George Herbert Walker Jr. (November 24, 1905 – November 29, 1977) was an American businessman and an uncle of President

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Early life and education

George Herbert Walker Jr. was born on November 24, 1905. His father was George Herbert Walker, a wealthy American businessman. His mother was Lucretia "Loulie" (Wear) Walker (1874–1961), daughter of James H. Wear. His elder sisters were Nancy Walker, and Dorothy Walker Bush. Walker graduated from

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...

. He became a member of the

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society at Yale in 1927, as were his brother-in-law

Prescott Bush Prescott Sheldon Bush Sr. (May 15, 1895 – October 8, 1972) was an American banker and Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician. as a Wall Street executive investment banker, he represented Connecticut in the from 1952 ...

(S&B 1917); brothers Dr. John Mercer Walker Sr. (S&B 1931) and Louis Walker (S&B 1936); and his nephew, the 41st

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, George Herbert Walker Bush (S&B 1947); and Bush's son (therefore George's great-nephew), the 43rd President of the United States,

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Bush family and the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he i ...

(S&B 1968).

Business career

Walker was an original owner of the

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, a team which he co-founded in 1960 (and began play in 1962) with Joan Whitney Payson.

Personal life

He married Mary Carter (20 November 1905 – 5 September 1998) on October 29, 1927. They had three children, one of whom was George Herbert Walker III, the former United States Ambassador to

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. His nephew

, served as the 41st

Death

Walker died on November 29, 1977, at the age of 72.

References

External links

Bush Family Links to Sports Go Back a Century
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