George Herbert Walker Jr.

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George Herbert Walker, Jr.

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Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Death: November 29, 1977 (72)
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of George Herbert Walker and Lucretia 'Loulie' Walker
Husband of Mary Walker
Father of Ambassador George Herbert Walker, III and Elizabeth C Walker
Brother of Nancy Walker; Dorothy Wear Bush; James Walker; James Ware Walker; John Mercer Walker, Sr. and 1 other
Half brother of Private and Private

Occupation: Co-founder, New York Mets
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About George Herbert Walker Jr.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Herbert_Walker,_Jr.

George Herbert Walker, Jr. (November 24, 1905 – November 29, 1977), an American businessman and the uncle of President George H. W. Bush. He was an original owner of the New York Mets, a team which he co-founded in 1960 with Joan Whitney Payson.

His father was George Herbert Walker, a wealthy American businessman. His mother was Lucretia "Loulie" (Wear) Walker (1874–1961).

He married Mary Carter (20 November 1905 – 5 September 1998) on October 29, 1927. They had three children, one of whom was George Herbert Walker III, the former United States Ambassador to Hungary. He was an uncle to former President of the United States George Herbert Walker Bush, to whom he was extremely close. "Uncle Herbie" helped sponsor Bush's entry into the oil business in the 1950s. He became a member of the Skull and Bones society at Yale in 1927, as were his brother-in-law Prescott Sheldon Bush (S&B 1917); brothers Dr. John Mercer Walker, Sr. (S&B 1931) and Louis Walker (S&B 1936); and his nephew, 41st President of the United States George Herbert Walker Bush (S&B 1947); and Bush's son (therefore George's great-nephew), 43rd President of the United States George W. Bush (S&B 1968)


  • Residence: St Louis Ward 25, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, United States - 1910
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George Herbert Walker Jr.'s Timeline

1905
November 24, 1905
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
1931
March 16, 1931
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
1977
November 29, 1977
Age 72
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
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