Son of William L. Bush and Virginia B. Renshaw, husband of Eliza Pierce Raynor, the daughter of James A. Raynor and Sarah Elizabeth Cole, whom he married on October 26, 1880 in New York, NY, and father of Anna Raynor Bush (married Fritz John Frank).
"The ancestors of J. Adriance Bush came from Europe in early colonial days. Those on his father's side came from Holland, and settled in the old town of Rye, in Westchester County, New York, where the family homestead of colonial times still stands, a picturesque landmark in some of the most historic regions of the country. There, Mr. Bush's father, William L. Bush, lived during his early life and until he became engaged in the lumber trade elsewhere, as merchant and shipper. Mr. Bush's mother was before her marriage Miss Virginia Renshaw, the daughter of Commodore James Renshaw of the United States Navy, whose family was settled for many generations in Washington and Virginia.
J. Adriance Bush was born at Rye, on May 29, 1850. He was at first intended for a military career, and accordingly was educated at military academies in New York and Connecticut. Later he came to New York city and entered the Law School of Columbia University where he was graduated in 1873. Immediately after graduation he was admitted to the bar, and began the practice of his profession.
For a time Mr. Bush's practice was of a general character. The he began to pay especial attention to corporation law, which in this city is one of the most important branches of the profession, and for some years he has been engaged with it almost exclusively. He is the counsel of a number of the largest manufacturing corporations and is also a director in several railroad and other companies.
Mr. Bush has not been a politician in the ordinary sense of that term. He has not been a office-seeker, and indeed has never held any purely political office. He was, however, on the ground of his professional fitness for the place, in 1880, appointed one of the trustees of the New York and Brooklyn bridge. In that capacity, and as vice-president of the board of trustees, he served in the city in a valuable manner for years.
Nor did this interest in bridges begin and end with that service. He has long taken a deep interest in the art which was so highly esteemed and honored by the ancient Romans. He has been intimately concerned in the securing of franchises and charters for a number of important bridges, has conducted litigation in behalf of several, and has had the satisfaction of seeing several, chiefly through his initiative and unfailing efforts, carried to completion. Mr. Bush enjoys the distinction of having prepared the first bill for the construction of what will, when built, be probably the most noteworthy bridge in the world, namely one across the North River from Fort Washington, on the New York side, to Fort Lee, on the New Jersey shore. The practical features of that bill were subsequently embodied in the bill for the construction of another bridge, farther downstream. He has recently published a book, which has had a wide sale, on the National Bankruptcy Act of July 1, 1898.
Mr. Bush is much given to riding, driving, and similar sports. He has a home in New York city, where he spends five months of the year. The remainder of the year he lives at his country home in Mount Pleasant Township, Westchester County, New York, where he has a large farm. He is a member of the Century Association, the Union League, Metropolitan, New York Yacht, Lawyers' and Lambs' Clubs, the St. Nicholas Society, the Bar Association, and various other organizations, including fishing, shooting and golf clubs.
He was married, on October 26, 1880, to Miss Eliza P. Raynor, daughter of James A. Raynor of this city. Mrs. Bush died in 1884, leaving him a daughter, Anna Raynor Bush."
Obituary - Mr. John Adriance Bush, who died at his residence, Valhalla, NY, Wednesday, was fifty-four years of age and of Dutch ancestry. His mother was a daughter of Commodore James Renshaw, U.S.N. He was a lawyer and counsel for several large manufacturing corporations. He recently published a book on the national bankruptcy act of 1898 which has met with wide notice. He was a member of the Century Association, the Union League, Metropolitan, New York Yacht, Lawyers' and Lambs' Clubs, the St. Nicholas Society, and the Bar Association.
(New York, New York, Marriage Index 1866-1937; J Adriance Bush in the U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930; 1900 United States Federal Census; New York States Prominent and Progressive Men, Vol. 2, page 44; Boston Evening Transcript, November 17, 1905, page 2; U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 forJohn Adriance Bush
"The ancestors of J. Adriance Bush came from Europe in early colonial days. Those on his father's side came from Holland, and settled in the old town of Rye, in Westchester County, New York, where the family homestead of colonial times still stands, a picturesque landmark in some of the most historic regions of the country. There, Mr. Bush's father, William L. Bush, lived during his early life and until he became engaged in the lumber trade elsewhere, as merchant and shipper. Mr. Bush's mother was before her marriage Miss Virginia Renshaw, the daughter of Commodore James Renshaw of the United States Navy, whose family was settled for many generations in Washington and Virginia.
J. Adriance Bush was born at Rye, on May 29, 1850. He was at first intended for a military career, and accordingly was educated at military academies in New York and Connecticut. Later he came to New York city and entered the Law School of Columbia University where he was graduated in 1873. Immediately after graduation he was admitted to the bar, and began the practice of his profession.
For a time Mr. Bush's practice was of a general character. The he began to pay especial attention to corporation law, which in this city is one of the most important branches of the profession, and for some years he has been engaged with it almost exclusively. He is the counsel of a number of the largest manufacturing corporations and is also a director in several railroad and other companies.
