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{{Short description|Father of Barbara Bush (1893–1969)}}
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| name = Marvin Pierce
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| birth_place = [[Sharpsville, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1969|7|17|1893|6|17}}
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| birth_place = [[Sharpsville, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
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| death_place = [[Rye (city), New York|Rye, New York]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1969|7|17|1893|6|17}}
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| resting_place = [[Greenwood Union Cemetery]]
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| death_place = [[Rye (city), New York|Rye, New York]], U.S.
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| occupation = President of [[McCall Corporation]], [[publisher]] of women's magazines ''[[Redbook]]'' and ''[[McCall's]]''
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| resting_place = [[Greenwood Union Cemetery]]
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| education = [[Miami University]]<br>[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]<br>[[Harvard University]]
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| occupation = President of [[McCall Corporation]], [[publisher]] of women's magazines ''[[Redbook]]'' and ''[[McCall's]]''
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| spouse = {{Marriage|Pauline Robinson|1918|1949|end=died}}<br>{{Marriage|Willa Martin|1952}}
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| education = [[Miami University]]<br>[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]<br>[[Harvard University]]
| children = 4, including [[Barbara Bush|Barbara Pierce Bush]]
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|relatives = [[George H. W. Bush]] (son-in-law)<br>[[George W. Bush]] (grandson)<br>[[Jeb Bush]] (grandson)
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* {{Marriage|Pauline Robinson|1918|1949|end=died}}
* {{Marriage|Willa Martin|1952}}
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| children = {{hlist|Martha|James|[[Barbara Bush|Barbara]]|Scott}}
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'''Marvin Pierce''' (June 17, 1893 – July 17, 1969) was president of [[McCall Corporation]], the [[publisher]] of the popular women's magazines ''[[Redbook]]'' and ''[[McCall's]]''. He was the father of United States First Lady [[Barbara Bush|Barbara Pierce Bush]], the maternal grandfather of former U.S. President [[George W. Bush]] and former Florida Governor [[Jeb Bush]], and the father-in-law of former U.S. President [[George H. W. Bush]].
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| relatives = [[George H. W. Bush]] (son-in-law)<br>[[George W. Bush]] (grandson)<br>[[Jeb Bush]] (grandson)
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'''Marvin “Monk” Pierce''' (June 17, 1893 – July 17, 1969) was president of [[McCall Corporation]], the [[publisher]] of the popular women's magazines ''[[Redbook]]'' and ''[[McCall's]]''. He was the father of United States First Lady [[Barbara Bush|Barbara Pierce Bush]], the maternal grandfather of former U.S. President [[George W. Bush]] and former Florida Governor [[Jeb Bush]], and the father-in-law of former U.S. President [[George H. W. Bush]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Marvin Pierce was born on June 17, 1893 in [[Sharpsville, Pennsylvania]], to Mabel Pierce (née Marvin; 1869–1955) and Scott Pierce (1866–1945). Mr. Pierce was an insurance salesman in [[Dayton, Ohio]]. His [[ancestor]] Thomas Pierce (1618–1683), an early [[New England]] colonist, was also an ancestor of [[Franklin Pierce]], the 14th [[President of the United States]]. Marvin was a 1916 graduate of [[Miami University]], [[Oxford, Ohio]], where he was a member of [[Beta Theta Pi]] fraternity, he was nicknamed "Monk" and was a stand-out athlete in football, basketball, baseball and tennis.<ref name="bush41aportrait41">{{cite book|last1=Bush|first1=George W.|title=[[41: A Portrait of My Father]]|date=2014|publisher=Ebury Publishing|location=London|isbn=9780553447781|oclc=883645289|page=[https://archive.org/details/41portraitofmyfa0000bush/page/41 41]}}</ref> He was inducted into Miami's Athletic [[Hall of Fame]] in 1972. He also received graduate degrees from MIT in civil engineering and from Harvard in architectural engineering.
Marvin Pierce was born on June 17, 1893, in [[Sharpsville, Pennsylvania]], to Mabel Pierce (née Marvin; 1869–1955) and Scott Pierce (1866–1945). Mr. Pierce was an insurance salesman in [[Dayton, Ohio]]. His [[ancestor]] Thomas Pierce (1618–1683), an early [[New England]] colonist, was also an ancestor of [[Franklin Pierce]], the 14th [[President of the United States]].
Marvin attended [[Steele High School (Dayton, Ohio)|Steele High School]] in Dayton.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=June 8, 1910 |title="Monk" Pierce Knocks Out Belief That An Athlete Must Be Dullard |work=The Dayton Herald}}</ref> He was a 1916 graduate of [[Miami University]], [[Oxford, Ohio]], where he was a member of [[Beta Theta Pi]] fraternity, he was nicknamed "Monk" and was a stand-out athlete in football, basketball, baseball and tennis.<ref name="bush41aportrait41">{{cite book|last1=Bush|first1=George W.|title=[[41: A Portrait of My Father]]|date=2014|publisher=Ebury Publishing|location=London|isbn=9780553447781|oclc=883645289|page=[https://archive.org/details/41portraitofmyfa0000bush/page/41 41]}}</ref> He was inducted into Miami's Athletic [[Hall of Fame]] in 1972. He also received graduate degrees from MIT in civil engineering and from Harvard in architectural engineering.


