Marvin Bush

Biography

Early life

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 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. 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. He served on the board of directors for SECURACOM from 1993 to June 2000.{{cite news | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090612105545/http://www.washingtonspectator.org/articles/20050215bushes_2.cfm | archive-date= June 12, 2009 | access-date = February 21, 2016

Personal life

He is married to Margaret Conway (née Molster; b. 1959). They have two adopted children: a daughter, Marshall Lloyd (b. 1986), 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, 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." He said that a list of controversies made Clinton untrustworthy, and cited Trump's negativity.

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

References

References

1. Knott, Stephen. (October 4, 2016). "George H. W. Bush: Life Before the Presidency". Miller Center, the University of Virginia.
2. "Marvin Bush - LinkedIn".
3. "HCC Insurance Holdings Inc".
4. "Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story".
5. [http://www.aol.com/article/2016/07/27/marvin-bush-endorses-gary-johnson/21440156/ Marvin Bush endorses Gary Johnson] {{Webarchive. link. (July 30, 2016
   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.")
6. "Marvin Bush voting for Gary Johnson".
7. (2016-07-28). "Surprise as George W Bush’s brother Marvin endorses Gary Johnson". Fox News.
8. Brennan, Christopher. (2016-07-27). "Youngest Bush family brother Marvin endorses Libertarian Gary Johnson instead of Trump".
9. Choma, Russ. "Guess which Bush brother just backed Ted Cruz?".