Bush family

"The Bushes" redirects here. For the shrub, see bush (plant). For other uses, see Bush (disambiguation).
"Bushian" redirects here. For uses related to other people, see Bush (surname).
Bush family
Current regionTexas
Place of originNew Sweden
New York
New England
Midwestern United States
Estate(s)Walker's Point Estate (Kennebunkport, Maine)
Prairie Chapel Ranch (McLennan County, Texas)

The Bush family is an American political family that has played a prominent role in American politics since the 1950s, foremost as the first family of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and again from 2001 to 2009, during the respective presidencies of George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. They also played prominent roles in areas of American news, sports, entertainment, and business. They were also the second family of the United States from 1981 to 1989, when George H. W. Bush was vice president. The Bush family is one of four families to have produced two presidents of the United States by the same surname; the others were the Adams, Roosevelt, and Harrison families.

Best known for their involvement in politics, family members have held various national and state offices spanning 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 had previously served as vice president, and George W. Bush). Other family members include a National Football League (NFL) executive (Joe Ellis) and two nationally known television personalities (Billy Bush and Jenna Bush Hager).

The Bush family is of primarily English and German descent. The Bush family traces its European origin to the 17th century, with Samuel Bush being their first American-born ancestor, in 1647.[1] According to the Swedish Colonial Society, the Bush family also has Swedish ancestry, going back ten generations to a Swedish farmer named Måns Andersson who migrated from Gothenburg to New Sweden (Delaware).[2][3]

  1. ^ "President George W Bush Genealogy & Family History".
  2. ^ "President Bush has Swedish ancestors". Hindustan Times. 2006-04-03. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  3. ^ "George W Bush har svenska rötter" [George W Bush has Swedish roots]. SVT (in Swedish). 2006-04-03. Retrieved 2023-07-15.