Samuel P. Bush

Samuel P. Bush
Bush in 1909
Born
Samuel Prescott Bush

(1863-10-04)October 4, 1863
Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedFebruary 8, 1948(1948-02-08) (aged 84)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Burial placeGreen Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Alma materStevens Institute of Technology (BS)
Occupation(s)Businessman and industrialist
Spouses
  • Flora Sheldon
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    (m. 1894; died 1920)​
  • Martha Bell Carter
Children5, including Prescott
Parents
RelativesBush family
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Samuel Prescott Bush (October 4, 1863 – February 8, 1948) was an American steel industry executive and the patriarch of the Bush family. He was the father of U.S. Senator Prescott Bush, the paternal grandfather of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, the patrilineal great-grandfather of former President George W. Bush and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush.

After graduating from the Stevens Institute of Technology, he established himself as one of the leading industrialists of his era.[1]

  1. ^ "Stevens Remembers Samuel Prescott Bush and His Entrepreneurial Spirit". Stevens Institute of Technology. December 4, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2023.