Famous People with Name Lush

Jay Laurence Lush            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jay Laurence Lush: was a pioneering animal geneticist who made important contributions to livestock breeding. He is sometimes known as the father of modern scientific animal breeding. Lush received National Medal of Science in 1968 and the Wolf Prize in 1979.Lush was introduced to mathematics and genetics during his B.Sc. studies of animal husbandry at the Kansas State Agricultural College (now Kansas State University [KSU]). He completed his M.Sc. in 1918 at KSU, and his Ph.D. in genetics at the University of Wisconsin (1922).Lush advocated breeding not based on subjective appearance of the animal, but on quantitative statistics and genetic information. Lush authored a classic book 'Animal Breeding Plans' in 1937 which greatly influenced animal breeding around the world.

Samuel Stringer Lush            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Samuel Stringer Lush: was an American lawyer and politician from Albany, New York.He served as the district attorney of the district encompassing Albany from 1813 to 1818. He was elected to the New York Assembly in 1825, 1826, and 1830.

Tom Lush            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Tom Lush: is an educator and former Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. He represented the riding of Terra Nova in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1975 to 1983 and from 1996 to 2003, and Bonavista North from 1985 to 1996. He was a member of the Liberal Party. Lush was speaker for the House of Assembly from 1989 to 1993. He served in the Executive Council as Minister of Social Services from 1993 to 1994 and Minister of Inter-Governmental Affairs from 2001 to 2003. Lush was government house leader from 2000 to 2003. He is currently the President of the Liberal Party of Canada's riding association in St. John's East.