Neil Mallon Bush

Political Relative

Born: 22 January 1955
Birthplace: Midland, Texas
Best known as: George W. Bush's Silverado Savings & Loan brother
Neil Mallon Bush is the third son of George and Barbara Bush and the younger brother of former president George W. Bush. Neil Bush is best known for his business failures -- particularly the collapse of Colorado's Silverado Savings and Loan, of which he was a director. The bank failed in 1988, costing the federal government $1 billion and becoming a much-publicized part of the savings and loan crisis of the late 1980s.
Extra credit: Bush and his wife Sharon were married in July 1980 and filed for divorce in August 2002... They have three children, including model Lauren Bush... Neil Bush is no relation to the popular evangelist Neil Bush.

Copyright © 1998-2006 by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved.

More on Neil Mallon Bush from Fact Monster:

  • Neil Mallon Bush - Biography of Neil Mallon Bush, George W. Bush's Silverado Savings & Loan brother
  • Lauren Bush - Biography of Lauren Bush, Fashion-model niece of former president George W. Bush
  • Selected Biographies: B - Selected biographies of well-known people and fictional characters

Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.