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James Smith Bush
Born June 15, 1825
Flag of the United States Rochester, New York, USA
Died November 11, 1889
Ithaca, New York, USA
Other names James Smith
Spouse Harriet Fay

James Smith Bush (June 15, 1825November 11, 1889) was an attorney and Episcopal priest and an ancestor of the Bush political family. He was the father of business magnate Samuel Prescott Bush, grandfather of US Senator Prescott Bush, great-grandfather of former US President George H. W. Bush and great-great-grandfather of current US President George W. Bush. is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway 1825 (MDCCCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Nickname: Motto: Rochester: Made for Living Location of Rochester in New York State Country State County Monroe Government [1]  - Mayor Robert Duffy (D) Area  - City  37. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The City of Ithaca (named for the Greek island of Ithaca) sits on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, in Central New York State. ... Harriet Eleanor Fay (October 29, 1829 - February 27, 1924) is the great-grandmother of President George H. W. Bush and great-great-grandmother of President George W. Bush. ... is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway 1825 (MDCCCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... An attorney is someone who represents someone else in the transaction of business: For attorney-at-law, see lawyer, solicitor, barrister or civil law notary. ... This article is about the Episcopal Church in the United States. ... 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 couples 60th wedding anniversary. ... 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. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... 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. ... For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... 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 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

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Biography

James Smith Bush was born in Rochester, New York to Obadiah Newcomb Bush and Harriet Smith (1800–1867). Nickname: Motto: Rochester: Made for Living Location of Rochester in New York State Country State County Monroe Government [1]  - Mayor Robert Duffy (D) Area  - City  37. ... Obadiah Newcomb Bush (January 28, 1797 - 1851) was an American merchant and an ancestor of the Bush political family. ...


Yale University

Bush entered Yale University in 1841, the first of what would become a long family tradition. As his grandson, Prescott Sheldon Bush, great-grandson, George H.W. Bush, great great-grandson, George W. Bush, and great great great-granddaughter Barbara are all Yale alumni. “Yale” redirects here. ... Prescott Sheldon Bush (May 15, 1895, Columbus, Ohio - October 8, 1972, New York City) was a U.S. Senator from Connecticut and a Wall Street executive banker with Brown Brothers Harriman. ... 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... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Barbara Bush Barbara Pierce Bush (born November 25, 1981, in Dallas, Texas) is one of the fraternal twin daughters of U.S. president George W. Bush and Laura Bush. ...


Bush supported the founding of Wolf's Head Society, known originally as The Third Society, along with over three hundred other Yale alumni, Charles Phelps Taft among them, in 1883. Wolfs Head (W.H.S.), founded in 1883, is the third oldest secret society at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. ... Charles Phelps Taft (December 21, 1843 - December 31, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician. ... Year 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...


Bush took the bar in 1847 after law studies at The University of Rochester. Located in Rochester, New York, USA and founded in 1850, the University of Rochester is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian research institution. ...


First Marriage

His first wife, Sarah Freeman, lived in nearby Saratoga Springs. They married in 1851, but she died 18 months later during childbirth. Saratoga Springs is a city located in Saratoga County, New York. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...


This prompted Bush to study divinity with the rector of the Episcopal church there. Ordained a deacon in 1855, he was appointed rector at the newly organized Grace Church in Orange, New Jersey. The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ... Map of City of Orange in Essex County The City of Orange Township is a City in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. ...


Second Marriage

On February 24, 1859, he married Harriet Fay in Trinity Church, New York City. Fay was born in Savannah, Georgia. is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Harriet Eleanor Fay (October 29, 1829 - February 27, 1924) is the great-grandmother of President George H. W. Bush and great-great-grandmother of President George W. Bush. ... Coordinates: , County Chatham Government  - Mayor Otis S. Johnson Area  - City 202. ...


Children

  1. James Freeman, b. 15 Jun 1860, Essex Co., NJ
  2. Samuel Prescott, b. 4 Oct 1863, Ocean Co., NJ
  3. Harriet Montfort, b. 14 Nov 1871
  4. Eleanor Howard, b. 7 Nov 1873
Samuel was named after Harriet Fay's grandfather, Samuel Prescott Phillips Fay.

Samuel Prescott Bush (October 4, 1863 – February 8, 1948) was an American industrialist and entrepreneur, and the patriarch of the Bush political family. ... The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ...

Career

In 1865-66 he traveled to San Francisco via the Straits of Magellan on the ironclad monitor USS Monadnock with Commodore John Rodgers, with international goodwill stops along the way. In 1867 he was called to Grace Church (later Cathedral) in San Francisco, but troubled by family obligations, only stayed five years. In 1872 he took a call from Church of the Ascenscion in Staten Island. In 1884 he retired from leading churches to Concord, Massachusetts, and in 1888 left the Episcopal Church altogether and became a Unitarian. The stress of this separation caused him health problems for the remainder of his life. He moved to Ithaca, New York. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... The Strait of Magellan, near Punta Arenas The Strait of Magellan is a navigable route immediately south of mainland South America. ... Ironclad warships, frequently shortened to just ironclads, were ships sheathed with thick iron plates for protection. ... A monitor was a special form of warship, little more than a self-propelled floating artillery platform that could move close inshore and give its support to military operations on land. ... The first USS Monadnock, a twin‑screw, wooden‑hull, double-turreted, ironclad monitor was laid down at the Boston Navy Yard, Charlestown, MA, in 1862; launched 23 March 1863; and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard 4 October 1864, Captain John M. Berrien in command. ... Rear Admiral John Rodgers John Rodgers (8 August 1812 – 5 May 1882), son of Commodore John Rodgers, was born near Havre de Grace, Maryland. ... Grace Cathedral is located on Nob Hill in San Francisco, California. ... Staten Island (IPA: ) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1635 Incorporated 1635 Government  - Type Open town meeting Area  - Town  25. ... Historic Unitarianism believed in the oneness of God as opposed to traditional Christian belief in the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). ...


Death

James Smith Bush died on November 11th 1889 in Ithaca, at the age of 64.


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