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The Bush family is an American family that is known for their involvement in American politics, news, sports, entertainment, and business. They were the First Family of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and again from 2001 to 2009.

Family members have held held national and state offices across four generations, including that of U.S. senator (Prescott Bush); governor (Jeb Bush and George W. Bush); and president (George H. W. Bush, who also was as vice president, and George W. Bush).

The Bushes have been called "the most successful political dynasty in American history".^[1]

Family tree

Richard Bush, m. Mary Fairbanks
Timothy Bush, m. Deborah House
Timothy Bush Jr., m. Lydia Newcomb
- Obadiah Newcomb Bush (1797–1851), m. Harriet Smith
  - James Smith Bush, m. Harriet Fay
    - Samuel Prescott Bush, m. Flora Sheldon
      - Prescott Sheldon Bush, m. Dorothy Wear Walker
        Prescott Sheldon Bush Jr., m. Elizabeth Kauffman
        Prescott Sheldon Bush III, m. Francesca Emerson Farr
        
        Kelsey Bush-Nadeau, m. Philip Gerald Nadeau
        Elizabeth Nadeau
        
        Katherine Nadeau
        
        William F. Nadeau, m. Lydia Jean Strickland
        
        James Laurence "Jamie" Bush, m. Susan C. "Sue" Bush
        Sarah Bush Richey, m. William "Drake" Richey
        Draper Dennis Richey
        
        George Laurence Richey
        
        Samuel P. Bush
        
        George H. W. Bush, m. Barbara Pierce
        George W. Bush, m. Laura Lane Welch
        Barbara Pierce Bush
        George W. Bush, Marvin Bush, Barbara Bush and Laura Bush at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.
        (b. November 25, 1981), m. Craig Louis Coyne
        Cora Coyne
        
        Jenna Welch Bush (b. November 25, 1981), m. Henry Chase Hager
        Margaret Laura "Mila" Hager
        
        Poppy Louise Hager
        
        Henry Harold "Hal" Hager
        
        Pauline Robinson "Robin" Bush
        
        John Ellis "Jeb" Bush, m. Columba Garnica Gallo
        George Prescott Bush (b. April 24, 1976), m. Amanda Williams
        Prescott Bush
        
        John Bush
        
        John Ellis "Jebby" Bush Jr. (b. 1983)
        Georgia H.W. Bush
        
        Vivian Alexandra Columba Bush
        
        Noelle Lucila Bush (b. 1977)
        
        Neil Mallon Bush, (m./div. 1st) Sharon Smith ; (m. 2nd) Maria Andrews
        Lauren Bush (b. June 25, 1984), m. David Lauren
        James Richard Lauren
        
        Max Walker Lauren
        
        Pierce Mallon Bush (b. March 11, 1986), m. Sarahbeth Melton
        
        Ashley Walker Bush (b. February 7, 1989)
        
        Marvin Pierce Bush, m. Margaret Molster
        Marshall Lloyd Bush (b. May 14, 1986)
        
        Charles Walker Bush (b. December 12, 1989)
        
        Dorothy Walker Bush, (m./div. 1st) William LeBlond ; (m. 2nd) Robert P. Koch
        Samuel "Sam" LeBlond (b. 1985)
        
        Nancy Ellis "Ellie" LeBlond (b. 1988), m. Nick Sosa
        
        Robert David Koch (b. 1993)
        
        Georgia "Gigi" Koch (b. 1996)
        
        Nancy Walker Bush, m. Alexander B. Ellis II
        Nancy Walker Ellis
        
        Alexander Ellis III
        
        John Prescott Ellis
        
        Joe Ellis
        
        Jonathan James Bush, m. Josephine Bradley
        Billy Bush, m. Sydney Davis
        Josie Bush
        
        Mary Bradley Bush
        
        Lillie Bush
        
        Jonathan S. Bush
        Nicola Bush
        
        Isabelle Bush
        
        Lucas Bush
        
        Anna Bush
        
        Oscar Bush
        
        Willa Bush
        
        William Henry Trotter Bush
        William Prescott Bush
        
        Louisa Bush
      - Robert Sheldon Bush
      - Mary Eleanor Bush
      - Margaret Livingston Bush
      - James Smith Bush

Sources:^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

References

↑ Joseph Curl (January 20, 2005). "Rise of 'dynasty' quick, far-reaching". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
↑ Herskowitz, Mickey (2003), "Bush Family Tree", Duty, Honor, Country: The Life and Legacy of Prescott Bush, Thomas Nelson, p. 9, ISBN 9781401600099
↑ Harrison, Bruce (2005), The Family Forest Descendants of Lady Joan Beaufort, Kamuela, Hawaii: Millisecond Publishing Company, Inc.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ Kelley, Kitty (2004), "Bush / Walker / Pierce / Robinson / Family Tree" (PDF), The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty, Random House, ISBN 9781407095691
↑ Philadelphia, Desa (August 7, 2000), Republican Convention: The Family Tree, Time, archived from the original on April 1, 2008
↑ Phillips, Kevin (2004), "The Bush–Walker Family Tree", American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush, Penguin Books, ISBN 9780143034315
↑ Roberts, Gary Boyd; Otto, Julie Helen (1995), Ancestors of American presidents, New England Historic Genealogical Society / C. Boyer, 3rd, ISBN 9780936124193
↑ Rechcigl, Mila, Czech Roots of President Bush, Washington, D.C.: Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences, archived from the original on September 14, 2015, retrieved June 11, 2012
↑ Weisberg, Jacob (2008), "The Bush Family Tree", The Bush Tragedy, Random House, ISBN 9780812978353

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[1] Joseph Curl (January 20, 2005). "Rise of 'dynasty' quick, far-reaching". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2006-11-10.

[2] Herskowitz, Mickey (2003), "Bush Family Tree", Duty, Honor, Country: The Life and Legacy of Prescott Bush, Thomas Nelson, p. 9, ISBN 9781401600099

[3] Harrison, Bruce (2005), The Family Forest Descendants of Lady Joan Beaufort, Kamuela, Hawaii: Millisecond Publishing Company, Inc.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] Kelley, Kitty (2004), "Bush / Walker / Pierce / Robinson / Family Tree" (PDF), The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty, Random House, ISBN 9781407095691

[5] Philadelphia, Desa (August 7, 2000), Republican Convention: The Family Tree, Time, archived from the original on April 1, 2008

[6] Phillips, Kevin (2004), "The Bush–Walker Family Tree", American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush, Penguin Books, ISBN 9780143034315

[7] Roberts, Gary Boyd; Otto, Julie Helen (1995), Ancestors of American presidents, New England Historic Genealogical Society / C. Boyer, 3rd, ISBN 9780936124193

[8] Rechcigl, Mila, Czech Roots of President Bush, Washington, D.C.: Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences, archived from the original on September 14, 2015, retrieved June 11, 2012

[9] Weisberg, Jacob (2008), "The Bush Family Tree", The Bush Tragedy, Random House, ISBN 9780812978353

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