List of United States political families (Hp-Sc)

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The following is an alphabetical list of political families in the United States from letter Hp to Sc.

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[edit] The Hubbards

  • Asahel W. Hubbard (1819-1879), Indiana State Representative 1847-1849, Judge in Iowa 1859-1862, U.S. Representative from Iowa 1863-1869. Father of Elbert H. Hubbard.[1]
    • Elbert H. Hubbard (1849-1912), Iowa State Representative 1882, Iowa State Senator 1900-1902, U.S. Representative from Iowa 1905-1912. Son of Asahel W. Hubbard.[2]

[edit] The Hubbards of West Virginia

  • Chester D. Hubbard (1814-1891), Virginia House Delegate 1852-1853, West Virginia State Senator 1863-1864, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1864 1880, U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1865-1869. Father of William P. Hubbard.[3]
    • William P. Hubbard (1843-1921), West Virginia House Delegate 1881-1882, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1888 1912, candidate for Attorney General of West Virginia 1888, candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1890, U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1907-1911. Son of Chester D. Hubbard.[4]

[edit] The Huddlestons

[edit] The Huffingtons

[edit] The Hugers

  • Daniel Huger (1742-1799), South Carolina Colony Assemblyman 1773-1775, Justice of the Peace in South Carolina Colony 1775, South Carolina State Representative 1778-1780, South Carolina Governor's Councilman 1780, Delegate to the Continental Congressman 1786-1788, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1789-1793. Father of Daniel Elliott Huger.[10]
    • Daniel Elliott Huger (1779-1854), South Carolina Circuit Court Judge 1819-1830, South Carolina State Senator 1830-1832 1838-1842, U.S. Senator from South Carolina 1843-1845. Son of Daniel Huger.[11]

[edit] The Hulls

  • John A.T. Hull (1841-1928), Iowa Secretary of State 1878-1884, Lieutenant Governor of Iowa 1886-1890, U.S. Representative from Iowa 1891-1911. Father of John A. Hull.

[edit] The Humphreys

[edit] The Humphreys of Mississippi

[edit] The Hunts and Gaillards

  • John Gaillard (1765-1826), South Carolina State Representative 1794-1796, South Carolina State Senator 1796-1804, U.S. Senator from South Carolina 1804-1826. Uncle of Theodroe Gaillard Hunt.[18]

[edit] The Hutchins

  • John Hutchins (1812-1891), Clerk of Common Pleas Court of Trumbull County, Ohio 1838-1843; Ohio State Representative 1849-1850; Mayor of Warren, Ohio; member of the Warren, Ohio Board of Education; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1859-1863. Cousin of Wells A. Hutchins.[21]
  • Wells A. Hutchins (1818-1895), Ohio State Representative 1852-1853, Solicitor of Portsmouth, Ohio 1857-1861; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 1860 1880; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1863-1865. Cousin of John Hutchins.[22]

[edit] The Hutchinsons

  • Tim Hutchinson (born 1949), U.S. Representative from Arkansas, 1993–1997; U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1997–2003; brother of Asa Hutchinson.[23]
  • Asa Hutchinson (born 1950), U.S. Representative from Arkansas, 1997–2001; administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, 2001–2003; Undersecretary for Border & Transportation Security for the Department of Homeland Security, 2003–2005; brother of Tim Hutchinson.[24]
  • Donna Hutchinson, member of the Arkansas State Legislature. Wife of Tim Hutchinson.[25]
    • Jeremy Hutchinson, Arkansas State Representative. Son of Tim Hutchinson and Donna Hutchinson.[26]
    • Timothy Hutchinson, Arkansas State Representative. Son of Tim Hutchinson and Donna Hutchinson.

