Prescott Bush

U.S. Congressperson

1895 – 1972

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Who was Prescott Bush?

Prescott Sheldon Bush was an American banker and politician. He was a Wall Street executive banker and a United States Senator, representing Connecticut from 1952 until January 1963. He was the father of George H. W. Bush and the grandfather of George W. Bush and Jeb Bush.

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Born
May 15, 1895
Columbus
Also known as
  • Senator Prescott Bush
  • Prescott Sheldon Bush
Parents
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Anglicanism
  • Episcopal Church
Ethnicity
  • Scotch-Irish American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Yale University
  • St. George's School, Newport
Lived in
  • Columbus
  • Greenwich
Died
Oct 8, 1972
New York City
Resting place
Putnam Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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