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Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94

Former President George H.W. Bush has died at the age of 94.

In this Dec. 19, 2008 photo former U.S. President George H.W. Bush is seen at his office in Houston. The Navy's newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will be commissioned Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, during a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia. Behind him is a portrait of the USS San Jacinto, the carrier he served on during World War II. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Smiley N. Pool)
In this Dec. 19, 2008 photo former U.S. President George H.W. Bush is seen at his office in Houston. The Navy's newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will be commissioned Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, during a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia. Behind him is a portrait of the USS San Jacinto, the carrier he served on during World War II. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Smiley N. Pool)Read moreASSOCIATED PRESS

DALLAS (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush has died at the age of 94.

Family spokesman Jim McGrath says Bush died shortly after 10 p.m. Friday, about eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush.

The nation's 41st president served from 1989 to 1993, and eight years later watched his son George W. became the 43rd president.

The elder Bush saw his popularity swell with the United States' success in the Gulf War in 1991, only to watch it evaporate in a brief but deep recession. The Republican was defeated in his bid for a second term by Democrat Bill Clinton.

Bush had also been a World War II hero, Texas congressman, CIA director and Ronald Reagan's vice president.

Only one other U.S. president, John Adams, had a son who also became president.