Marvin Pierce

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Marvin Pierce (17 June 1893–17 July 1969), was president of McCall Corporation, the publisher of the popular women's magazines Redbook and McCall's. He was born in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania and was a 1916 graduate of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.

His ancestor, an early New England colonist named Thomas Pierce, was also an ancestor of Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the United States. He is the maternal grandfather of President George W. Bush.

At Miami University, he was nicknamed "Monk" and was a stand-out athlete in football and several other sports. He was inducted into Miami's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1972.

Pierce married Pauline Robinson whom W magazine once described as "beautiful, fabulous, critical, and meddling" and "a former beauty from Ohio with extravagant tastes". On 23 September 1949, Pauline was killed in an automobile accident when Marvin, who was driving the car, lost control as he reached over to stop a cup of hot coffee from sliding across the seat onto his wife. The car crashed into a stone wall, killing Pauline instantly.

Their third child was Barbara Pierce, later became the wife of the 41st President of the United States, George H.W. Bush.

[edit] Family

1st wife Pauline Robinson Pierce (1896 - 23 September 1949) (date of marriage unknown)

• Martha Pierce Rafferty (born 1920)
• James Pierce (1921-1993)
• Barbara Pierce Bush (born 1925)
• Scott Pierce (born 1930)

2nd wife Willa Martin Pierce (married in June 1952) - artist and Associated Press reporter

[edit] References

• Barbara Pierce Bush National First Ladies Library