[edit] The Hydes

  • Ira B. Hyde (1838-1926), U.S. Representative from Missouri 1873-1875, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1884. Father of Arthur M. Hyde and Laurance M. Hyde.[27]
    • Arthur M. Hyde (1877-1947), Governor of Missouri 1921-1925, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture 1929-1933. Son of Ira B. Hyde.[28]
    • Laurance M. Hyde (1892-1978), Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court 1943-1966. Son of Ira B. Hyde.[29]
    • C. Horace Cullers (1885-1965), delegate to the Democratic National Convnetion 1944. Brother-in-law of Arthur M. Hyde.[30]

[edit] The Ickes

  • Harold L. Ickes (1874-1952), U.S. Secretary of the Interior 1933-1946. Father of Harold M. Ickes.
    • Harold M. Ickes (1939-), Deputy White House Chief of Staff 1994-1997, candidate for Chairman of the Democratic National Committee 2005. Son of Harold L. Ickes.

[edit] The Ingersolls

[edit] The Ingersolls of Pennsylvania

  • Jared Ingersoll (1749-1822), Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania 1780, Attorney General of Pennsylvania 1791-1800 1811-1816, U.S. Attorney of Pennsylvania 1800-1801. Father of Charles Jared Ingersoll and Joseph Reed Ingersoll.[33]
    • Charles Jared Ingersoll (1782-1862), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1813-1815 1841-1849, U.S. District Attorney of Pennsylvania 1815-1829, Pennsylvania State Representative 1830, delegate to the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention 1837. Son of Jared Ingersoll.[34]
    • Joseph Reed Ingersoll (1786-1868), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1835-1837 1841-1849, U.S. Minister to Britain 1852-1853. Son of Jared Ingersoll.[35]

[edit] The Izards and Campbells

NOTE: Ralph Izard's daughter was also daughter-in-law of South Carolina Assemblyman Benjamin Smith and sister-in-law of Continental Congressional Delegate Isaac Motte, Izard's nieces were daughters-in-law of Georgia Colony Governor James Wright and U.S. Representative Thomas Pinckney.

[edit] The Jacksons

  • Elihu E. Jackson (1836-1907), Maryland House Delegate 1882, Maryland State Senator 1884-1886 1896-1898, Governor of Maryland 1888-1892. Brother of William Humphreys Jackson.[38]
  • William Humphreys Jackson (1839-1915), U.S. Representative from Maryland 1901-1905 1907-1909. Father of William P. Jackson.[39]
    • William P. Jackson (1868-1939), Republican National Committeeman 1908-1932, U.S. Senator from Maryland 1912-1914, Treasurer of Maryland 1918-1920. Son of William Humphreys Jackson.[40]

[edit] The Jacksons and Donelsons

  • Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1796-1797, U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1797-1798 1823-1825, member of the Tennessee Supreme Court 1798-1804, Governor of Florida 1821, President of the United States 1829-1837. Uncle by marriage and adopted father of Andrew Jackson Donelson and uncle by marriage of Daniel S. Donelson.[41]
    • Andrew Jackson Donelson (1799-1871), Charge D'Affaires to the Republic of Texas 1844-1845, U.S. Minister to Prussia 1846-1849, American Party candidate for Vice President, 1856, delegate to the 1860 Constitutional Party National Convention. Nephew by marriage and adopted son of Andrew Jackson.[42]
    • Daniel S. Donelson (1801-1863), Tennessee State Representative 1841-1843 1855-1861. Nephew by marriage of Andrew Jackson.

[edit] The Jacksons of Georgia

[edit] The Jacksons of Illinois

[edit] The Jacksons of Virginia

See Jackson political family

[edit] The Jacobs

  • Andrew Jacobs (1906-1992), U.S. Representative from Indiana 1949-1951, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1952 1956, Criminal Court Judge in Marion County, Indiana 1975-1977. Father of Andrew Jacobs, Jr..[48]
    • Andrew Jacobs, Jr. (1932-), Indiana State Representative 1959-1960, U.S. Representative from Indiana 1965-1973 1975-1997. Son of Andrew Jacobs.[49]

[edit] The Jacobsens

[edit] The James and Whitakers

  • Addison James (1850-1947), delegate to the Kentucky Constitutional Convention 1890, Kentucky State Representative 1891-1893, Kentucky State Senator 1895, U.S. Marshal of Kentucky 1897-1905, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1907-1909. Grandfather of John A. Whitaker.[52]

[edit] The Jeffersons

  • Peyton Randolph (1721-1775), member of the Continental Congress 1774 1775. First cousin once removed of Thomas Jefferson.
    • Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), member of the Virginia House of Burgesses 1774-1776, member of the Continental Congress 1776, member of the Virginia House of Delegates 1776-1779, Governor of Virginia 1779-1781, U.S. Minister to France 1785-1789, U.S. Secretary of State 1789-1793, Vice President of the United States 1797-1801, President of the United States 1801-1809. First cousin once removed of Peyton Randolph, father-in-law of Thomas Mann Randolph Jr..

