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{{Short description|American political family}}
The '''Bush-Davis-Walker family''' is a political family from the [[United States]] that includes former Presidents [[George H. W. Bush]] and [[George W. Bush]]. The family's political involvement spans the period from 18th to the 21st centuries.
== Politicians ==
*William P. Walker (1778–1858), [[Massachusetts]] State Representative, Massachusetts State Senator, Massachusetts Governor's Councilman, Probate Court Judge in Massachusetts, 1824–1848. Father-in-law of [[Julius Rockwell]] and David Davis.<ref>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walker9.html#0IS19082W Index to Politicians: Walker, U to Z]. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 2011-06-18.</ref>
**[[Julius Rockwell]] (1805–1888), U.S. House Representative from Massachusetts (1843–1851), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (1854–1855), candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1855. Son-in-law of William P. Walker.<ref>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rockwell.html#R9M0JB6CL Index to Politicians: Rockwell]. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 2011-06-18.</ref>
***[[Francis W. Rockwell (politician)|Francis W. Rockwell]] (1844–1929), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts (1884–1891). Son of Julius Rockwell.<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000365 ROCKWELL, Francis Williams – Biographical Information]. Bioguide.congress.gov (1929-06-26). Retrieved on 2011-06-18.</ref>
**[[David Davis (Supreme Court justice)|David Davis]] (1815–1886), [[Illinois]] State Representative in 1845, delegate to the Illinois Constitutional Convention in 1847, Circuit Court Judge in Illinois (1848–1862), delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1862–1877), candidate for Liberal Republican Party nomination for President of the United States in 1872, U.S. Senator from Illinois (1877–1883). Son-in-law of William P. Walker.<ref>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis2.html#R9M0IUFFS Index to Politicians: Davis, C to D]. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 2011-06-18.</ref>
***[[David Davis IV]] (1906–1978), Illinois State Senator (1953–1967), delegate to the Illinois Constitutional Convention (1969 and 1970). Great-grandson of David Davis.<ref>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis2.html#S571ACMTJ Index to Politicians: Davis, C to D]. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 2011-06-18.</ref>
**[[Henry Winter Davis]] (1817–1865), U.S. Representative from [[Maryland]] (1855–1861 and 1863–1865). Cousin of David Davis.<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000104 DAVIS, Henry Winter – Biographical Information]. Bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved on 2011-06-18.</ref>
**[[Prescott Bush]]{{clarify|reason=How is Prescott Bush related to the people above?|date=November 2016}} (1895–1972), delegate to the Republican National Convention of 1948, 1956 and 1960, candidate for U.S. Senate from [[Connecticut]] in 1950, U.S. Senator from Connecticut (1952–1963). Father of George H. W. Bush.<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=b001167 BUSH, Prescott Sheldon – Biographical Information]. Bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved on 2011-06-18.</ref>
***[[George H. W. Bush]] (1924–2018), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1964, candidate for U.S. Senate from [[Texas]] (1964–1970), U.S. Representative from Texas (1967–1971), U.S. Representative to the United Nations (1971–1973), Chairman of the Republican National Committee (1973–1974), U.S. Liaison to the [[People's Republic of China]] (1974–1975), candidate for Republican nomination for President of the United States in 1980, Vice President of the United States (1981–1989), President of the United States (1989–1993). First cousin of George Herbert Walker III.
****[[George W. Bush]] (1946–present), candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas in 1978, delegate to the 1988 Republican National Convention, Governor of Texas (1995–2000), President of the United States (2001–2009). Son of George H.W. Bush.<ref>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bush.html#ROK074H8X Index to Politicians: Bush]. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 2011-06-18.</ref>
****[[Jeb Bush|John E. "Jeb" Bush]] (1953–present), Chairman of the [[Dade County, Florida]] Republican Party; [[Florida]] Secretary of Commerce (1987–1988); candidate for Governor of Florida in 1994; Governor of Florida (1999–2007), candidate for Republican nomination for President of the United States in 2016. Son of George H.W. Bush.<ref>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bush.html#S5N0KM53O Index to Politicians: Bush]. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 2011-06-18.</ref>
*****[[George P. Bush]] (1976–present), Texas Land Commissioner (2015–present), son of Jeb Bush.
**** [[John H. Hager]] (1936–2020), Lieutenant Governor of [[Virginia]] (1998–2002), Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (2004–2007), Chair of the Virginia Republican Party (2007–2008), father-in-law of [[Jenna Bush Hager]], the daughter of George W. Bush.
***[[George Herbert Walker III]] (1931–2020), U.S. Ambassador to [[Hungary]] (2003-2006), candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Representative from [[Missouri]] in 1992. First cousin of George H. W. Bush.
***[[John M. Walker, Jr.]] (1940–present), Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals (1989–2006), U.S. District Court Judge in [[New York (state)|New York]] (1985–1989).  First cousin of George H. W. Bush.
***[[Craig Roberts Stapleton]] (1945–present), U.S. Ambassador to the [[Czech Republic]] (2001–2004), U.S. Ambassador to [[France]] from (2005–2009). Cousin-in-law of George Herbert Walker III and John M. Walker, Jr..
****[[Walker Stapleton]] (1974–present) [[Colorado]] State Treasurer (2011–2019), son of Craig Roberts Stapleton.
***Elizabeth Walker Field (1947–present), delegate to the Republican National Convention of 2004. Cousin of George W. Bush.<ref>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/field-fielding.html#2570LQB8V Index to Politicians: Field to Fieldman]. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 2011-06-18.</ref>
<!-- UNSOURCED trivia NOTE: George H. W. Bush is also fourth cousin five times removed of U.S. President [[Millard Fillmore]], fifth cousin four times removed of U.S. President [[Franklin Pierce]], seventh cousin four times removed of U.S. President [[Abraham Lincoln]], sixth cousin five times removed of U.S. President [[Ulysses S. Grant]], sixth cousin three times removed of U.S. President [[Rutherford B. Hayes]], fourth cousin three times removed of U.S. President [[James Garfield]], seventh cousin twice removed of U.S. President [[Grover Cleveland]], seventh cousin three times removed of U.S. President [[Theodore Roosevelt]], sixth cousin three times removed of U.S. President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], sixth cousin three times removed of U.S. President [[William Taft]], tenth cousin of U.S. President [[Herbert Hoover]], sixth cousin twice removed of U.S. President [[Calvin Coolidge]], ninth cousin four times removed of U.S. President [[Richard Nixon]], seventh cousin of U.S. President [[Gerald Ford]]. George W. Bush is also connected to U.S. Vice President [[Dick Cheney|Richard B. Cheney]]. -->
==See also==
*[[Bush family]]
*[[List of United States political families]]
*[[Politics]]
*[[Political family]]
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