Alvin Bush

Not to be confused with Alvin C. Bush.

Alvin Ray Bush (June 4, 1893 – November 5, 1959) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Alvin Ray Bush
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
In office January 3, 1951 – November 5, 1959
Preceded by	Robert F. Rich
Succeeded by	Herman T. Schneebeli
Constituency	15th district (1951–53) 17th district (1953–59)
Personal details
Born	(1893-06-04)June 4, 1893 Boggs Township, Pennsylvania, US
Died	November 5, 1959(1959-11-05) (aged 66)
Political party	Republican

Biography

Alvin Bush was born on a farm in Boggs Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. At the age of thirteen started work as a laborer in Pennsylvania coal mines and later was an apprentice in a machine shop. During World War I, Bush served overseas as a corporal with the Five Hundred and Forty-first Motor Truck Company. He established an automobile repair business in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. Bush purchased a bus line serving Philipsburg and neighboring communities, and later becoming president and general manager of the Williamsport Transportation Co. He operated a dairy farm in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, and served as director of Lowry Electric Co. and Muncy Valley Hospital.

Bush was elected as a Republican to the 82nd United States Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1951, until his death in Williamsport, Pennsylvania in 1959. Bush voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.

Namesake

The Alvin R. Bush Dam on Kettle Creek, north of Renovo, Pennsylvania, is named in his honor.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–99)

External links

• United States Congress. "Alvin Bush (id: B001165)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-03-01
• The Political Graveyard