NOTE: Thomas Jefferson was also first cousin once removed of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall.[54]

[edit] The Jenifers and Campbells

[edit] The Jewetts

  • Joshua Jewett (1815-1861), Prosecuting Attorney of Hardin County, Kentucky; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1855-1859. Brother of Hugh J. Jewett.[58]
  • Hugh J. Jewett (1817-1898), Ohio State Senator 1853, U.S. Attorney in Ohio 1854, Ohio State Representative 1855 1868-1869, candidate for Governor of Ohio 1861, candidate for U.S. Senate from Ohio 1863, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1873-1874. Brother of Joshua Jewett.[59]

[edit] The Johns and Smiths

  • John N. John, Jr., Louisiana State Representative 1974-1982. Father of Christopher C. John.[60]
  • John Smith, member of Louisiana Legislature. Father-in-law of Christopher C. John.
    • Christopher C. John (1960-), Crowley, Louisiana Alderman 1984-1988; Louisiana State Representative 1988-1996; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana 1995; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1997-2005. Son of John N. John, Jr..[61]

[edit] The Johns and Van Dykes

  • Nicholas Van Dyke (1738-1789), delegate to the Delaware Constitutional Convention 1776, Delaware State Senator 1776-1778, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Delaware 1777-1782, President of Delaware 1783-1786. Father of Nicholas Van Dyke.[62]
    • Nicholas Van Dyke (1770-1826), Delaware State Representative 1799, U.S. Representative from Delaware 1807-1811, Attorney General of Delaware, Delaware State Senator 1816-1817, U.S. Senator from Delaware 1817-1826. Son of Nicholas Van Dyke.[63]
    • Kensey Johns (1759-1848), Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court, delegate to the Delaware Constitutional Convention 1792. Son-in-law of Nicholas Van Dyke.
      • Kensey Johns, Jr. (1791-1857), U.S. Representative from Delaware 1827-1831, Chancellor of Delaware 1832-1857. Son of Kensey Johns.

[edit] The Johnsons

  • James Johnson (1774-1826), Kentucky State Senator 1808, Kentucky Presidential elector 1820, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1825-1826. Brother of Richard M. Johnson and John T. Johnson.[64]
  • Richard M. Johnson (1780-1850), Kentucky State Representative 1804-1806 1819 1850, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1807-1819 1829-1837, U.S. Senator from Kentucky 1819-1829, Vice President of the United States 1837-1841. Brother of James Johnson and John T. Johnson.[65]
  • John T. Johnson (1788-1856), U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1821-1825, Judge of the Court of Appeals 1826. Brother of James Johnson and Richard M. Johnson.[66]
    • Robert W. Johnson (1814-1879), U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1847-1853, U.S. Senator from Arkansas 1853-1861, Confederate States Representative from Arkansas 1861, Confederate States Senator from Arkansas 1862-1865. Nephew of James Johnson, Richard M. Johnson, and John T. Johnson.[67]

[edit] The Johnsons of California

  • Grove L. Johnson (1841-1926), California Assemblyman 1878-1879 1901-1903 1907-1909, California State Senator 1880-1882, delegate to the California Republican Convention 1884 1888 1892 1908, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1896, U.S. Representative from California 1895-1897, Receiver of Public Moneys in California 1921-1925. Father of Hiram Johnson.[68]
    • Hiram Johnson (1866-1945), Governor of California 1911-1917, candidate for Vice President of the United States 1912, U.S. Senator from California 1917-1945, candidate for Republican nominations for President of the United States 1920 1924. Son of Grove L. Johnson.[69]

