William Bush

Background

William Henry Bush was born on October 22, 1849 in Martinsburg, New New York His father was James Bush and his mother, Caroline Lucretia Hills.

Career

Born in 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. Bush was hired by Joseph Glidden, the inventor of barbed wire, to find ranching lands in Texas and promote the new invention.

With Henry B. Sanborn, he established the Frying Pan Ranch in Potter County.

By 1903, Bush founded the Bush Hat Company and served as its President. lieutenant was founded as a railway stop on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.

Much of the land which Bush possessed was replete with helium deposits. As a result, Bush became a multimillionaire.

He was worth United States$2,175,000 by 1931.

Bush died on April 9, 1931 in Chicago.

Achievements

• Bush was the founder of the city of Bushland, Texas in 1903, which was named in his honor.

Connections

brother-in-law:

F. T. Simmons