Bush, Prescott Sheldon, 1895-1972
Prescott Sheldon Bush (May 15, 1895 – October 8, 1972) was an American banker and politician. After working as a Wall Street executive investment banker, he represented Connecticut in the United States Senate from 1952 to 1963. A member of the Bush family, he was the father of former Vice President and President George H. W. Bush, and the paternal grandfather of former Texas Governor and President George W. Bush and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush.
Born in Columbus, Ohio, Bush graduated from Yale College and served as an artillery officer during World War I. After the war, he worked for several companies, becoming a minor partner of the A. Harriman & Co. investment bank in 1931. He served in several high-ranking United States Golf Association offices, including president of that organization. Bush settled in Connecticut in 1925.
Bush won election to the Senate in a 1952 special election, narrowly defeating Democratic nominee Abraham Ribicoff. In the Senate, Bush staunchly supported President Dwight D. Eisenhower and helped enact legislation to create the Interstate Highway System. Bush won re-election in 1956 but declined to seek re-election in 1962, retiring from the Senate the following year.
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| referencedIn | Official Military Personnel File for Prescott S. Bush. 1917-1919. | National Archives at St. Louis | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Drew Pearson. 1915 - 1969. Files from the Georgetown Office and Residence | Lyndon Baines Johnson Library |
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| associatedWith | Anne Mitchell | person |
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| associatedWith | Arthur E. Scott, 1917-1976 | person |
| associatedWith | Bartholomew, Marshall, 1885-1978. | person |
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| associatedWith | Bill Garrett | person |
| associatedWith | Bond Club of New York | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Brien McMahon | person |
| associatedWith | Brown Brothers, Harriman & Co. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Carey Cronan | person |
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| associatedWith | Georgetown University | corporateBody |
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| associatedWith | League of Women Voters of CT | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Leopold Bush | person |
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| associatedWith | Lovett, Robert A. (Robert Abercrombie), 1895- | person |
| associatedWith | Malia, Donald, 1917-2000. | person |
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| associatedWith | Mason, John T., 1909-, | person |
| associatedWith | McCullough, George. | person |
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| correspondedWith | New Haven Railroad | corporateBody |
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| associatedWith | Peter Mariani | person |
| associatedWith | Pierce J. Gerety | person |
| associatedWith | Political Science Association of Hartford | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Prescott Bush | person |
| associatedWith | Reid, Ogden R. (Ogden Rogers), 1925- | person |
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| associatedWith | Roberts, Dennis Joseph, 1903-1994. | person |
| associatedWith | Rotary Club of Greenwich | corporateBody |
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| associatedWith | Scott, Arthur E., 1917-1976. | person |
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| Columbus | OH | US | |
| New York | NY | US | |
| Connecticut | CT | US |
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| United States |
| Advertising, political |
| Bankers |
| Banks and banking |
| Connecticut |
| Disaster relief |
| Disaster relief |
| Federal Highway Program (U.S.) |
| Greenwich (Conn.) Town Meeting |
| Hurricane protection |
| Hurricane protection |
| Investment banking |
| Legislators |
| Republican National Convention |
| Republican Party (U.S. : 1854-) |
| Television advertising |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging |
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| Bankers |
| Politicians |
| Politicians |
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Birth 1895-05-15
Death 1972-10-08
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