[edit] The Johnsons of Mississippi

  • Paul B. Johnson, Sr. (1880-1943), Judge in Hattiesburg, Mississippi 1907-1908; Circuit Judge in Mississippi; U.S. Representative from Mississippi 1919-1923; Governor of Mississippi 1940-1943. Father of Paul B. Johnson, Jr..[70]
    • Paul B. Johnson, Jr. (1916-1985), candidate for U.S. Senate from Mississippi 1947, candidate for Governor of Mississippi, Governor of Mississippi 1864-1868. Son of Paul B. Johnson, Sr..[71]

[edit] The Johnsons of Missouri and Virginia

  • Joseph Johnson (1785-1877), Virginia House Delegate 1815-1816 1818-1822 1847-1848, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1823-1827 1833 1835-1841 1845-1847, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1844, delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention 1850 1851, Governor of Virginia 1851-1855. Uncle of Waldo P. Johnson.[72]
    • Waldo P. Johnson (1817-1885), Missouri State Representative, Circuit Attorney in Missouri, Circuit Judge in Missouri 1851-1852, U.S. Senator from Missouri 1861-1862, Confederate States Senator from Missouri 1863-1865, President of the Missouri Constitutional Convention 1875. Nephew of Joseph Johnson.[73]

[edit] The Johnsons of Oklahoma

  • Jed Johnson (1888-1963), Oklahoma State Senator 1920-1927, U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 1927-1947, Judge of the U.S. Customs Court 1947-1963. Father of Jed Johnson, Jr..[74]
    • Jed Johnson, Jr. (1939-1993), U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 1965-1967. Son of Jed Johnson.[75]

[edit] The Johnsons and Pattersons

  • Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), Alderman of Greeneville, Tennessee 1828-1830, Mayor of Greenevill, Tennessee 1830-1833, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives 1835-1839, Tennessee State Senator 1839-1843, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1843-1853, Governor of Tennessee 1853-1857 1862-1865, U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1857-1862, Vice President of the United States 1865, President of the United States 1865-1869. Father-in-law of David T. Patterson.[76]

[edit] The Johnsons and Robbs

  • Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973), U.S. Representative from Texas, 1937–1941 and 1942–1949; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1948–1961; Senate Majority Leader, 1954–1961; Vice President, 1961–1963; 36th President, 1963–1969; father-in-law of Charles S. Robb.[78]

[edit] The Johnstons

  • Gabriel Johnston (1699-1752), Governor of North Carolina Colony 1734-1752. Brother of Samuel Johnston, Sr..
  • Samuel Johnston, Sr., Surveyor-general of North Carolina Colony. Brother of Gabriel Johnston.
    • Samuel Johnston (1733-1816), North Carolina Colony Assemblyman 1760-1775, member of the North Carolina Colony Committee of Correspondence 1773, North Carolina Colony Congressman 1774-1776, North Carolina State Senator 1779 1783-1784, Delegate to the Continental Congress from North Carolina 1780-1781, Governor of North Carolina 1787-1789, U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1789-1793. Son of Samuel Johnston, Sr..
    • James Iredell (1751-1799), Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1790-1799. Son-in-law of Samuel Johnston, Sr..
      • James Iredell, Jr. (1788-1853), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1813 1816-1828, North Carolina Superior Court Judge 1819, Governor of North Carolina 1827-1828, U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1828-1831. Son of James Iredell.

[edit] The Johnstons of Virginia

  • Charles Clement Johnston (1795-1832), U.S. Representative from Virginia 1831-1832. Brother of Joseph E. Johnston.[80]
  • Joseph E. Johnston (1807-1891), U.S. Representative from Virginia 1879-1881. Brother of Charles Clement Johnston.[81]
    • John W. Johnston (1818-1889), Virginia State Senator 1846, Virginia State Court Judge 1866, U.S. Senator from Virginia 1870-1871 1871-1883. Nephew of Charles Clement Johnston and Joseph E. Johnston.[82]
      • Henry Bowen (1841-1915), member of the Virginia Legislature, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1883-1885 1887-1889. Nephew of John W. Johnston.[83]

NOTE: Henry Bowen was also son of U.S. Representative Rees Tate Bowen[84] and cousin of U.S. Representative William B. Campbell[85].

