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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|4|24}} |
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| birth_place = [[Texas]] |
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| education = [[undergraduate degree]] ([[Rice University]]) <br> [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] ([[University of Texas School of Law]]) |
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| occupation = |
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| residence = [[Ft. Worth, Texas]] |
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| spouse = Amanda Williams Bush (2004 - present) |
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| children = |
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| parents = [[Jeb Bush]] and [[Columba Bush]] |
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| religion = [[Roman Catholic]] |
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}} |
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{{otherpeople2|George Bush}} |
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'''George Prescott Bush''' (born [[April 24]] [[1976]] in [[Texas]])<ref>[http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/20902?SubmitSearch.x=0&SubmitSearch.y=0&11_month=0&first=George%20Prescott&last=Bush&spelling=Exact&c=search&11_day=0&offset=20 Texas Births, 1926-1995]</ref> is an attorney and real estate developer, who is the eldest of three children of former [[Florida]] [[Governor of Florida|Governor]] [[Jeb Bush]] and his wife [[Columba Bush|Columba]]. He is the nephew of the [[President of the United States]], [[George W. Bush]], and the grandson of former President [[George H. W. Bush]]. |
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He practiced law in [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] until 2005 before joining N3 Capital, a real estate investment company in [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth, Texas]]. N3 Capital has since moved its headquarters to [[Austin, Texas|Austin, Texas]] and changed its name to Pennybacker Capital.<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS104297+18-Aug-2008+BW20080818</ref> |
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== Early life == |
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His mother, [[Columba Bush|Columba Garnica Gallo]], was born in [[Mexico]], and his heritage has made him a popular figure with [[Hispanic]] voters. |
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Bush went to high school with popular musical artist [[Enrique Iglesias]] at [[Gulliver Preparatory School]] in [[Miami, Florida|Miami]]. |
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Like his grandfather and uncle (at Yale), Bush was a freshman [[walk-on]] to the [[Rice University]] baseball team but abandoned the game by his sophomore year.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A78217 | title=Gorgeous George | author=[[Russell Contreras]] | publisher=[[The Austin Chronicle]] | date=[[August 11]], [[2000]] |accessdate=2006-10-12}}</ref> Bush played quarterback for the [[Jones College (Rice University)|Jones College]] intramural football team. Bush earned an [[undergraduate degree]] from Rice in 1998, and earned a [[Juris Doctor]] degree from the [[University of Texas School of Law]] in 2003. |
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He was featured in ''[[People Magazine]]'''s top 100 Bachelors in 2000.<ref name="Glaister"/> |
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==Political activity== |
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At the age of 12, Bush spoke before the [[1988 Republican National Convention]], which nominated his grandfather. He campaigned for his uncle, George W. Bush, during the [[2000 US Presidential Election|2000]] and [[2004 US Presidential Election|2004 presidential campaigns.]] In his speeches he stated support for his uncle's position in favor of comprehensive immigration reform. |
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He has been outspoken on certain issues. In August 2004, during a trip to [[Mexico]] sponsored by the group [http://www.republicansabroad.org Republicans Abroad], he called [[Venezuelan President]] [[Hugo Chávez]] a [[dictator]]<ref>{{cite news |
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|url=http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/2004/08/22/sections/news/focus_politics/article_211555.php |
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|author=Mark Stevenson |
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|title=Bush nephew faults policy at Mexican border |
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|publisher=[[Orange County Register]] |
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|date=[[August 22]] [[2004]] |
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|accessdate=2007-03-22}}</ref> and criticized the [[U.S. Border Patrol]]'s use of guns which fire plastic pellets packed with chili powder. Bush was quoted as telling Mexican media, "If there has been American approval for this policy, that is reprehensible. It's kind of barbarous." He attributed the gun usage to "some local [[Immigration and Naturalization Service|INS]] guy who's trying to be tough, act macho", although it is an agency policy.<ref name="Glaister">{{cite news |
