential Library HS525 (source) This work is copyrighted. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969. ... Neil Bush Neil Mallon Bush (born January 22, 1955 in Midland, Texas) is the third of five children of former President George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara Bush (Barbara Lane Pierce). ... Marvin Pierce Bush (born October 22, 1956) is the youngest son of George H. W. Bush and Barbara Pierce, and brother of George W., John (Jeb), Neil and Dorothy. ... John Ellis Jeb Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American politician, and was the 43rd Governor of Florida. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... White House Portrait Barbara Pierce Bush (born June 8, 1925) is the wife of the 41st President of the United States, George H. W. Bush, and was First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993. ... George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. ... Samuel Prescott Bush (October 4, 1863 Brick Church, New Jersey - February 8, 1948 Columbus, Ohio) was the father of Senator Prescott Bush, grandfather of President George H. W. Bush, and great-grandfather of President George W. Bush. ... Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964), the thirty-first President of the United States (1929–1933), was a world-famous mining engineer and humanitarian administrator. ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Prescott Sheldon Bush (May 15, 1895 – October 8, 1972) was a United States Senator from Connecticut and a Wall Street executive banker with Brown Brothers Harriman. ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. 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CIA redirects here. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... White House Portrait Barbara Pierce Bush (born June 8, 1925) is the wife of the 41st President of the United States, George H. W. Bush, and was First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993. ... Marvin Pierce (1893-1969), was president of McCall Corporation, the publisher of the popular womens magazines Redbook and McCalls. ... First Lady Laura Bush and former first ladies (from left to right) Rosalynn Carter, Sen. ... Lynne Cheney, the current Second Lady of the United States The Second Lady of the United States is an unofficial title for the wife of the Vice President of the United States styled relatively to the formal title of the First Lady who is wife to the President and principal... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... 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Noelle Lucila Bush (born 26 July 1977 in Texas) is the daughter of former Florida governor Jeb Bush and Columba Bush, the younger sister of George P. Bush, the older sister of Jeb Bush, Jr. ... Neil Bush Neil Mallon Bush (born January 22, 1955 in Midland, Texas) is the third of five children of former President George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara Bush (Barbara Lane Pierce). ... Lauren Bush Lauren Bush (born June 25, 1984) is a model and the daughter of Neil Bush and Sharon Bush (née Smith) and niece of President of the United States George W. Bush. ... Thomas Jacob Hilfiger (born March 24, 1951 in Elmira, New York) is a world-famous American fashion designer and creator of the eponymous Tommy Hilfiger and Tommy brands. ... Marvin Pierce Bush (born October 22, 1956) is the youngest son of George H. W. Bush and Barbara Pierce, and brother of George W., John (Jeb), Neil and Dorothy. ... Venture capital is a general term to describe financing for startup and early stage businesses as well as businesses in turn around situations. ... Dorothy Bush Koch (born August 18, 1959), sometimes called Doro, is the younger sister and youngest sibling of George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States. ... Robert Bobby Koch is the President and CEO of the Wine Institute, acting as their chief lobbyist in Washington D.C. In 1992, he married Dorothy Bush, the only living daughter of George H. W. Bush, at a private ceremony held at Camp David. ... John Prescott Ellis is an American journalist and media consultant. ... Jonathan James Bush (born May 6, 1931), an American banker, a brother of President George H. W. Bush, and an uncle of President George W. Bush. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... William Hall Billy Bush (born October 13, 1971), co-host of the syndicated NBC Universal TV show Access Hollywood. ... 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Ancestors

Barbara Bush, Jeb Bush, George H.W. Bush, Laura Bush, and George W. Bush watch tee ball on the White House lawn.

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Patrilineal line

• Richard Bush (c. 1696 – 1732) in Bristol, Plymouth Colony) is believed to be the earliest known patrilineal member of the Bush family in North America.

• Timothy Bush (1728–1815 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 Lydia Newcomb, and was born in Penfield, New York on January 28, 1797. He left home during the War of 1812 and married Harriet Smith (1800-1867) (Cambridge, New York, May 12, 1800 - Cincinnati, Ohio, June 21, 1867), the daughter of Dr. Sanford Smith (1760-1815) (Stonington, Connecticut, February 27, 1760 - Scipio, New York, June 15, 1815) and his wife Priscilla Whippo Smith (1763-1838) (Cambridge, New York, c. 1763 - Pottstown, Pennsylvania, August 26, 1838), in Rochester, New York on November 8, 1821. He and his wife had seven children. Through his son Reverend James Smith Bush (1825-1889), he is the great-great-grandfather of former President George Herbert Walker Bush and the great-great-great-grandfather of President George W. Bush. In Rochester, Obadiah was employed as a schoolmaster and was also a well known abolitionist. He served as vice president of the Anti-Slavery Society and was on a committee to nominate candidates for justice of the peace. His brother Henry, a manufacturer of stoves, was also well known for his involvement in abolitionist activities. He was a participant in the Underground Railroad, and even petitioned the New York State Legislature to secede from the Union in a protest against slavery. The Rochester Daily Advertiser accused him of encouraging "anarchy." Eventually Obadiah, Henry and possibly another brother or two went off to find their fortunes in the California Gold Rush of 1849. After two years of toiling in California he began passage home, by ship, to retrieve his family in New York. He died, however, aboard ship and was given a sea burial. According to the book The Faith of George W. Bush: "[He] left his home during the War of 1812, became a schoolmaster, then caught gold fever and left for California during the Gold Rush of 1849. Two years later, he tried to return home to reclaim his family and take them west. He died in the attempt, though, and was buried at sea. leaving his wife and seven children alone in Rochester, New York."

