Samuel P. Bush

Samuel P. Bush
Bush in 1909
Born	Samuel Prescott Bush (1863-10-04)October 4, 1863 Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	February 8, 1948(1948-02-08) (aged 84) Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Burial place	Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater	Stevens Institute of Technology (BS)
Occupation(s)	Businessman and industrialist
Spouses	Flora Sheldon ​ ​ (m. 1894; died 1920)​ Martha Bell Carter
Children	5, including Prescott
Parents	James Smith Bush Harriet Eleanor Fay
Relatives	Bush family
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Samuel Prescott Bush (October 4, 1863 – February 8, 1948) was an American businessman and industrialist. Bush was the patriarch of the Bush political family. He was the father of U.S. Senator Prescott Bush, the paternal grandfather of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, and the patrilineal great-grandfather of former Texas Governor and President George W. Bush and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. After graduating from the Stevens Institute of Technology, he went on to establish himself as one of the leading industrialists of his era, leaving a lasting impact on history.^[1]