Background
Bush, John William was born on September 17, 1909 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of William Hayden and Esther (Brushart) Bush.
Federal transportation official
Bush, John William was born on September 17, 1909 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of William Hayden and Esther (Brushart) Bush.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1931.
With, Standard Oil Corporation Louisiana, 1932-1937;
with, T.K. Brushart Oil Corporation, Portsmouth, Ohio., 1937-1949;
president, Ohio System Inc., since 1946;
director purchasing Ohio,, Ohio System Inc., 1949-1957;
director commerce, 1959-1961;
commissioner, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1961-1971;
chairman, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1966;
special transportation adviser, Senate Commerce Committee, since 1971. Member governor's advisory county Florida, 1957-1959. Vice president Coastal Petroleum Company, 1972-1989.
Board directors Canada Southern Petroleum Ltd., 1972-1989, R.C. Williams & Company, Inc., New York City. Chairman of the Board Old Judge Foods Corporation, St. Louis, 1988-1991.
Member Ohio Small Business Commission, 1954-1956, Ohio Water Pollution Control Board, 1954-1956. Member Florida Governor's advisory council, 1989-1990. Councilman, Portsmouth, 1941-1944.
Democratic nominee for Congress, 1974. Director Ohio Vietnam Veterans Bonus Commission, 1973-1974. Member National Association State Purchasing Officials (president 1954).
Married Mary Elizabeth Van Doren, June 4, 1932 (deceased 1958). Children: Jan Hayden (Mistress Richard L. Jennings), Emily Van Doren Bush. Married Dorothy Vredenburgh, January 13, 1962 (deceased 1991).