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|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uselections2004/story/0,,1293981,00.html |
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|title=He's young, good looking, and Hispanic - could he be the next George Bush in the White House? |
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|author=Dan Glaister |
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|publisher=[[The Guardian]] |
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|date=[[August 31]] [[2004]] |
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|accessdate=2007-03-22}}</ref> The Mexico Solidarity Network pointed out that Bush is the grandson of a [[migrant worker]].<ref>{{cite web |
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|url=http://www.mexicosolidarity.org/News%20and%20Analysis/2004/index8333.html?file=43-AUGUST%2016-22,%202004&path=/News%20and%20Analysis/2004/ |
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|title=something |
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|publisher=MexicoSolidarity.org |
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|date=August 16-22, 2004}}</ref> |
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When asked in 2003 about whether he planned to run for office himself, Bush replied that his grandmother, [[Barbara Bush]], had advised that anyone thinking about entering politics should distinguish himself in some other field first: "Make a name for yourself, have a family, marry someone great, have some kids, buy a house, pay taxes, and do the things everyone also does instead of just running out and saying, 'Hey, I'm the nephew of or the son of or the grandson of...'."<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,626396,00.html Bachelor Bush to Change His Ways Soon''] June 30, 2003, [[People (magazine)]].</ref> Speaking specifically of his father's White House ambitions, he cites "Bush fatigue" as a discouraging factor.<ref name="mensvogue">{{cite web | url=http://www.mensvogue.com/business/articles/2006/08/21/bush?currentPage=1 | title=Life Studies: The Heir Apparent | author=Hudson Morgan | publisher=[[Vogue (magazine)|Men's Vogue]] | date=[[August 21]], [[2006]] | accessdate=2006-10-11}}</ref> |
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== Military service == |
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On [[March 21]], [[2007]] the [[United States Navy Reserve]] announced the selection of Bush for training as an [[intelligence officer]]. Once commissioned as an [[Ensign (rank)|Ensign]] for eight years of reserve service, he will attend [[officer candidate school]], and then undergo a year of [[Intelligence (information gathering)|intelligence]] training, initially assigned to duty near his home.<ref name="Politico">{{cite news |
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|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0307/3251.html |
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|title=George P. Bush Joins Navy Reserve |
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|author=Mike Allen |
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|publisher=[[The Politico]] |
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|date=[[March 21]] [[2007]] |
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|accessdate=2007-03-22}}</ref><ref>http://www.topix.net/content/kri/1303892271236255326710001674493421040073</ref> |
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Bush told ''[[The Politico]]'' that attending the October 2006 launch of the aircraft carrier named for his grandfather -- the [[USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77)|USS George H.W. Bush]] -- inspired him to join the service. He also called the death of [[Pat Tillman]], the [[NFL]] player and [[United States Army Rangers|Army Ranger]] who was killed in a friendly fire incident in [[Afghanistan]] in 2004, "a wake-up call." When asked to comment, Bush's senior assistant, Kyle Hoskinson, said "The Pat Tillman case is one of the saddest in U.S. Army history."<ref name="Politico"/> |
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==Personal life== |
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Bush married a [[law school]] classmate, Amanda "Mandi" Williams, on [[August 7]] [[2004]] in [[Kennebunkport, Maine]].<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A48725-2004Aug7?language=printer washingtonpost.com: In Maine, One Bush Wedding and A Fish Story<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5634889 Bush's daughter reels in a big fish - Politics - MSNBC.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Williams is a media law attorney at the Jackson Walker LLP in [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]].<ref>[http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=5683 Media savvy Attorney Amanda Bush sharpens her focus on law – and on Fort Worth - Fort Worth Business Press<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.jw.com/site/jsp/attyinfo.jsp?id=339 Jackson Walker LLP Profile]</ref> They currently live in [[Fort Worth, Texas]]. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 18:44, 14 November 2008
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