==Career==
==Career==
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Pierce's first marriage (August 1918) was to Pauline Robinson (1896-1949), who was born on 28 April 1896 to [[Ohio Supreme Court]] justice [[James E. Robinson]] and his wife Lula Dell Flickinger. They had four children together:
Pierce's first marriage (August 1918) was to Pauline Robinson (1896–1949), who was born on 28 April 1896 to [[Ohio Supreme Court]] justice [[James E. Robinson]] and his wife Lula Dell Flickinger. They had four children together:
* Martha Pierce Rafferty (1920–1999), mother of filmmakers [[Kevin Rafferty]] and [[Pierce Rafferty]]
* Martha Pierce Rafferty (1920–1999), mother of filmmakers [[Kevin Rafferty]] and Pierce Rafferty
* James Pierce (1922–1993)
* James Pierce (1922–1993)
* [[Barbara Bush|Barbara Pierce Bush]] (1925–2018), [[First Lady of the United States]] from 1989 to 1993.<ref name="bush41aportrait41"/>
* [[Barbara Bush|Barbara Pierce Bush]] (1925–2018), [[First Lady of the United States]] from 1989 to 1993.<ref name="bush41aportrait41"/>
* Scott Pierce (born 1930) – named for his grandfather
* Scott Pierce (1930–2022) – named for his grandfather


''[[W (magazine)|W]]'' magazine once described Pauline Robinson as "beautiful, fabulous, critical, and meddling" and "a former beauty from [[Ohio]] with extravagant tastes". Pauline was killed at age 53 in a September 1949 [[automotive accident]] when Marvin, the driver, hit a tree in [[Harrison, Westchester County, New York]]. His granddaughter [[Pauline Robinson Bush]] (1949-1953), was named after her.
''[[W (magazine)|W]]'' magazine once described Pauline Robinson as "beautiful, fabulous, critical, and meddling" and "a former beauty from [[Ohio]] with extravagant tastes". Pauline was killed at age 53 in a September 1949 [[automotive accident]] when Marvin, the driver, hit a tree in [[Harrison, Westchester County, New York]]. His granddaughter [[Pauline Robinson Bush]] (1949–1953), was named after her.


Their third child, [[Barbara Bush|Barbara Pierce]], later became the wife of the 41st [[President of the United States]], [[George H. W. Bush]], mother of the 43rd President of the United States, [[George W. Bush]] and of the 43rd [[Governor of Florida]], [[Jeb Bush]].
Their third child, [[Barbara Bush|Barbara Pierce]], later became the wife of the 41st [[President of the United States]], [[George H. W. Bush]], mother of the 43rd President of the United States, [[George W. Bush]] and of the 43rd [[Governor of Florida]], [[Jeb Bush]].
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Pierce's second marriage (June 1952) was to Willa Gray Martin (1911–2006) (who died during his grandson's presidency), an artist and [[Associated Press]] reporter.
Pierce's second marriage (June 1952) was to Willa Gray Martin (1911–2006) (who died during his grandson's presidency), an artist and [[Associated Press]] reporter.


He also has at least 17 great-grandchildren, including [[Jenna Bush Hager]], and at least 10 great-great-grandchildren.
He also has at least 17 great-grandchildren, including [[Jenna Bush Hager]], and at least 11 great-great-grandchildren.


