William Henry Bush | |
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Born |
Martinsburg, New York, U.S. | October 22, 1849
Died | April 8, 1931 | (aged 81)
Burial place | Graceland Cemetery, Chicago |
Occupation(s) | Businessman, rancher |
Spouses |
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Children | 2 daughters |
Parent(s) | James Bush Caroline Lucretia Hills |
Relatives | Joseph Glidden (father-in-law) |
William Henry Bush (October 22, 1849 – April 9, 1931) was an American businessman and rancher. Born in Martinsburg, New York, he sold barbed wire and hats in the Western United States. He became a rancher in Texas and a multi-millionaire due to helium deposits on his landholdings.
William Henry Bush was born on October 22, 1849, in Martinsburg, New York. [1] His father was James Bush and his mother, Caroline Lucretia Hills. [1]
Bush was hired by Joseph Glidden, the inventor of barbed wire, to find ranching lands in Texas and promote the new invention. [1] With Henry B. Sanborn, he established the Frying Pan Ranch in Potter County. [1]
With his brother-in-law, F. T. Simmons, Bush co-founded the Bush, Simmons, and Company, a hat company, in 1885. [1] By 1903, Bush founded the Bush Hat Company and served as its president. [1]
Bush was the founder of the city of Bushland, Texas, in 1903, which was named in his honor. [1] It was founded as a railway stop on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. [1]
Much of the land which Bush possessed was replete with helium deposits. [2] As a result, Bush became a multimillionaire. He was worth US$2,175,000 by 1931. [2] [3]
Bush married Elva Glidden, Joseph Glidden's daughter, in 1877. [1] On October 20, 1908, he married Ruth Russel Gentry. [1] They had two daughters, Caroline Gentry Bush, who married Frederick Latham Emeny, and Ruth Emmeline Bush, who married Francis Thomas O'Brien. [4] Bush attended the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago. [1]
Bush died on April 9, 1931, in Chicago, and was buried at Graceland Cemetery. [1] Two thirds of his estate went to his widow and two daughters. [2] [3] [5] His cousin, Herbert S. Bush of DeKalb, Illinois, also received some inheritance. [3] [5] Furthermore, he donated US$100,000 to the Presbyterian Hospital of Chicago and US$25,000 to the Chicago Art Institute. [2]
Caroline Gentry Bush Frederick Latham Emeny.
William Henry Bush | |
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Born |
Martinsburg, New York, U.S. | October 22, 1849
Died | April 8, 1931 | (aged 81)
Burial place | Graceland Cemetery, Chicago |
Occupation(s) | Businessman, rancher |
Spouses |
|
Children | 2 daughters |
Parent(s) | James Bush Caroline Lucretia Hills |
Relatives | Joseph Glidden (father-in-law) |
William Henry Bush (October 22, 1849 – April 9, 1931) was an American businessman and rancher. Born in Martinsburg, New York, he sold barbed wire and hats in the Western United States. He became a rancher in Texas and a multi-millionaire due to helium deposits on his landholdings.
William Henry Bush was born on October 22, 1849, in Martinsburg, New York. [1] His father was James Bush and his mother, Caroline Lucretia Hills. [1]
Bush was hired by Joseph Glidden, the inventor of barbed wire, to find ranching lands in Texas and promote the new invention. [1] With Henry B. Sanborn, he established the Frying Pan Ranch in Potter County. [1]
With his brother-in-law, F. T. Simmons, Bush co-founded the Bush, Simmons, and Company, a hat company, in 1885. [1] By 1903, Bush founded the Bush Hat Company and served as its president. [1]
Bush was the founder of the city of Bushland, Texas, in 1903, which was named in his honor. [1] It was founded as a railway stop on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. [1]
Much of the land which Bush possessed was replete with helium deposits. [2] As a result, Bush became a multimillionaire. He was worth US$2,175,000 by 1931. [2] [3]
Bush married Elva Glidden, Joseph Glidden's daughter, in 1877. [1] On October 20, 1908, he married Ruth Russel Gentry. [1] They had two daughters, Caroline Gentry Bush, who married Frederick Latham Emeny, and Ruth Emmeline Bush, who married Francis Thomas O'Brien. [4] Bush attended the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago. [1]
Bush died on April 9, 1931, in Chicago, and was buried at Graceland Cemetery. [1] Two thirds of his estate went to his widow and two daughters. [2] [3] [5] His cousin, Herbert S. Bush of DeKalb, Illinois, also received some inheritance. [3] [5] Furthermore, he donated US$100,000 to the Presbyterian Hospital of Chicago and US$25,000 to the Chicago Art Institute. [2]
Caroline Gentry Bush Frederick Latham Emeny.