Nellie T. Bush, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nellie T. Bush

Arizona state legislator, riverboat pilot, airline pilot, active in women's organizations

Date of Birth: 29-Nov-1888

Place of Birth: Cedar County, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 27-Oct-1963

Profession: politician, aircraft pilot

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Nellie Trent Bush (November 29, 1888 – October 27, 1963) was an Arizona state legislator and justice of the peace.
In her career, she was first a teacher, then a ferry-boat pilot and street car conductor.
She was a business woman, airplane pilot, coroner, school principal, and a leader in Arizona women's clubs.
Nellie rose to national fame in 1934 for piloting the National Guard across the Colorado River in her boats, in a political protest over the construction of the Parker Dam.