William S Farish III

Houston stockbroker and investor; oil millionaire; friend of George H.W. Bush and US Ambassador to the United Kingdom

Residence: Lane's End Farm, Versailles, Ky.; Wellington, Fla. Family: Wife Sarah; children William S. "Bill" Farish Jr., Mary Farish Johnston, Laura Farish Chadwick and Hillary Farish Stratton Education: Attended the University of Virginia. Professional Background: Will Farish was a stockbroker in Houston and later president of Fluorex, an international mining and exploration company, and Navarro Exploration Company ... Founding director of New York holding company Eurus and Capital National Bank of Houston … Ran a political campaign for future president George H.W. Bush … From 2001 to 2004, served as United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s for President George W. Bush ... Owns W. S. Farish Co., a Houston trust company founded by his grandfather in 1929 to manage the family assets ... Holdings include the William Stamps Farish Fund, which provides millions for charitable causes, including a $1 million donation to the Permanently Disabled Jockey Fund in 2010 to jump-start a $10 million to $12 million endowment fund ... Also is a major supporter of equine research through the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and the Maxwell H. Gluck Center. In 2001, he was appointed by President George W. Bush as the United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s and served in that role for three years.

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James A Patterson	Lamar Alexander, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, Anne Meagher Northup, Phil Gramm, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Campaign America Inc, Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee, George H W Bush, Ernie Fletcher, Mitt Romney, Ted Cruz
C Boyden Gray	Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Connie Mack IV, Mitch McConnell, Phil Gramm, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Ted Cruz
Robert McNair	John Boehner, Michael T McCaul, Mitch McConnell, Phil Gramm, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Texas, National Thoroughbred Racing Association Political Action Committee/Horse PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Ted Cruz
Wayne L Berman	Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, Anne Meagher Northup, Phil Gramm, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld
John K Castle	Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, Phil Gramm, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, Republican Party of Texas, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld
Tom Hicks	Lamar Alexander, Michael T McCaul, Mitch McConnell, Phil Gramm, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, Republican Party of Texas, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Ted Cruz
H Wayne Huizenga	Lamar Alexander, Connie Mack IV, Mitch McConnell, Phil Gramm, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld
John W Childs	Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, Phil Gramm, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, Republican Party of Texas, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Ted Cruz
Eric M Javits	Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Connie Mack IV, Mitch McConnell, Phil Gramm, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld
Edward Johnson III	John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, Anne Meagher Northup, Phil Gramm, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee, George H W Bush, Ernie Fletcher, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld
Harlan Crow	Lamar Alexander, Michael T McCaul, Mitch McConnell, Anne Meagher Northup, Phil Gramm, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Texas, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Ted Cruz
Craig J Duchossois	John Boehner, Anne Meagher Northup, Phil Gramm, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee, Churchill Downs Incorporated Fpac, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney
Richard Kinder	John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, Anne Meagher Northup, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, Republican Party of Texas, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Ted Cruz
Charles Cobb Jr	Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Connie Mack IV, Mitch McConnell, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld
Michael Keiser	John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, Phil Gramm, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, Republican Party of Texas, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Ted Cruz
Stephen Schwarzman	Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, Anne Meagher Northup, Phil Gramm, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Ted Cruz
Edward A Lozick	Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Connie Mack IV, Mitch McConnell, Anne Meagher Northup, Phil Gramm, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney
Ray L Hunt	Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Anne Meagher Northup, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Texas, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Ted Cruz
Duane R Roberts	Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Michael T McCaul, Mitch McConnell, Anne Meagher Northup, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, Republican Party of Texas, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney
Paul Singer	Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Connie Mack IV, Mitch McConnell, Phil Gramm, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld

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Types	Person, Business Person, Public Official
Gender	Male
Birthday	Mar 17 '39
Date of death	Jul 10 '04
Aliases	Will Farish, William S Farish

William S Farish III

Houston stockbroker and investor; oil millionaire; friend of George H.W. Bush and US Ambassador to the United Kingdom

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