James Smith Bush

James Smith Bush
Rev. James Smith Bush
Born(1825-06-15)June 15, 1825
DiedNovember 11, 1889(1889-11-11) (aged 64)
Other namesJames Smith
Spouses
  • Sarah Freeman
  • Harriet Eleanor Fay
Children4, including Samuel
Parent(s)Obadiah Bush
Harriet Smith
RelativesGeorge H. W. Bush
(great-grandson)
George W. Bush
(great-great-grandson)
See Bush family
Edward Delafield Smith
(cousin)

James Smith Bush (June 15, 1825 – November 11, 1889) was an American attorney, Episcopal priest, religious writer, and an ancestor of the Bush political family. He was the father of business magnate Samuel P. Bush, grandfather of former U.S. Senator Prescott Bush, great-grandfather of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and great-great-grandfather of former Texas Governor and President George W. Bush and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush.