George Bush
Republican
Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
11-08-1988 | Republican | President | 5054917 | Win |
11-03-1992 | Republican | President | 3630574 | Loss |
Website: | bushlibrary.tamu.edu |
Candidate Biography:
George Herbert Walker Bush
Born: June 12, 1924 in Milton, Massachusetts
Married: Barbara Bush (m. 1945, d. 2018)
Children: George W., Pauline Robinson, Jeb, Neil, Marvin, and Dorothy Walker
Military Service: USN (WWII)
Died: November 30, 2018 in Houston, Texas
1967-1971: Member, United States House of Representatives [Texas]
1971-1973: US Ambassador to the United Nations
1973-1974: Chair, Republican National Committee
1974-1976: Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office, People's Republic of China
1976-1977: Director, Central Intelligence Agency
1980: Primary Candidate for President (Lost; 4.9%)
1981-1989: Vice President of the United States
1989-1993: President of the United States
- AWARD: Presidential Medal of Freedom (2011)
- Memorial Day: SCR 3 (2019) by Senator Patricia Bates dedicated June 12, 2019, and every June 12 thereafter, as President George H.W. Bush Day.