LittleSis: Bucky Bush

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.

Donor	Common Recipients
Anne O'Connell Albrecht	W Todd Akin, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Jo Ann Emerson, Kenny Hulshof, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, George Herbert Walker III, Malcolm Lee Holekamp, Ann L Wagner
Bruce E Toll	Spencer Abraham, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Michael Steele
Mary Stewart Kohler	Spencer Abraham, W Todd Akin, Norm Coleman, Robin Hayes, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Lynn Morley Martin, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Michael Steele, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, Terrence M Considine, Michael S McGavick
James D Dannenbaum	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Bill Phelps
William D Smithburg	Kit Bond, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, John Thune, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, 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, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, Ben Quayle, Michael S McGavick
Harold Simmons	Spencer Abraham, W Todd Akin, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Craig Lyle Thomas, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, Bob Dole, Lynn Morley Martin, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Terrence M Considine
Gregory A Fox	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Jo Ann Emerson, Sam Graves, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Michael Steele, Jeb Bush, Liz Cheney, Ann L Wagner
John W Childs	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Michael Steele, Jeb Bush, McConnell Victory Kentucky
Ronald Weiser	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, John Ashcroft, 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, McConnell Victory Kentucky, Republican National Cmte
William E. Timmons Jr.	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Jim Inhofe, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Jim Talent, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, George H W Bush
Robert E Murray	Spencer Abraham, W Todd Akin, Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, Terrence M Considine, Michael S McGavick
Paul L Baker	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Craig Lyle Thomas, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, Ben Quayle
William DeWitt Jr	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, John Ashcroft, 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, George Herbert Walker III, Malcolm Lee Holekamp
Richard R Rogers	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Norm Coleman, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Michael Steele, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Liz Cheney, Ann L Wagner
Erle Nye	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, 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
Rex Sinquefield	Spencer Abraham, W Todd Akin, Roy Blunt, Norm Coleman, Jo Ann Emerson, Kenny Hulshof, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jim Talent, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Michael Steele, Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Liz Cheney, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Gary Nodler, Ann L Wagner
A Jerrold Perenchio	Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Jim Inhofe, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Jim Talent, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Michael Steele, George H W Bush, Republican National Cmte
Todd R Schnuck	W Todd Akin, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John McCain, John Thune, Jim Talent, John Ashcroft, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Michael Steele, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Ann L Wagner, Michael S McGavick, Blunt 2014 Senate Majority Cmte
James A Patterson	Lamar Alexander, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, John Ashcroft, 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, Ben Quayle, Michael S McGavick
David Koch	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Norm Coleman, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Craig Lyle Thomas, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, Lynn Morley Martin, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Terrence M Considine

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Common Recipients

Anne O'Connell Albrecht

W Todd Akin, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Jo Ann Emerson, Kenny Hulshof, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, George Herbert Walker III, Malcolm Lee Holekamp, Ann L Wagner

Bruce E Toll

Spencer Abraham, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Michael Steele

Mary Stewart Kohler

Spencer Abraham, W Todd Akin, Norm Coleman, Robin Hayes, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Lynn Morley Martin, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Michael Steele, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, Terrence M Considine, Michael S McGavick

James D Dannenbaum

Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Bill Phelps

William D Smithburg

Kit Bond, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, John Thune, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, 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, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, Ben Quayle, Michael S McGavick

Harold Simmons

Spencer Abraham, W Todd Akin, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Craig Lyle Thomas, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, Bob Dole, Lynn Morley Martin, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Terrence M Considine

Gregory A Fox

Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Jo Ann Emerson, Sam Graves, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Michael Steele, Jeb Bush, Liz Cheney, Ann L Wagner

John W Childs

Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Michael Steele, Jeb Bush, McConnell Victory Kentucky

Ronald Weiser

Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, John Ashcroft, 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, McConnell Victory Kentucky, Republican National Cmte

William E. Timmons Jr.

Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Jim Inhofe, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Jim Talent, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, George H W Bush

Robert E Murray

Spencer Abraham, W Todd Akin, Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, Terrence M Considine, Michael S McGavick

Paul L Baker

Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Craig Lyle Thomas, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, Ben Quayle

William DeWitt Jr

Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, John Ashcroft, 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, George Herbert Walker III, Malcolm Lee Holekamp

Richard R Rogers

Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Norm Coleman, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Michael Steele, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Liz Cheney, Ann L Wagner

Erle Nye

Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, 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

Rex Sinquefield

Spencer Abraham, W Todd Akin, Roy Blunt, Norm Coleman, Jo Ann Emerson, Kenny Hulshof, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jim Talent, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Michael Steele, Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Liz Cheney, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Gary Nodler, Ann L Wagner

A Jerrold Perenchio

Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Jim Inhofe, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Jim Talent, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Michael Steele, George H W Bush, Republican National Cmte

Todd R Schnuck

W Todd Akin, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John McCain, John Thune, Jim Talent, John Ashcroft, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Michael Steele, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Ann L Wagner, Michael S McGavick, Blunt 2014 Senate Majority Cmte

James A Patterson

Lamar Alexander, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, John Ashcroft, 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, Ben Quayle, Michael S McGavick

David Koch

Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Norm Coleman, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Craig Lyle Thomas, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, Lynn Morley Martin, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Terrence M Considine

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

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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