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'''Nancy Walker Bush Ellis''' was the daughter of [[Prescott Sheldon Bush]], the only sister of former U.S. President [[George H. W. Bush]], and aunt of both former President [[George W. Bush]] and the former governor of Florida [[Jeb Bush|John Ellis "Jeb" Bush]].
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Nancy Walker Bush was born on February 4, 1926, in [[Milton, Massachusetts]], to [[Prescott Bush|Prescott Sheldon Bush]] (1895–1972) and [[Dorothy Walker Bush]] (1901–1992). She had four brothers (one was [[George H. W. Bush]]) and became a champion tennis player and athlete in her youth. She was educated at the private school Rosemary Hall in [[Greenwich, Connecticut|Greenwich]] (now [[Choate Rosemary Hall]] in Wallingford) and Miss Porter's School in [[Farmington, Connecticut|Farmington]]. She graduated from [[Vassar College]] with a degree in English in 1946.<ref name="death">https://web.archive.org/web/20210110182010/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/us/nancy-bush-ellis-dead.html </ref>
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On October 26, 1946, at St. Paul's Church in Greenwich, she married [[Alexander Ellis Jr.]] (1922–1989), an executive with insurance firm [[Fairfield & Ellis]] (which merged into Corroon & Black,<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE6D81730F933A05751C1A96F948260&pagewanted=print ''New York Times'' obituary] of Alexander Ellis Jr.</ref> now a part of [[Willis Group Holdings]] Ltd.). The couple's wedding guests included [[James L. Buckley]], [[John V. Lindsay]], [[John Chafee]], and Nancy's brother George; [[Office of Strategic Services]] agent [[William B. Macomber Jr.]] was best man.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1946/10/27/archives/miss-nancy-bush-becomes-a-bride-she-is-attended-by-nine-at-marriage.html</ref> Together, they had four children: a daughter, Nancy Walker Ellis Black, and three sons, [[Alexander Ellis III|Alexander]], [[John Prescott Ellis|John]], and [[Joe Ellis|Josiah]].<ref name="death" /> The family lived in [[Concord, Massachusetts]] before she moved to [[Beacon Hill, Boston|Beacon Hill]] after her husband's death.<ref name="death" />
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Although she had been a liberal [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] and an [[Environmentalism|environmentalist]] who actively [[fundraising|fundraised]] for the [[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People|NAACP]] and co-chaired the New England section of the [[NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund|NAACP Legal Defense Fund]],<ref name="pact">[http://www.pactworld.org/cs/who_we_are/board_of_directors Pact Board of Directors biographies], accessed July 15, 2008</ref> she joined the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] in 1988 when her brother ran for president.<ref>[http://www.randomhouse.com/doubleday/thefamily/photo.php?i=4# Kitty Kelley, ''The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty''], Random House, 2004. </ref> In September 2004, when [[2004 United States presidential election|her nephew was running for reelection]], she visited [[London]], [[Paris]]<ref name="reps">[https://web.archive.org/web/20060814222827/http://republicansabroad.org/europe/francenewsletter.pdf "Nancy Bush Ellis voter registration drive"] in ''Republicans Abroad France Newsletter,'' Spring 2005, p. 6</ref> and [[Frankfurt]]<ref name="vote">https://web.archive.org/web/20081119151346/http://gopgermany.com/News20040923.htm</ref> on behalf of [[Republicans Abroad]] in an effort to encourage [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] living in Europe to register and vote.<ref name="time">Andrea Gerlin, [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,901041025-725068,00.html "Gone, but Not Forgotten"], ''Time'', October 17, 2004, accessed June 15, 2008</ref>
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Ellis long volunteered with the [[United South End Settlements|Boston United South End Settlement House]], of which she was an honorary director.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080704183910/http://www.uses.org/board_directory.htm</ref> She also volunteered with the [[Tufts Medical Center|New England Medical Center]],<ref>[http://www.myhospitalwebsite.com/Tufts/webdav/view/TuftsNEMC/Giving/WorkingWondersNewsletter/WW_CompleteSpring08_HR_NL.pdf "Former Board Members Reunite"] in Tufts Medical Center Floating Hospital for Children ''Honor Roll of Donors'', p. 8</ref> the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra]], and the [[New England Conservatory of Music]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080513070008/http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/give/pdf/NEC_annual_2005.pdf</ref>
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As a board member of the [[Massachusetts Audubon Society]],<ref name="pact" /> a group that was critical of the George W. Bush administration's widespread encouragement of industry self-regulation,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110727073123/http://www.massaudubon.org/news/newsarchive.php?id=80&type=editorial</ref> Ellis led fundraising efforts<ref name="pact" /> to establish [[Belize]]'s [[Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area]]<ref name="belz">https://web.archive.org/web/20101229183909/http://www.massaudubon.org/news/newsarchive.php?id=306&type=news</ref> and the environmental conservation program [[Programme for Belize]].<ref name="belz" /> She was also a member of the nongovernmental organization [[Pact (NGO)|Pact]].<ref name="pact" />
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Ellis was hospitalized on December 30, 2020 with a fever and subsequently received a positive [[PCR-test]] for Coronavirus. She died on January 10, 2021 at an assisted living facility in [[Concord, Massachusetts]], one month shy of her 95th birthday.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/01/10/nancy-bush-ellis-only-sister-to-president-george-hw-bush-dies-of-coronavirus/?sh=27caf3b77370</ref>
 
