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George H. W. Bush Height, Weight, Age, Net Worth, Children

George H. W. Bush Quick Info
Height 6 ft 2½ in
Weight 88 kg
Date of Birth June 12, 1924
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Date of Death November 30, 2018

George H. W. Bush was an American politician, diplomat, and businessperson who served as the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993.

Born Name

George Herbert Walker Bush

Nick Names

Skin, The Résumé Candidate, Poppy, The Wimp, 41, Senior, Hefe, Little Pops, Have Half, Sheepskin

George H. W. Bush as seen in the presidential portrait, c. 1989
George H. W. Bush as seen in the presidential portrait, c. 1989 (United States Government / archstl.org / Public Domain)

Age

He was born on June 12, 1924.

Died

On November 30, 2018, George H. W. Bush died, following a long battle with vascular Parkinson’s disease, at the of 94 at his home in Houston, Texas, United States.

Resting Place

George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States

Sun Sign

Gemini

Born Place

Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States

Residence

He resided in Houston, Texas, United States.

Nationality

American

 

Education

George H. W. Bush studied at Greenwich Country Day School from 1929 to 1937 and attended Phillips Academy from 1937 to 1942. He also attended Yale College and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1948 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics.

Occupation

Politician, Diplomat, Businessperson

Family

  • Father – Prescott Sheldon Bush (Banker, Republican Party Politician)
  • Mother – Dorothy Wear Walker (A founding member of the Junior League of Columbus, Ohio)
  • Siblings – Prescott Jr. (Older Brother), Nancy Walker Bush Ellis (Younger Sister) (Environmentalist, Political Campaigner), Jonathan James Bush (Younger Brother) (Banker), William Henry Trotter Bush (Younger Brother) (Banker, Businessperson)
  • Others – Samuel Prescott Bush (Paternal Grandfather) (Businessperson, Industrialist, Patriarch of the Bush political family), Flora Sheldon Bush (Paternal Grandmother), George Herbert “Bert” Walker (Maternal Grandfather) (Led Wall Street investment bank W. A. Harriman & Co.), Lucretia “Loulie” Wear (Maternal Grandmother), Nancy Walker Ellis Black (Niece), Alexander B. Ellis III (Nephew) (Business Executive, Partner in venture capital firm Rockport Capital), John Prescott Ellis (Nephew) (Journalist, Media Consultant, Partner in venture capital firm Sand Hills Partners), Josiah Wear Ellis (Nephew) (Former Football Executive), Billy Bush (Nephew) (Television Presenter, Radio Personality), Jonathan S. Bush (Nephew) (Technology Entrepreneur), William Prescott “Scott” Bush (Nephew), Louisa Bush McCall (Niece)

Net Worth

According to CelebrityNetWorth.com, he had a net worth of $25 Million at the time of his death.

Build

Slim

From Left to Right - George H. W. Bush, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter posing for a picture during a Meeting and Lunch at The White House in 2009
From Left to Right – George H. W. Bush, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter posing for a picture during a Meeting and Lunch at The White House in 2009 (Eric Draper / Executive Office of the President of the United States / georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov / Public Domain)

Height

6 ft 2½ in or 189 cm

Weight

88 kg or 194 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

George H. W. Bush dated –

  1. Barbara Pierce (1941-2018) – In December 1941, he met Barbara Pierce at a Christmas dance in Greenwich and they later got engaged in December 1943. On January 6, 1945, they got married in Rye, New York. They had 6 children – George Walker Bush (b. July 6, 1946), Pauline Robinson Bush (December 20, 1949 – October 11, 1953), John Ellis “Jeb” Bush (b. February 11, 1953), Neil Mallon Bush (b. January 22, 1955), Marvin Pierce Bush (b. October 22, 1956), and Dorothy Walker Bush Koch (b. August 18, 1959).
  2. Jane Morgan (1960) – It is RUMORed that he had a fling with singer Jane Morgan in 1960.

Race / Ethnicity

White

He was of English, Scottish, German, Irish, Welsh, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Dutch, Swedish, Belgian (Flemish), and French descent.

Hair Color

Salt and Pepper

Eye Color

Blue

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Distinctive manner of speaking

Brand Endorsements

He was cast in TV commercials for –

  • National Stroke Association (1999)
  • Ducks Unlimited (2000)

Religion

He was an Episcopalian and a member of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston.

George H. W. Bush (Left) and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev as seen during a press conference at the Helsinki Summit, Finland on September 9, 1990
George H. W. Bush (Left) and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev as seen during a press conference at the Helsinki Summit, Finland on September 9, 1990 (Susan Biddle / George Bush Presidential Library / Public Domain)

George H. W. Bush Facts

  1. He enlisted in the United States Navy as a naval aviator on his 18th birthday and was later commissioned as an ensign in the Naval Reserve at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi on June 9, 1943. He became one of the youngest pilots in the Navy.
  2. George H. W. Bush was named the Man of the Year by Time magazine in 1990.
  3. He enjoyed playing golf and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2011.

Featured Image by United States Government / archstl.org / Public Domain

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