George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States (1989–1993).
The record
George H. W. Bush was a 41st President of the United States. Born on 12 June 1924 in Milton, Bush died on 30 November 2018 in West Oaks at the age of 94.
Positions held include United States representative (1967–1971), United States Ambassador to the United Nations (1971–1973) and United States Ambassador to China (1974–1975). Bush played for Yale Bulldogs baseball. Bush studied at Greenwich Country Day School and Phillips Academy. Honours include Theodore Roosevelt Award, Doublespeak Award and Doublespeak Award, among 16 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 196 languages, George H. W. Bush is No. 121 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 12 June 1924, Milton
- Died
- 30 November 2018, West Oaks (aged 94)
- Country
- United States
- Known as
- Politician, naval officer, baseball player
- Field
- Politics
- Party
- Republican Party
- Education
- Greenwich Country Day School, Phillips Academy
- Height
- 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
- Languages
- English
- Children
- 6
- Wikipedia editions
- 196
Did you know
Was 43 when first united States representative (1967).
Lived to 94.
Shares a birthday with Anne Frank and Anthony Eden.
Two people in the Index born in Milton, with Jenny Slate.
Has a Wikipedia article in 196 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Career
Positions held
- 1967–1971United States representative
- 1971–1973United States Ambassador to the United Nations
- 1974–1975United States Ambassador to China
- 1976–1977Director of Central Intelligence
- 1981–1989Vice President of the United States
- 1988–1989President-elect of the United States
- 1989–1993President of the United States
Teams
- —Yale Bulldogs baseball
Connections
- FatherPrescott Bush
- MotherDorothy Walker Bush
- SpouseBarbara Bush
- SiblingNancy Walker Bush
- SiblingJonathan Bush
- SiblingWilliam H. T. Bush
- SiblingPrescott S. Bush, Jr.
- ChildGeorge W. Bush
- ChildJeb Bush
- ChildNeil Bush
- ChildMarvin P. Bush
- ChildDorothy Bush Koch
4 have a profile here.
Honours and works
Awards
- Theodore Roosevelt Award1986
- Doublespeak Award1990
- Doublespeak Award1992
- Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1993
- Honorary citizen of Kraków1994
- Honorary citizen of Gdańsk1997
- Honorary doctor at the Nanjing University1998
- Honorary doctor of the University of Miami1998
- Order of the White Lion1999
- Franz Josef Strauss Award1999
- Čestná medaile T. G. Masaryka1999
- Eric M. Warburg Award2002
- Freedom Award2005
- Point Alpha Prize2005
- Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class2005
- Osgar2009
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