Mr. Bush has not been a politician in the ordinary sense of that term. He has not been a office-seeker, and indeed has never held any purely political office. He was, however, on the ground of his professional fitness for the place, in 1880, appointed one of the trustees of the New York and Brooklyn bridge. In that capacity, and as vice-president of the board of trustees, he served in the city in a valuable manner for years.
Nor did this interest in bridges begin and end with that service. He has long taken a deep interest in the art which was so highly esteemed and honored by the ancient Romans. He has been intimately concerned in the securing of franchises and charters for a number of important bridges, has conducted litigation in behalf of several, and has had the satisfaction of seeing several, chiefly through his initiative and unfailing efforts, carried to completion. Mr. Bush enjoys the distinction of having prepared the first bill for the construction of what will, when built, be probably the most noteworthy bridge in the world, namely one across the North River from Fort Washington, on the New York side, to Fort Lee, on the New Jersey shore. The practical features of that bill were subsequently embodied in the bill for the construction of another bridge, farther downstream. He has recently published a book, which has had a wide sale, on the National Bankruptcy Act of July 1, 1898.
Mr. Bush is much given to riding, driving, and similar sports. He has a home in New York city, where he spends five months of the year. The remainder of the year he lives at his country home in Mount Pleasant Township, Westchester County, New York, where he has a large farm. He is a member of the Century Association, the Union League, Metropolitan, New York Yacht, Lawyers' and Lambs' Clubs, the St. Nicholas Society, the Bar Association, and various other organizations, including fishing, shooting and golf clubs.
He was married, on October 26, 1880, to Miss Eliza P. Raynor, daughter of James A. Raynor of this city. Mrs. Bush died in 1884, leaving him a daughter, Anna Raynor Bush."
Obituary - Mr. John Adriance Bush, who died at his residence, Valhalla, NY, Wednesday, was fifty-four years of age and of Dutch ancestry. His mother was a daughter of Commodore James Renshaw, U.S.N. He was a lawyer and counsel for several large manufacturing corporations. He recently published a book on the national bankruptcy act of 1898 which has met with wide notice. He was a member of the Century Association, the Union League, Metropolitan, New York Yacht, Lawyers' and Lambs' Clubs, the St. Nicholas Society, and the Bar Association.
(New York, New York, Marriage Index 1866-1937; J Adriance Bush in the U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930; 1900 United States Federal Census; New York States Prominent and Progressive Men, Vol. 2, page 44; Boston Evening Transcript, November 17, 1905, page 2; U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 forJohn Adriance Bush
Son of William L. Bush and Virginia B. Renshaw, husband of Eliza Pierce Raynor, the daughter of James A. Raynor and Sarah Elizabeth Cole, whom he married on October 26, 1880 in New York, NY, and father of Anna Raynor Bush (married Fritz John Frank).
"The ancestors of J. Adriance Bush came from Europe in early colonial days. Those on his father's side came from Holland, and settled in the old town of Rye, in Westchester County, New York, where the family homestead of colonial times still stands, a picturesque landmark in some of the most historic regions of the country. There, Mr. Bush's father, William L. Bush, lived during his early life and until he became engaged in the lumber trade elsewhere, as merchant and shipper. Mr. Bush's mother was before her marriage Miss Virginia Renshaw, the daughter of Commodore James Renshaw of the United States Navy, whose family was settled for many generations in Washington and Virginia.
J. Adriance Bush was born at Rye, on May 29, 1850. He was at first intended for a military career, and accordingly was educated at military academies in New York and Connecticut. Later he came to New York city and entered the Law School of Columbia University where he was graduated in 1873. Immediately after graduation he was admitted to the bar, and began the practice of his profession.
For a time Mr. Bush's practice was of a general character. The he began to pay especial attention to corporation law, which in this city is one of the most important branches of the profession, and for some years he has been engaged with it almost exclusively. He is the counsel of a number of the largest manufacturing corporations and is also a director in several railroad and other companies.
Mr. Bush has not been a politician in the ordinary sense of that term. He has not been a office-seeker, and indeed has never held any purely political office. He was, however, on the ground of his professional fitness for the place, in 1880, appointed one of the trustees of the New York and Brooklyn bridge. In that capacity, and as vice-president of the board of trustees, he served in the city in a valuable manner for years.
Nor did this interest in bridges begin and end with that service. He has long taken a deep interest in the art which was so highly esteemed and honored by the ancient Romans. He has been intimately concerned in the securing of franchises and charters for a number of important bridges, has conducted litigation in behalf of several, and has had the satisfaction of seeing several, chiefly through his initiative and unfailing efforts, carried to completion. Mr. Bush enjoys the distinction of having prepared the first bill for the construction of what will, when built, be probably the most noteworthy bridge in the world, namely one across the North River from Fort Washington, on the New York side, to Fort Lee, on the New Jersey shore. The practical features of that bill were subsequently embodied in the bill for the construction of another bridge, farther downstream. He has recently published a book, which has had a wide sale, on the National Bankruptcy Act of July 1, 1898.