[edit] The Johnstons and Pattersons

  • Olin D. Johnston (1896-1965), South Carolina State Representative 1923-1924 1927-1930, candidate for Democratic nomination for Governor of South Carolina 1930, Governor of South Carolina 1935-1939 1943-1945, candidate for U.S. Senate from South Carolina 1938 1941, U.S. Senator from South Carolina 1945-1965. Father of Elizabeth J. Patterson.[86]

[edit] The Johnstons and Roemers

[edit] The Johnstons and Russells

  • Benjamin E. Russell (1845-1909), delegate to the Georgia Constitutional Convention 1877, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1880, Mayor of Bainbridge, Georgia 1881-1882; Georgia State Representative 1882-1883; U.S. Representative from Georgia 1893-1897. Cousin of Rienzi Johnston.[90]
  • Rienzi Johnston (1849-1926), U.S Senator from Texas 1913, Texas State Senator 1916. Cousin of Benjamin E. Russell.[91]

[edit] The Jonas

  • Charles A. Jonas (1876-1955), Postmaster of Lincolnton, North Carolina 1907-1910; Attorney of Lincolnton, North Carolina 1908-1912; North Carolina State Senator 1915-1919; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1916 1932 1936; North Carolina State Representative 1927-1929 1935-1937; Republican National Committeeman; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1929-1931; U.S. Attorney in North Carolina 1931-1932; candidate for U.S. Senate from North Carolina 1938; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1942. Father of Charles R. Jonas.[92]
    • Charles R. Jonas (1904-1988), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1952, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1953-1973. Son of Charles A. Jonas.[93]

[edit] The Jones

  • Walter B. Jones, Sr. (1913-1992), North Carolina Assemblyman 1955-1959, North Carolina State Senator 1965, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1966-1992. Father of Walter B. Jones.[94]
    • Walter B. Jones (1943-), North Carolina State Representative 1983-1992, candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1992, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1995-present. Son of Walter B. Jones, Sr..[95]

[edit] The Jones of Georgia

  • Noble Jones (1702–1775), one of the first settlers and leading officials of the Province of Georgia, father of Noble Wimberly Jones‎.
    • Noble Wimberly Jones (1723-1805), Colonial Assemblyman from Georgia 1755 1756 1760-1762 1764 1768 1769 1771 1772, Georgia State Representative 1777-1778 1783, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Georgia 1781-1782, President of the Georgia Constitutional Convention 1795. Father of George Jones.[96]
      • George Jones (1766-1838), Georgia State Representative, Georgia State Senator, Savannah, Georgia Alderman 1793-1794 1802-1803 1814-1815; Mayor of Savannah, Georgia 1812-1814; U.S. Senator from Georgia 1807. Son of Noble Jones.[97]

[edit] The Jones and Monroes

  • Joseph Jones (1727-1805), Delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia 1777 1780-1783. Uncle of James Monroe.[98]
    • James Monroe (1758-1831), U.S. Senator from Virginia 1790-1794, U.S. Minister to France 1794-1796, Governor of Virginia 1799-1802 1811, U.S. Minister to Great Britain 1803-1807, U.S. Secretary of State 1811-1814 1815-1817, U.S. Secretary of War 1814-1815, acting U.S. Secretary of State 1814-1815, President of the United States 1817-1825. Nephew of Joseph Jones.[99]
    • Thomas B. Monroe (1791-1865), Kentucky State Representative 1816, Kentucky Secretary of State 1823-1824, U.S. District Attorney of Kentucky 1833-1834, Judge of U.S. District Court of Kentucky 1834-1861, Confederate States Provisional Congress Delegate 1861-1862. Cousin of James Monroe.[100]

[edit] The Kazens

  • Abraham Kazen (1919-1987), Texas State Representative 1947, Texas State Senator 1852, U.S. Representative from Texas 1967-1985. Uncle of George P. Kazen.
    • George P. Kazen, U.S. District Court Judge in Texas. Nephew of Abraham Kazen.

[edit] The Keatings

  • Kenneth Keating (1900-1975), U.S. Representative from New York 1947-1959, U.S. Senator from New York 1959-1965, Judge of New York Court of Appeals 1965-1969, U.S. Ambassador to India 1969-1972, U.S. Ambassador to Israel 1973-1975. Father of Barbara Keating.
    • Barbara Keating, candidate for U.S. Senate from New York 1974. Daughter of Kenneth Keating.

