 Bush purchased a bus line serving Philipsburg and neighboring communities, and later becoming president and general manager of the Williamsport Transportation Co.He operated a dairy farm in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, and served as director of Lowry Electric Co. and Muncy Valley Hospital.Bush was elected as a Republican to the 82nd United States Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1951, until his death in Williamsport, Pennsylvania in 1959.