Mr. Bush is much given to riding, driving, and similar sports. He has a home in New York city, where he spends five months of the year. The remainder of the year he lives at his country home in Mount Pleasant Township, Westchester County, New York, where he has a large farm. He is a member of the Century Association, the Union League, Metropolitan, New York Yacht, Lawyers' and Lambs' Clubs, the St. Nicholas Society, the Bar Association, and various other organizations, including fishing, shooting and golf clubs.
He was married, on October 26, 1880, to Miss Eliza P. Raynor, daughter of James A. Raynor of this city. Mrs. Bush died in 1884, leaving him a daughter, Anna Raynor Bush."
Obituary - Mr. John Adriance Bush, who died at his residence, Valhalla, NY, Wednesday, was fifty-four years of age and of Dutch ancestry. His mother was a daughter of Commodore James Renshaw, U.S.N. He was a lawyer and counsel for several large manufacturing corporations. He recently published a book on the national bankruptcy act of 1898 which has met with wide notice. He was a member of the Century Association, the Union League, Metropolitan, New York Yacht, Lawyers' and Lambs' Clubs, the St. Nicholas Society, and the Bar Association.
(New York, New York, Marriage Index 1866-1937; J Adriance Bush in the U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930; 1900 United States Federal Census; New York States Prominent and Progressive Men, Vol. 2, page 44; Boston Evening Transcript, November 17, 1905, page 2; U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 forJohn Adriance Bush
"The ancestors of J. Adriance Bush came from Europe in early colonial days. Those on his father's side came from Holland, and settled in the old town of Rye, in Westchester County, New York, where the family homestead of colonial times still stands, a picturesque landmark in some of the most historic regions of the country. There, Mr. Bush's father, William L. Bush, lived during his early life and until he became engaged in the lumber trade elsewhere, as merchant and shipper. Mr. Bush's mother was before her marriage Miss Virginia Renshaw, the daughter of Commodore James Renshaw of the United States Navy, whose family was settled for many generations in Washington and Virginia.
J. Adriance Bush was born at Rye, on May 29, 1850. He was at first intended for a military career, and accordingly was educated at military academies in New York and Connecticut. Later he came to New York city and entered the Law School of Columbia University where he was graduated in 1873. Immediately after graduation he was admitted to the bar, and began the practice of his profession.
For a time Mr. Bush's practice was of a general character. The he began to pay especial attention to corporation law, which in this city is one of the most important branches of the profession, and for some years he has been engaged with it almost exclusively. He is the counsel of a number of the largest manufacturing corporations and is also a director in several railroad and other companies.
Mr. Bush has not been a politician in the ordinary sense of that term. He has not been a office-seeker, and indeed has never held any purely political office. He was, however, on the ground of his professional fitness for the place, in 1880, appointed one of the trustees of the New York and Brooklyn bridge. In that capacity, and as vice-president of the board of trustees, he served in the city in a valuable manner for years.
Nor did this interest in bridges begin and end with that service. He has long taken a deep interest in the art which was so highly esteemed and honored by the ancient Romans. He has been intimately concerned in the securing of franchises and charters for a number of important bridges, has conducted litigation in behalf of several, and has had the satisfaction of seeing several, chiefly through his initiative and unfailing efforts, carried to completion. Mr. Bush enjoys the distinction of having prepared the first bill for the construction of what will, when built, be probably the most noteworthy bridge in the world, namely one across the North River from Fort Washington, on the New York side, to Fort Lee, on the New Jersey shore. The practical features of that bill were subsequently embodied in the bill for the construction of another bridge, farther downstream. He has recently published a book, which has had a wide sale, on the National Bankruptcy Act of July 1, 1898.
Mr. Bush is much given to riding, driving, and similar sports. He has a home in New York city, where he spends five months of the year. The remainder of the year he lives at his country home in Mount Pleasant Township, Westchester County, New York, where he has a large farm. He is a member of the Century Association, the Union League, Metropolitan, New York Yacht, Lawyers' and Lambs' Clubs, the St. Nicholas Society, the Bar Association, and various other organizations, including fishing, shooting and golf clubs.
He was married, on October 26, 1880, to Miss Eliza P. Raynor, daughter of James A. Raynor of this city. Mrs. Bush died in 1884, leaving him a daughter, Anna Raynor Bush."
Obituary - Mr. John Adriance Bush, who died at his residence, Valhalla, NY, Wednesday, was fifty-four years of age and of Dutch ancestry. His mother was a daughter of Commodore James Renshaw, U.S.N. He was a lawyer and counsel for several large manufacturing corporations. He recently published a book on the national bankruptcy act of 1898 which has met with wide notice. He was a member of the Century Association, the Union League, Metropolitan, New York Yacht, Lawyers' and Lambs' Clubs, the St. Nicholas Society, and the Bar Association.
(New York, New York, Marriage Index 1866-1937; J Adriance Bush in the U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930; 1900 United States Federal Census; New York States Prominent and Progressive Men, Vol. 2, page 44; Boston Evening Transcript, November 17, 1905, page 2; U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 forJohn Adriance Bush
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