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'''George Herbert Walker Bush''', 41st [[Presidents of the United States|US President]] 1989-93 This page is copyright 2007 by Will Johnson, Professional Genealogist. This page is locked, if you'd like to comment on it, please email me at [mailto:wjhonson@aol.com wjhonson@aol.com]. ==George Herbert Walker Bush== George Bush, Sr was born [[Jun 12]], 1924 in Milton, Norfolk County, [[Massachusetts]], the second child of Prescott Bush (1896-) and his wife Dorothy (1902-). In Jan 1945, he married Barbara Pierce. They had six children: [[George W Bush|George]], Robin, John "Jeb", Neil, Marvin and Dorothy. He was US Vice-President from 1981 to 1989, and US President from 1989 to 1993. He ran for President in the 1992 Election but lost to [[William J Clinton|William "Bill" Clinton]]. ===Primary sources=== *[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6224&iid=CTT626_257-0741&fn=Prescott+S&ln=Bush&st=r&ssrc=&pid=9162263 1930 Census of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut] showing "Prescott S Bush, 34, OH/MA/OH, Banker; Dorothy, wife, 28, ME/MO/MO; Prescott S Jr 7 ME, Walker 5 MA, Nancy 4, NY" and three servants. ===Secondary sources=== *[http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/gb41.html George H W Bush biography] on whitehouse.gov *[http://www.wargs.com/political/bush.html William Addams Reitwiesner's work on the ancestry of George H W Bush] ==Prescott S Bush== Prescott Bush was born 15 May 1895 in Columbus, Franklin County, [[Ohio]], the son of Samuel Prescott Bush by his wife Flora Sheldon. He graduated from Yale University in 1917, enlisted in the Army for WWI and served to 1919. He then married Dorothy Walker of Kennebunkport, [[Maine]], on [[Aug 6]], 1921. By 1930 they are living in Fairfield, [[Connecticut]] with three children. From 1952-1963 he was a US Senator from Connecticut, living in Greenwich. He died in [[New York]] on [[Oct 8]], 1972 and was buried in Putnam Cemetery, Greenwich, Connecticut. ===Primary sources=== *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&so=2&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Prescott&gsln=Bush&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&db=&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-c&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416 SSDI] entry for Prescott Bush *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=nypl%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Prescott&gsln=Bush&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=7&recid=10227110&recoff=1+2 New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957], returning from Cherbourg, France on the Queen Elizabeth in 1951 Prescott and Dorothy. *[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7488&iid=NYT715_7504-0297&fn=Prescott&ln=Bush&st=r&ssrc=&pid=3038463215 New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957], returning by airplane in 1947 from Bermuda, Prescott and Dorothy. *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=WWIIdraft%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Prescott&gsln=Bush&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=0&recid=754733&recoff=1+3 World War II Draft Registration Card], showing that at that time he is employed by "Brown Bros. Harriman & Co" on Wall street. He was 6'4" and 210 pounds. *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=nypl%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Prescott&gsln=Bush&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=2&recid=10227105&recoff=1+2 New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957] Returning from Southampton, England in 1938, Prescott and Dorothy *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=nypl%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Prescott&gsln=Bush&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=1&recid=10227104&recoff=1+2 New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957] returning from Bermuda in 1937, Prescott, Dorothy, Prescott Jr and George W. *[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6224&iid=CTT626_257-0741&fn=Prescott+S&ln=Bush&st=r&ssrc=&pid=9162263 1930 Census of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut] showing "Prescott S Bush, 34, OH/MA/OH, Banker; Dorothy, wife, 28, ME/MO/MO; Prescott S Jr 7 ME, Walker 5 MA, Nancy 4, NY" and three servants. *[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6061&iid=MOT625_961-0163&fn=Prescott+S&ln=Bush&st=r&ssrc=&pid=45471827 1920 Census of St Louis, St Louis, Missouri] showing "Prescott S Bush, boarder, 24, single, b OH/NY/OH, General Manager, Hadona ? Co" ===Secondary Sources=== *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=genepool%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Prescott&gsln=Bush&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=6&recid=387692&recoff=1+2+39+40 Family Data Collection] showing "Prescott Sheldon Bush, spouse Dorothy Walker, parents Samuel Prescott Bush and Flora Sheldon, born Columbus, Ohio, born 15 May 1894, died 8 Oct 1972 New York" *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=ohssm%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Prescott&gsln=Bush&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=0&recid=25289&recoff=1+3 ''Ohio Military Men'', 1917-18] with some details on his military career. *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=USCongress%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Prescott&gsln=Bush&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=0&recid=1554&recoff=36+38 ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005''], "Prescott Sheldon Bush" ===Further reading=== *''The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants'', pp [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&r=an&dbid=49324&iid=FLHG_RoyalDescentsof600Immigrants-0233&rc=992,2503,1186,2546;1203,2500,1326,2545;385,2605,583,2647;814,2603,937,2647&fn=prescott&ln=bush&st=d&ssrc=&pid=93690 129], his descent from [[Robert II, King of Scotland]]; two descents from [[Edward I, King of England]] are given at page [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&r=an&dbid=49324&iid=FLHG_RoyalDescentsof600Immigrants-0383&rc=1238,1772,1361,1814;564,1875,760,1917;776,1875,900,1917;364,1976,561,2020;794,1978,916,2022&fn=prescott&ln=bush&st=d&ssrc=&pid=93840 279] and page [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/bookview.aspx?dbid=49324&iid=FLHG_RoyalDescentsof600Immigrants-0438&desc=Prescott+Bush&rc=1436,905,1561,948;761,1007,958,1050;974,1007,1099,1052;561,1109,759,1154;992,1110,1116,1154 334]; three descents from [[William I, King of Scotland]] are given at page [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/bookview.aspx?dbid=49324&iid=FLHG_RoyalDescentsof600Immigrants-0524&desc=Prescott+Bush&rc=1417,384,1541,427;741,487,937,530;953,486,1077,530;542,590,739,632;971,590,1095,634 420], page [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/bookview.aspx?dbid=49324&iid=FLHG_RoyalDescentsof600Immigrants-0538&desc=Prescott+Bush&rc=1439,1561,1563,1605;765,1663,961,1707;978,1663,1101,1708;564,1765,761,1809;994,1766,1118,1810 434], and page [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/bookview.aspx?dbid=49324&iid=FLHG_RoyalDescentsof600Immigrants-0538&desc=Prescott+Bush&rc=1439,1561,1563,1605;765,1663,961,1707;978,1663,1101,1708;564,1765,761,1809;994,1766,1118,1810 436]; his descent from [[Henry II, King of England]] is at page [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/bookview.aspx?dbid=49324&iid=FLHG_RoyalDescentsof600Immigrants-0547&desc=Prescott+Bush&rc=1223,1156,1348,1201;550,1259,746,1303;762,1259,886,1303;352,1361,548,1405;781,1362,902,1406 443]. ==See also== *[[Presidents of the United States]] [[Category:Massachusetts]] [[Category:Connecticut]] [[Category:Missouri]] [[Category:Ohio]] [[Category:Maine]] [[Category:Politicians]] [[Category:Famous Men]]
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