Prescott Bush
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United States Senator from Connecticut |
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In office November 4, 1952 – January 3, 1963 |
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| Preceded by | William A. Purtell |
| Succeeded by | Abraham A. Ribicoff |
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Prescott Sheldon Bush May 15, 1895 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | October 8, 1972 (aged 77) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Dorothy Walker Bush |
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| Alma mater | Yale University (B.A.) |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1917–1919 |
| Rank |
 Captain
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| Unit | 158th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Prescott Sheldon Bush Sr. (May 15, 1895 – October 8, 1972) was an American banker and politician. He was a Wall Street executive banker and a U.S. Senator, representing Connecticut from 1952 until January 1963. He was the father of President George H. W. Bush and the grandfather of President George W. Bush, Florida Governor Jeb Bush, and television personality Billy Bush.
Bush was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Samuel Prescott Bush and Flora Sheldon Bush. Samuel Bush was a railroad middle manager, then a steel company president and, during World War I, also a federal government official in charge of coordination of and assistance to major weapons contractors.
Bush attended St. George's School in Newport, Rhode Island, from 1908 to 1913. In 1913, he enrolled at Yale College, where his grandfather, James Smith Bush (class of 1844), and his uncle Robert E. Sheldon Jr (class of 1904) had matriculated. Three subsequent generations of the Bush family have been Yale alumni. Prescott Bush was admitted to the Zeta Psi fraternity and Skull and Bones secret society. George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush are also members of that society.
According to Skull and Bones lore, Prescott Bush was among a group of Bonesmen who dug up and removed the skull of Geronimo from his grave at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in 1918. According to historian David L. Miller, the Bonesmen probably dug up somebody at Fort Sill, but not Geronimo.
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