==Death and legacy==
==Death and legacy==
Pierce died on July 17, 1969 in [[Rye (city), New York|Rye, New York]] at the age of 76 and was interred at [[Greenwood Union Cemetery]]. [[Marvin Bush|Marvin Pierce Bush]], one of his grandsons, is named after him. He was survived by his children, two daughters-in-law, two sons-in-law (one of whom is [[George H. W. Bush]]), and his grandchildren (one of whom is [[George W. Bush]]). He was preceded in death by his granddaughter [[Pauline Robinson Bush]] in October 1953.
Pierce died on July 17, 1969, in [[Rye (city), New York|Rye, New York]], at the age of 76 and was interred at [[Greenwood Union Cemetery]]. [[Marvin Bush|Marvin Pierce Bush]], one of his grandsons, is named after him. He was survived by his children, two daughters-in-law, two sons-in-law (one of whom was [[George H. W. Bush]]), and his grandchildren (one of whom is [[George W. Bush]]). He was preceded in death by his granddaughter [[Pauline Robinson Bush]] in October 1953.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090303162751/http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=42 Barbara Pierce Bush] National First Ladies Library
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090303162751/http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=42 Barbara Pierce Bush] National First Ladies Library
* {{Find a Grave|137227437}}


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Marvin Pierce
Born(1893-06-17)June 17, 1893
Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJuly 17, 1969(1969-07-17) (aged 76)
Rye, New York, U.S.
Resting placeGreenwood Union Cemetery
EducationMiami University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Occupation(s)President of McCall Corporation, publisher of women's magazines Redbook and McCall's
Spouses
Pauline Robinson
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(m. 1918; died 1949)​
Willa Martin
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(m. 1952)​
Children
RelativesGeorge H. W. Bush (son-in-law)
George W. Bush (grandson)
Jeb Bush (grandson)

Marvin “Monk” Pierce (June 17, 1893 – July 17, 1969) was president of McCall Corporation, the publisher of the popular women's magazines Redbook and McCall's. He was the father of United States First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush, the maternal grandfather of former U.S. President George W. Bush and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, and the father-in-law of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush.

Early life

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Marvin Pierce was born on June 17, 1893, in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, to Mabel Pierce (née Marvin; 1869–1955) and Scott Pierce (1866–1945). Mr. Pierce was an insurance salesman in Dayton, Ohio. His ancestor Thomas Pierce (1618–1683), an early New England colonist, was also an ancestor of Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the United States.

Marvin attended Steele High School in Dayton.[1] He was a 1916 graduate of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, he was nicknamed "Monk" and was a stand-out athlete in football, basketball, baseball and tennis.[2] He was inducted into Miami's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1972. He also received graduate degrees from MIT in civil engineering and from Harvard in architectural engineering.

Career

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Pierce served as the president of McCall Corporation, the publisher of the popular women's magazines Redbook and McCall's.[2]

Personal life

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Pierce's first marriage (August 1918) was to Pauline Robinson (1896–1949), who was born on 28 April 1896 to Ohio Supreme Court justice James E. Robinson and his wife Lula Dell Flickinger. They had four children together:

W magazine once described Pauline Robinson as "beautiful, fabulous, critical, and meddling" and "a former beauty from Ohio with extravagant tastes". Pauline was killed at age 53 in a September 1949 automotive accident when Marvin, the driver, hit a tree in Harrison, Westchester County, New York. His granddaughter Pauline Robinson Bush (1949–1953), was named after her.

Their third child, Barbara Pierce, later became the wife of the 41st President of the United States, George H. W. Bush, mother of the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush and of the 43rd Governor of Florida, Jeb Bush.

Pierce's second marriage (June 1952) was to Willa Gray Martin (1911–2006) (who died during his grandson's presidency), an artist and Associated Press reporter.

He also has at least 17 great-grandchildren, including Jenna Bush Hager, and at least 11 great-great-grandchildren.

Death and legacy

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Pierce died on July 17, 1969, in Rye, New York, at the age of 76 and was interred at Greenwood Union Cemetery. Marvin Pierce Bush, one of his grandsons, is named after him. He was survived by his children, two daughters-in-law, two sons-in-law (one of whom was George H. W. Bush), and his grandchildren (one of whom is George W. Bush). He was preceded in death by his granddaughter Pauline Robinson Bush in October 1953.

References

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  1. ^ ""Monk" Pierce Knocks Out Belief That An Athlete Must Be Dullard". The Dayton Herald. June 8, 1910.
  2. ^ a b c Bush, George W. (2014). 41: A Portrait of My Father. London: Ebury Publishing. p. 41. ISBN 9780553447781. OCLC 883645289.
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