James Smith Bush

The Reverend
James Smith Bush
The Reverend James Smith Bush
	Bush in 1876
Born	June 15, 1825; Rochester, New York, U.S.
Died	November 11, 1889 (aged 64); Ithaca, New York, U.S.
Other names	James Smith
Spouses	Sarah Freeman; Harriet Eleanor Fay;
Children	4, including Samuel
Parent(s)	Obadiah Bush; Harriet Smith
Relatives	George H. W. Bush ; (great-grandson) ; George W. Bush ; (great-great-grandson); See Bush family; Edward Delafield Smith; (cousin)

James Smith Bush (June 15, 1825 – November 11, 1889) was an American attorney, Episcopal priest, religious writer, and the direct ancestor of the Bush political family. He was the father of business magnate Samuel P. Bush, grandfather of former U.S. Senator Prescott Bush, great-grandfather of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and great-great-grandfather of George W. Bush and Jeb Bush.