Paths of Power

The President comes from a long line ofachievers, from financiers to judges topoliticians. Today the bonds of familyform a nationwide network of influence

Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004

    • Father’s Side

    LUCRETIA “LOULIE” (WEAR) WALKER

    1874-1961

    Oversaw a privileged, sports-loving household in St. Louis, Mo.

    GEORGE HERBERT WALKER

    1875-1953

    A successful broker and president of the U.S. Golf Association

    FLORA (SHELDON) BUSH

    1872-1920

    Raised her children in the Ohio county where she grew up

    SAMUEL PRESCOTT BUSH

    1863-1948

    A steel magnate who became an adviser to President Herbert Hoover

    Grandparents

    DOROTHY (WALKER) BUSH

    1901-92

    The most competitive Bush, she bred in her children the drive to win but never brag

    PRESCOTT SHELDON BUSH

    1895-1972

    An investment banker and the first Bush to win elective office, he became a Senator from Connecticut

    Parents, Aunts, Uncles

    PRESCOTT SHELDON BUSH JR.

    1922-

    A businessman and developer with strong ties to Beijing, he ran the U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce

    NANCY (BUSH) ELLIS

    1926-

    The most liberal Bush, she is an environmentalist and a civil rights activist and a campaigner for her brother and nephews

    JONATHAN JAMES BUSH

    1931-

    An investment banker and a political fund raiser who helped find investors for George W.’s Texas oil business in the 1980s

    WILLIAM H.T. “BUCKY” BUSH

    1938-

    A venture capitalist based in St. Louis, he most recently helped George W.’s re-election campaign in Missouri

    GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH

    1924-

    The standard bearer. His eight years as Vice President and four years as President followed a lofty public-service career

    The President’s Generation

    PAULINE ROBINSON “ROBIN” BUSH

    1949-1953

    George H.W. and Barbara’s second child (after the current President), she died of leukemia two months before her fourth birthday

    JOHN ELLIS “JEB” BUSH

    1953-

    A former real estate developer serving his second term as Governor of Florida, he is often mentioned as a presidential contender

    NEIL MALLON BUSH

    1955-

    After weathering a savings and loan scandal in the 1980s and a bitter divorce last year, he is focusing on an educational software company

    Children

    GEORGE P. BUSH, b. 1976

    NOELLE BUSH, b. 1977

    JOHN ELLIS BUSH JR., b. 1983

    LAUREN BUSH, b. 1984

    PIERCE BUSH, b. 1986

    ASHLEY BUSH, b. 1989

    Mother’s side

    [Great-Grandparents]

    SCOTT PIERCE

    1866-1945

    After losing his wealth in the 1893 iron crash, he sold insurance

    MABEL (MARVIN) PIERCE

    1869-?

    Jeb Bush’s wife Columba inherited Mabel’s wedding ring

    JAMES E. ROBINSON

    1868-1932

    A farmer’s son who became an Ohio supreme court justice

    LULU (FLICKINGER) ROBINSON

    1875-?

    After her husband’s death, she learned to drive and toured the country

    [Grandparents]

    MARVIN PIERCE

    1893-1969

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