George Herbert Walker III

Chairman of Better Together, Former chairman of Stifel Financial Corp; cousin of two US Presidents

George Herbert Walker III, cousin of two presidents, a former U.S. ambassador to Hungary and a prominent St. Louis businessman and philanthropist, has died. Walker, 88, died Saturday, according to the church handling his memorial service. The cause of death was not disclosed. Walker grew up in Connecticut, was a graduate of Yale and earned a law degree from Harvard. After serving two years in the Air Force, he moved to St. Louis in 1958 to work for the financial services company founded by the grandfather he shared with his first cousin, George Bush. Walker later served as president and CEO for Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. In 1992, as Bush sought a second term as president, Walker tried his own hand at politics, seeking the Republican nomination for a suburban St. Louis congressional district. Both bids were unsuccessful. Walker remained active in Republican politics, including successful presidential campaigns for another cousin, George W. Bush, in 2000 and 2004. George W. Bush appointed Walker as ambassador to Hungary in 2003. He served in that role until 2006. Walker was active in several organizations, including Downtown St. Louis Inc., the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis and the Siteman Cancer Center. He was a trustee of Webster University for 42 years and the business school was named for Walker after a $10 million donation in 2005.

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Donor	Common Recipients
Sam Fox	Kit Bond, Susan Collins, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Thune, John Ashcroft, John William Buechner, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Gene McNary, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Tim Scott, Josh Mandel, Tom Cotton, John Brunner, Jason T Smith, Right to Rise USA, Lyda Krewson for Mayor, John Bolton PAC
Roy Pfautch	Kit Bond, Susan Collins, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Thune, John Ashcroft, John William Buechner, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Gene McNary, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Tim Scott, Josh Mandel, Tom Cotton, Jason T Smith, Right to Rise USA, Lyda Krewson for Mayor
James S McDonnell III	Kit Bond, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Thune, John Ashcroft, John William Buechner, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Tim Scott, Josh Mandel, Tom Cotton, Jason T Smith, Blunt 2014 Senate Majority Cmte
Kenneth S Abramowitz	Kit Bond, Susan Collins, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Jeb Bush, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Tim Scott, Josh Mandel, Tom Cotton, Romney Victory, John Bolton PAC, Right To Rise PAC
Howard H Leach	Kit Bond, Susan Collins, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Thune, John Ashcroft, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Jeb Bush, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Tom Cotton, Right to Rise USA, Romney Victory, Right To Rise PAC
Ronald Weiser	Kit Bond, Susan Collins, John McCain, John Thune, John Ashcroft, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Leadership Council Federal PAC, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Tim Scott, Josh Mandel, Tom Cotton, Romney Victory, Josh Mandel Senate Victory Cmte
Bernie Marcus	Kit Bond, Susan Collins, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Leadership Council Federal PAC, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Jeb Bush, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Tim Scott, Josh Mandel, Tom Cotton, Right to Rise USA
Larry A Mizel	Kit Bond, Susan Collins, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Thune, John Ashcroft, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Tim Scott, Josh Mandel, Tom Cotton, Romney Victory, Josh Mandel Senate Victory Cmte
Shawn Smeallie	Kit Bond, Susan Collins, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Thune, John Ashcroft, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Tim Scott, Josh Mandel, Right to Rise USA, Romney Victory, Josh Mandel Senate Victory Cmte
Andrew C Taylor	Kit Bond, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Thune, John Ashcroft, John William Buechner, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Tim Scott, Josh Mandel, John Brunner, Lyda Krewson for Mayor
Jane L Bainum	Kit Bond, Susan Collins, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Thune, John Ashcroft, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Josh Mandel, Tom Cotton, Romney Victory, Josh Mandel Senate Victory Cmte, John Bolton PAC
Woody Johnson	Kit Bond, Susan Collins, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Thune, John Ashcroft, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Right to Rise USA, Romney Victory, Right To Rise PAC
Mel Sembler	Kit Bond, Susan Collins, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Ashcroft, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Jeb Bush, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Josh Mandel, Tom Cotton, Right to Rise USA, Romney Victory
Cheryl F Halpern	Kit Bond, Susan Collins, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Ashcroft, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Jeb Bush, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel, Right to Rise USA, Romney Victory, Right To Rise PAC
Stephen F Brauer	Kit Bond, Susan Collins, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Thune, John Ashcroft, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Gene McNary, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Josh Mandel
Julie Finley	Kit Bond, Susan Collins, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Thune, John Ashcroft, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Tom Cotton, Right to Rise USA, Romney Victory, Right To Rise PAC
Leslie Rose	Kit Bond, Susan Collins, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Ashcroft, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Tim Scott, Josh Mandel, Tom Cotton, Romney Victory
Lewis M Eisenberg	Kit Bond, Susan Collins, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Thune, John Ashcroft, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Leadership Council Federal PAC, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Romney Victory, John Bolton PAC
Giuseppe Cecchi	Kit Bond, Susan Collins, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Josh Mandel, Tom Cotton, Romney Victory, John Bolton PAC
Richard Horvitz	Susan Collins, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Jeb Bush, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Josh Mandel, Right to Rise USA, Romney Victory, Josh Mandel Senate Victory Cmte

Updated about 5 years ago

Types	Person, Political Candidate, Business Person, Public Official
Aliases	Bert Walker, George H Walker III

George Herbert Walker III

Chairman of Better Together, Former chairman of Stifel Financial Corp; cousin of two US Presidents

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