Orlando Bush

Orlando Bush (December 25, 1849 – April 29, 1925)[1] was a farmer, businessman and political figure in Ontario and Alberta.

He was born in Oxford Township, Grenville County, Canada West in 1849, the son of Henry Bush (1807-1894) and his wife Maria Stanley and a grandson of a United Empire Loyalist, and was educated in the local schools.

Bush lived near Kemptville, where he sold produce and owned several cheese factories, until 1898 when he moved to Alberta.

He served on the Strathcona city council from 1908 to 1910 and was also a member of the local school board.

He was a member of the Freemasons, the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Loyal Orange Lodge.