Marvin Bush

Marvin Pierce Bush (born October 22, 1956) is an American businessman. He is a son of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush and the brother of former U.S. President George W. Bush, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, the late Robin Bush, Neil Bush, and Dorothy Bush Koch.^[1]

Marvin Bush
Bush in 2005
Born	Marvin Pierce Bush (1956-10-22) October 22, 1956 (age 67) Midland, Texas, U.S.
Education	University of Virginia (BA)
Spouse	Margaret Conway Molster ​ ​ (m. 1981)​
Children	2
Parents	George H. W. Bush Barbara Bush
Relatives	Bush family

Biography

Early life

 

Bush (center) with his family

Marvin Pierce Bush was born on October 22, 1956, in Midland, Texas, and was named after his maternal grandfather, Marvin Pierce. He attended Woodberry Forest School in Virginia, graduating in 1975. He went on to obtain a B.A. degree in English ^[2] from the University of Virginia, where he became a member of the Delta Phi fraternity (St. Elmo Hall). He spent most summers and holidays at the Bush family estate.

Career

He worked as director of HCC Insurance Holdings.^[3] HCC, formerly Houston Casualty Company, is a publicly traded insurance company on the New York Stock Exchange. He appears in the 2008 award-winning documentary on Lee Atwater, Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story.^[4] He served on the board of directors for SECURACOM from 1993 to June 2000.^[5]

Personal life

He is married to Margaret Conway (née Molster; b. 1959). They have two adopted children: a daughter, Marshall Lloyd (b. 1984), and a son, Charles Walker (b. 1989).

Politics

In the 2016 presidential election, Bush endorsed Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, over either Republican candidate Donald Trump or Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. He stated that Johnson and running mate Bill Weld were both two-term governors,^[6] who are "fiscally conservative, and their essential message is 'get bureaucracy off our backs', which used to be a part of what the Republicans believed."^[7] He said that a list of controversies made Clinton untrustworthy, and cited Trump's negativity.^[8]

Bush previously endorsed his brother Jeb Bush, who lost the Republican primary.^[9] His announcement was consistent with his family's general opposition to Trump.^[7] In the Republican primaries, however, another Bush brother, Neil Bush, joined the Ted Cruz election campaign on the finance team.^[10]

References

1. Knott, Stephen (October 4, 2016). "George H. W. Bush: Life Before the Presidency". Charlottesville, Virginia: Miller Center, the University of Virginia. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
2. "Marvin Bush - LinkedIn".
3. "HCC Insurance Holdings Inc". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
4. . Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
5. Margie Burns (February 15, 2005). . The Washington Examiner. Archived from the original on June 12, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
6. Marvin Bush endorses Gary Johnson July 30, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
   While appearing on 106.7 The Fan's program The Junkies, Bush said: "... nobody knows about them, people think it is sort of a wasted vote—but, both Gary Johnson and Bill Weld were each successful two-term governors who balanced their budgets."
7. Washington Times: Marvin Bush voting for Gary Johnson
   "That's why I'm voting Libertarian. A hundred percent … both Gary Johnson and Bill Weld were each successful two-term governors who balanced their budgets, so they're fiscally conservative, and their essential message is 'get bureaucracy off our backs,' which used to be a part of what the Republicans believed," said Mr. Bush, brother of President George W. Bush and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, in an appearance on "The Sports Junkies" show on WJFK-FM, 106.7 The Fan.
8. Fox News: Surprise as George W Bush’s brother Marvin endorses Gary Johnson
   He said: "Things like the commodity trading and Whitewater and Filegate and the email controversy today and all this stuff […] There's a pattern of deception there that's the reason her trust ratings are lower than almost any politician around."
9. New York Daily News: Youngest Bush family brother Marvin endorses Libertarian Gary Johnson instead of Trump
   Bush, who supported his brother Jeb in the Republican primary, criticized both GOP candidate Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton on the sports show.

   "Some of these kids are saying the best way to win is rip somebody's a-- apart, somebody else's a-- apart, and to run them down," he said of Trump's impact on the country.

10. "Guess which Bush brother just backed Ted Cruz?".