George Herbert Walker BUSH #44495

12 JUN 1924 - 30 NOV 2018
BIRTH 12 JUN 1924, Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
He grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut.
DEATH 30 NOV 2018, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA

Historical Notes

During the Second World War, he served as a Naval aviator in the Pacific Theater, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. After the war, he attended Yale University, where he received a degree in Economics in 1948. He moved to Texas in the 1950's, and became wealthy in the Oil industry. He was elected to the US House of Representatives from Texas, in 1966 and served until 1970. He served as Ambassador to the United Nations, 1971-72; and, was Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, 1976-77. In 1980, he was elected Vice-President under Ronald Reagan. Then in 1988, he was elected the 41st President of the United States.
He grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Parents

Father : Prescott Sheldon BUSH #44493

Mother : Dorothy Wear WALKER #44494

Family 1

Barbara PIERCE
    MARRIAGE 6 JAN 1945, Rye, Westchester, New York, USA

Children

  1. +George Walker BUSH
  2. +John Ellis BUSH
  3. +Neil Mallon BUSH
  4. +Marvin Pierce BUSH
  5.  Pauline Robinson BUSH
  6. +Dorothy Walker BUSH

Lineage 

                                                   _James Smith BUSH ______+
                                                  | (1825 - 1889) m 1859   
                          _Samuel Prescott BUSH __|
                         | (1863 - 1948) m 1894   |
                         |                        |_Harriet Eleanor FAY ___+
                         |                          (1829 - 1924) m 1859   
 _Prescott Sheldon BUSH _|
| (1895 - 1972) m 1921   |
|                        |                         _Robert Emmet SHELDON __
|                        |                        |                        
|                        |_Flora SHELDON _________|
|                          (1872 - 1920) m 1894   |
|                                                 |_Mary Elizabeth BUTLER _+
|                                                   (1850 - 1897)          
|
|--George Herbert Walker BUSH 
|  (1924 - 2018)
|                                                  _David Davis WALKER ____
|                                                 | (1840 - 1918)          
|                         _George Herbert WALKER _|
|                        | (1874 - 1953)          |
|                        |                        |_Martha Adela BEAKY ____
|                        |                          (1841 - 1907)          
|_Dorothy Wear WALKER ___|
  (1901 - 1992) m 1921   |
                         |                         ________________________
                         |                        |                        
                         |_Lucretia WEAR _________|
                           (1874 - 1961)          |
                                                  |________________________

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