Prescott Bush

Prescott Bush
Bush c. 1950s
United States Senator from Connecticut
In office November 4, 1952 – January 3, 1963
Preceded by	William A. Purtell
Succeeded by	Abraham Ribicoff
Personal details
Born	Prescott Sheldon Bush (1895-05-15)May 15, 1895 Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Died	October 8, 1972(1972-10-08) (aged 77) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Dorothy Walker ​ (m. 1921)​
Children	Prescott Jr. George Nancy Jonathan William
Parent(s)	Samuel P. Bush Flora Sheldon
Relatives	Bush family
Education	Yale University (BA)
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Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1919
Rank	Captain
Unit	158th Field Artillery Brigade
Battles/wars	World War I
Bush’s voice Bush interviewed on a talk show in 1953

Prescott Sheldon Bush Sr. (May 15, 1895 – October 8, 1972) was an American banker and Republican Party politician.^[1] 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 President George H. W. Bush, and the paternal grandfather of President George W. Bush and Florida Governor Jeb Bush.^[2]

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.