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Person.png Nancy Walker Bush Ellis   Alchetron Geni WikidataRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
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BornFebruary 4, 1926
DiedJanuary 10, 2021 (Age 94)
NationalityUS
Alma materChoate Rosemary Hall, Vassar College
ParentsPrescott Bush
InterestsWilliam B. Macomber
Daughter of Prescott Bush, sister of George H. W. Bush.

Nancy Walker Bush Ellis was the daughter of Prescott Sheldon Bush, the only sister of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, and aunt of both former President George W. Bush and the former governor of Florida John Ellis "Jeb" Bush.

Biography

Nancy Walker Bush was born on February 4, 1926, in Milton, Massachusetts, to Prescott Sheldon Bush (1895–1972) and Dorothy Walker Bush (1901–1992). She had four brothers (one was George H. W. Bush) and became a champion tennis player and athlete in her youth. She was educated at the private school Rosemary Hall in Greenwich (now Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford) and Miss Porter's School in Farmington. She graduated from Vassar College with a degree in English in 1946.[1]

On October 26, 1946, at St. Paul's Church in Greenwich, she married Alexander Ellis Jr. (1922–1989), an executive with insurance firm Fairfield & Ellis (which merged into Corroon & Black,[2] now a part of Willis Group Holdings Ltd.). The couple's wedding guests included James L. Buckley, John V. Lindsay, John Chafee, and Nancy's brother George; Office of Strategic Services agent William B. Macomber Jr. was best man.[3] Together, they had four children: a daughter, Nancy Walker Ellis Black, and three sons, Alexander, John, and Josiah.[1] The family lived in Concord, Massachusetts before she moved to Beacon Hill after her husband's death.[1]

Political and charitable activities

Although she had been a liberal Democrat and an environmentalist who actively fundraised for the NAACP and co-chaired the New England section of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund,[4] she joined the Republican Party in 1988 when her brother ran for president.[5] In September 2004, when her nephew was running for reelection, she visited London, Paris[6] and Frankfurt[7] on behalf of Republicans Abroad in an effort to encourage Republicans living in Europe to register and vote.[8]

Ellis long volunteered with the Boston United South End Settlement House, of which she was an honorary director.[9] She also volunteered with the New England Medical Center,[10] the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the New England Conservatory of Music.[11]

As a board member of the Massachusetts Audubon Society,[4] a group that was critical of the George W. Bush administration's widespread encouragement of industry self-regulation,[12] Ellis led fundraising efforts[4] to establish Belize's Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area[13] and the environmental conservation program Programme for Belize.[13] She was also a member of the nongovernmental organization Pact.[4]

Death

Ellis was hospitalized on December 30, 2020 with a fever and subsequently received a positive PCR-test for Coronavirus. She died on January 10, 2021 at an assisted living facility in Concord, Massachusetts, one month shy of her 95th birthday.[14]

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References

  1. ↑ a b c https://web.archive.org/web/20210110182010/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/us/nancy-bush-ellis-dead.html
  2. ↑ New York Times obituary of Alexander Ellis Jr.
  3. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1946/10/27/archives/miss-nancy-bush-becomes-a-bride-she-is-attended-by-nine-at-marriage.html
  4. ↑ a b c d Pact Board of Directors biographies, accessed July 15, 2008
  5. ↑ Kitty Kelley, The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty, Random House, 2004.
  6. ↑ "Nancy Bush Ellis voter registration drive" in Republicans Abroad France Newsletter, Spring 2005, p. 6
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20081119151346/http://gopgermany.com/News20040923.htm
  8. ↑ Andrea Gerlin, "Gone, but Not Forgotten", Time, October 17, 2004, accessed June 15, 2008
  9. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080704183910/http://www.uses.org/board_directory.htm
  10. ↑ "Former Board Members Reunite" in Tufts Medical Center Floating Hospital for Children Honor Roll of Donors, p. 8
  11. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080513070008/http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/give/pdf/NEC_annual_2005.pdf
  12. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110727073123/http://www.massaudubon.org/news/newsarchive.php?id=80&type=editorial
  13. ↑ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20101229183909/http://www.massaudubon.org/news/newsarchive.php?id=306&type=news
  14. ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/01/10/nancy-bush-ellis-only-sister-to-president-george-hw-bush-dies-of-coronavirus/?sh=27caf3b77370
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