• James Smith Bush (1825–1889), an Episcopal priest in New Jersey, California, and New York, was the son of Obadiah Bush and the father of Samuel Prescott Bush. The first Bush to earn a degree from Yale University, he supported the founding of The Third Society at Yale, now known as Wolf's Head Society.

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Other notable relatives

• Måns Andersson (died c. 1677), a Swedish immigrant believed to be among the earliest ancestors of the Bush family in North America.
• Anne Hutchinson (1591–1643), a Massachusetts religious dissident, was an 11th–generation ancestor of Samuel P. Bush through his mother Harriet Fay.^[5] The same family line makes the Bushes distant cousins of Presidents George Washington, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Calvin Coolidge.
• George Bush (1796–1859), a biblical scholar who wrote a book Life of Mohammed, was a cousin of Obadiah Bush.
• Jonathan Fairbanks (born 1595) who first built the Fairbanks House, the oldest house in North America.^[6] He is also an ancestor of William Howard Taft^[7], Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks^[8] and the father and son Governors of Vermont Erastus Fairbanks and Horace Fairbanks^[9].
• Rev. John Lathrop - ancestor of Samuel P. Bush via his mother Harriet Fay. This same line makes the Bushes cousins to President Ulysses S. Grant as well as Benedict Arnold, among many, many others.
• Thomas Hinckley - ancestor of Dorothy Walker, wife of Prescott Bush. Governor of the Plymouth Colony.
• Thomas Mayhew - ancestor of Flora Sheldon and all her descendants. Established the first settlement of Martha's Vineyard.
• Philip Sherman - ancestor of Flora Sheldon, wife of Samuel P. Bush. One of the founders of Rhode Island.
• Charlemagne - President Bush is descended from Charlemagne eight, possibly nine, times. Two of his "gateway" ancestors were Anne Hutchinson and Robert Livingston the Elder.
• Strongbow - The Bushs are desendants of this Norman, a descendant of Vikings who settled in Normandy, who led the Anglo-Norman conquest of Ireland in the 12th Century. Strongbow was not Celtic, being a French-speaking Norman.^[10]

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Connections to other prominent families

Walker family

George Herbert "Bert" Walker (1875–1953) was a wealthy American banker and businessman. His daughter Dorothy married Prescott Bush, making him the grandfather (and namesake) of the 41st President George H. W. Bush and the great-grandfather of the 43rd President George W. Bush. George Herbert Bert Walker (June 11, 1875 - June 24, 1953) was a wealthy American banker and businessman. ... Dorothy Walker Bush (July 1, 1901 - November 19, 1992) was the mother of the 41st President of the United States, George H. W. Bush, and the grandmother of the 43rd president, George W. Bush. ... Prescott Sheldon Bush (May 15, 1895 – October 8, 1972) was a United States Senator from Connecticut and a Wall Street executive banker with Brown Brothers Harriman. ... George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

Fish family

Samuel Prescott Bush married Flora Sheldon, who had a common ancestor with the Fishes (e.g. Hamilton Fish) and the Keans (e.g. Thomas Kean). Their common ancestor was the famed Robert Livingston the Elder.^[11] Hamilton Fish Hamilton Fish, (3 August 1808–7 September 1893), born in New York City, was an American statesman who served as Governor of New York, United States Senator and United States Secretary of State. ... Thomas Howard Kean (born April 21, 1935) is an American Republican Party politician, who served as the 48th Governor of New Jersey, from 1982 to 1990. ... Robert Livingston the Elder (December 13, 1654 – October 1, 1728) was a New York colonial official, and first lord of Livingston Manor. ...

See also: Fish and Kean family

During its history, the United States has seen many families who have repeatedly produced notable politicians from their ranks, and these historic U.S. political families have had a significant impact on politics in the United States. ...

