William Owen Bush about 1890

Isabella Bush and her husband, mixed-race George Bush, arrived in Thurston County in 1844, settling in what is now Tumwater. Their oldest son, William Owen Bush, pictured here in middle age, was a prominent and respected legislator, farmer, and tireless promoter of Washington State agriculture and industry.

photo about 1890, Courtesy Washington State Historical Society, catalog 2015.0.75

Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian 2020

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