Bucky Bush

Brother of George H.W. Bush and Uncle of George W. Bush; former president of Boatmen’s National Bank of St. Louis

William H. T. Bush, a wealthy investor and the brother and uncle of presidents, died on Wednesday February 28 2018 in West Palm Beach, Fla. He was 79. Mr. Bush wa a co-founder, Director and shareholder of Bush O’Donnell & Co., Inc., and served as its Chairman and as a Principal of Bush O’Donnell Smith Capital Services. Mr. Bush was born in Greenwich, Connecticut and holds a BA (1960) from Yale University. Prior to forming Bush O’Donnell & Co., Inc. Mr Bush was President and Director of Boatmens National Bank (1978-1986), a commercial bank then headquartered in St. Louis. Prior to that he was Executive Vice President of the Hartford National Bank and Trust Company in Hartford, Connecticut where he had spent 16 years in various capacities within both the commercial and international divisions. Mr. Bush founded the firm with Mr. O'Donnell in 1988. In addition to Bush O'Donnell, Mr. Bush is a member of the board of WellPoint, Inc. of Indianapolis, Maritz, Inc. of St. Louis, and the Lord Abbett Family of Mutual Funds in Jersey City, NJ. He has been active in many civic boards. He was Chairman of the Board of St. Louis University (1985-92), The Missouri Botanical gardens (1991-93) and the Municipal Opera Association (The MUNY) in 2005 and 2006, and served several other organizations as trustee. An active Republican he has held various posts in the State party and Chairman of Presidential campaigns in the state in 2000 and 2005. In 1984-91 Mr. Bush was Chairman of the Saint Louis University Board of Trustees, where he taught courses in the MBA program and he is currently an emeritus trustee. From 1996 - 1998 he was Finance Chairman of the Missouri Republican Party and was also a surrogate for his brother, former President George Bush, during the 1988 and 1992 political campaigns. He is a former trustee of The Repertory Theater of St. Louis, the St. Louis Zoo, the Arthritis Foundation, the St. Louis Area Council, Boy Scouts of America and the St. Louis Symphony. Known as Bucky, Mr. Bush was the brother of President George H. W. Bush, the uncle of President George W. Bush and the youngest son of Sen. Prescott S. Bush of Connecticut, all Republicans. He married Patricia Lee Redfearn while a junior at Yale and had two children with her. She died at 77 in 2015.

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Donor	Common Recipients
Richard H Kimberly	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Jo Ann Emerson, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Craig Lyle Thomas, John Thune, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Jim Talent, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Lynn Morley Martin, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, George H W Bush, McConnell Victory Kentucky
Albert Galatyn Hill Jr	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Jim Inhofe, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Craig Lyle Thomas, John Thune, Phil Gramm, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Michael Steele, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Liz Cheney, Ben Quayle
Harvey M Tettlebaum	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Jo Ann Emerson, Sam Graves, Kenny Hulshof, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, John Ashcroft, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Rudy Giuliani, Michael Steele, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Jeb Bush, Liz Cheney, Bill Phelps, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Ann L Wagner, McConnell Victory Kentucky
Kenneth J Bialkin	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Jim Inhofe, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Liz Cheney, Michael S McGavick
A James Clark	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Jim Inhofe, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Craig Lyle Thomas, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Lynn Morley Martin, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, Ben Quayle
Harry Lucas Jr	Spencer Abraham, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Sam Graves, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Michael Steele, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Bill Phelps, Blaine Luetkemeyer
Patrick G Ryan	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Richard Green Lugar, Craig Lyle Thomas, John Thune, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Lynn Morley Martin, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Thomas H Kean Jr, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Liz Cheney, Michael S McGavick
Leslie Rose	Spencer Abraham, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Jim Inhofe, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Michael Steele, George H W Bush, Terrence M Considine
Richard Hohlt	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Michael Steele, Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush
Dan W Cook III	Spencer Abraham, Kit Bond, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Craig Lyle Thomas, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Lynn Morley Martin, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Michael Steele, George H W Bush, Terrence M Considine, Liz Cheney
Shawn Smeallie	Spencer Abraham, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Jo Ann Emerson, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Jim Talent, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, Jeb Bush, Ben Quayle
William H Danforth	W Todd Akin, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Jo Ann Emerson, Sam Graves, Kenny Hulshof, Jim Inhofe, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Jim Talent, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Ann L Wagner, Michael S McGavick
Woody Johnson	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Thomas H Kean Jr, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Liz Cheney, Ben Quayle
Stephen Schwarzman	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Liz Cheney, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Ann L Wagner
Richard W Weekley	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Michael Steele, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Liz Cheney, Republican National Cmte
Warren L Batts	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Jim Inhofe, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Lynn Morley Martin, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, George H W Bush, Republican National Cmte
Tom C Korologos	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Jim Inhofe, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Craig Lyle Thomas, John Thune, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Liz Cheney, Ben Quayle
Eric M Javits	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Jim Inhofe, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Lynn Morley Martin, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, George H W Bush
Ronald A Neville	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Sam Graves, Robin Hayes, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Investment Company Institute Political Action Committee (Ici PAC), Michael Steele, Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Ann L Wagner, Michael S McGavick
Jeffrey L Fox	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Sam Graves, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Michael Steele, William J Federer, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Liz Cheney, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Ann L Wagner, Michael S McGavick, McConnell Victory Kentucky

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Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Birthday	1938
Date of death	Feb 28 '18
Website	http://www.bushodonnell.com
Aliases	William H T Bush, William Henry Trotter Bush, William Trotter Bush

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Bucky Bush

Brother of George H.W. Bush and Uncle of George W. Bush; former president of Boatmen’s National Bank of St. Louis

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