Pierce family

First Lady Barbara Bush (née Pierce), the wife of George H.W. Bush (the 41st President of the United States) and the mother of George W. Bush (the 43rd President), is descended from a second cousin of Franklin Pierce (14th President). Through this family they are also connected to the royal House of Lorraine. ^[11] The French word née (feminine) or né (masculine) (or the English word nee) is still commonly used in some newspapers when mentioning the maiden name of a woman in engagement or wedding announcements. ... Order: 41st President Vice President: Dan Quayle Term of office: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 Preceded by: Ronald Reagan Succeeded by: Bill Clinton Date of birth: June 12, 1924 Place of birth: Milton, Massachusetts First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush Political party: Republican George Herbert Walker Bush, KBE (born June... Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was an American politician and the fourteenth President of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. ... The Duchy of Lorraine was an independent state for most of the period of time between 843 to 1739. ...

Other Presidents

Current President George W. Bush is related to other presidents as well as Pierce, who he is also related to on his father's side via Daniel Brewer. He is also a cousin of Fillmore (via Millards), Lincoln (via Gilmans), Grant (via Lathrops). Hayes (via Smiths, Footes, Parmelees, and Huckinses), Garfield (via Wheelers, Carpenters, Cookes, Warrens, Holbrooks, and Arnolds), Cleveland (via Smiths and Stanleys), Theodore Roosevelt (via Schuylers), Taft (via Holbrooks, Thayers, Haywards, Cookes, Footes, Ravenses, Waterses, and Shermans), Coolidge (via Phillipses, Hortons, Garnseys, Pulsiphers, Ravenses, Richardsons, Moores, Bulkeleys, and Morses), Hoover (via Brookses, Reades, Wheelers, Richardsons, and Shermans), Franklin Roosevelt (via Beekmans, Hutchinsons, Popes, Jenneys, Richardses, Palgraves, Lathrops, and Howlands), Nixon (via Lippincotts, Footes, Traverses, Morses, and Howlands), and Ford (via Vanderburghs, Wheelers, Marvins, Gilmans, and Howlands). ^[11]

Mayflower Pilgrims

Current President Bush is also descended from Mayflower passengers John Howland, John Tilley, Henry Sam(p)son, and probably Francis Cooke. ^[11] John Howland (ca 1599–1672) was one of the settlers who travelled from England to North America on the Mayflower and helped found the Plymouth Colony. ... John Tilley (1571–1620 or 1) was one of the settlers who traveled from England to North America on the Mayflower but died shortly after arrival. ... Francis Cooke (1583 - 1663) one of the 102 passengers on the Mayflower, was born c. ...

Kerry family

George W. Bush and his opponent in the 2004 U.S. Presidential election John Kerry share a common ancestor in Edmund Reade (1563-1623) and his wife Elizabeth Cooke. Bush and Kerry are 9th cousins, twice removed.^[12] John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts, in his fourth term of office. ...

The Lastig Family

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Bush is also related to prominent Western Maryland philanthropist, author, lawyer, statesmen, and architect Michael Lastig. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ...

The Mulvey Family

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As a distant cousin, George Bush has noted that he takes pride in his relation to renowned Dr. Mulvis Irving Brown of Washington, DC. Dr. Brown is largely credited for his development of the modern pharmaceutical system. In the early 1700s, Dr. Brown coined the term "druggist" as it was later changed to pharmacist. Dr. Brown's largest accomplishment was the advent of the modern drug Percocet. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ...

Sir Winston Churchill

Current President George W. Bush is related to Winston Churchill three ways: through the Coes of NY, the Sumners of Mass., and the Shermans of RI (linking them to the Baldwin, Hoar & Sherman family).^[11] The Baldwin, Evarts, Hoar & Sherman family is an exceedingly large political family of the United States spanning the countrys history. ...

Further reading

• American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush (2004), Kevin Phillips. ISBN 0-670-03264-6
• The Bushes: Portrait of a Dynasty, Peter Schweizer
• The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty, Kitty Kelley

Kevin Phillips (born November 30, 1940) is an American writer and commentator, largely on politics, economics, and history. ... Peter Schweizer is a conservative author and a research fellow at the Hoover Institute. ... Kitty Kelley (born April 4, 1942) is an American investigative journalist and author of several best-selling biographies of celebrities and politicians, most of them unauthorized. ...

See also

• List of U.S. political families
• Political families of the world

During its history the United States has seen many families who have repeatedly produced notable politicians from their ranks, and these historic U.S. political families have had a significant impact on politics in the United States. ... This is a partial listing of prominent political families around the world. ...

References

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External links

• New York Times: A Bush Dynasty Begins To Look Real
• CNN: Victory restores Bush dynasty to Washington
• Guardian The Bush dynasty and the Cuban criminals
• Village Voice: The Kennedy Dynasty vs. the Bush Dynasty
• Cincinnati Enquirer: Cheney's health beside the point in Bush dynasty
• St. Petersburg Times(FL): The Bush dynasty parties on
• Bush41 and Bush43 info on possible Native American ancestry
• Bush family genealogy

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