[edit] The Kees

  • John Kee (1874-1951), West Virginia State Senator 1923-1927, U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1933-1951. Husband of Elizabeth Kee.[102]
  • Elizabeth Kee (1895-1975), U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1951-1965. Wife of John Kee.[103]
    • James Kee (1917-1989), U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1965-1973. Son of John Kee and Elizabeth Kee.[104]

[edit] The Keims

  • George May Keim (1805-1861), delegate to the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention 1837 1838, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1838-1843, U.S. Marshal in Pennsylvania, Mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania. Uncle of William High Keim.[105]
    • William High Keim (1813-1862), Mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1858-1859, Surveyor General of Pennsylvania 1860-1862. Nephew of George May Keim.[106]

[edit] The Kemps

  • Bolivar E. Kemp (1871-1933), U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1925-1933. Father of Bolivar E. Kemp, Jr..
    • Bolivar E. Kemp, Jr., Attorney General of Louisiana 1948-1952. Son of Bolivar E. Kemp.

[edit] The Kendalls

  • John W. Kendall (1834-1892), Kentucky State Representative 1867-1871, Commonwealth Attorney in Kentucky 1872-1878, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1891-1892. Father of Joseph M. Kendall.[107]
    • Joseph M. Kendall (1863-1933), U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1892-1893 1895-1897. Son of John W. Kendall.[108]

[edit] The Kendalls of Massachusetts

  • Jonas Kendall (1757-1844), Massachusetts State Representative 1800-1801 1803-1807 1821, Massachusetts State Senator 1808-1811, Massachusetts Executive Councilman 1822, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1819-1821. Father of Joseph G. Kendall.[109]

[edit] The Kennedys

See Kennedy family political line

[edit] The Kennedys of Maryland

  • John P. Kennedy (1795-1870), Maryland House Delegate 1821-1823, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1838-1839 1841-1845, U.S. Secretary of the Navy 1852-1853. Brother of Anthony Kennedy.[111]
  • Anthony Kennedy (1810-1892), Virginia House Delegate 1839-1843, candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia 1844, Maryland House Delegate 1856, U.S. Senator from Maryland 1857-1863, delegate to the Maryland Constitutional Convention 1867. Brother of John P. Kennedy.[112]

[edit] The Kennons

  • William Kennon, Sr. (1793-1881), U.S. Representative from Ohio 1829-1833 1835-1837, Judge of Court of Common Pleas in Ohio 1840-1847, delegate to the Ohio Constitutional Convention 1850, Judge of the Ohio Supreme Court 1854-1856. Cousin of William Kennon, Jr..[113]
  • William Kennon, Jr. (1802-1867), Prosecuting Attorney of Belmont County, Ohio 1837-1841; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1847-1849; Judge of Court of Common Pleas in Ohio 1865-1867. Cousin of William Kennon, Sr..[114]

[edit] The Kents and Pratts

  • Joseph Kent (1779-1837), U.S. Representative from Maryland 1811-1815 1819-1826, Governor of Maryland 1826-1829, U.S. Senator from Maryland 1833-1837. Father-in-law of Thomas Pratt.
    • Thomas Pratt (1804-1869), Maryland House Delegate 1832-1835, Maryland State Senator 1838-1843, Governor of Maryland 1845-1848, U.S. Senator from Maryland 1850-1857, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1864, candidate for U.S. Senate from Maryland 1867. Son-in-law of Joseph Kent.

[edit] The Kerns and Myers

[edit] The Kerners and Cermaks

  • Otto Kerner, Sr. (1884-1952), Master in Chancer of the Cook County, Illinois Circuit Court 1915-1927; Judge of the Cook County, Illinois Circuit Court 1927-1931; Judge of the Illinois Apellate Court 1931-1932; Attorney General of Illinois 1932-1938; Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals 1939-1952. Father of Otto Kerner, Jr..[117]
  • Anton J. Cermak (1872-1933), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1924 1928 1932, candidate for U.S. Senate from Illinois 1928, Mayor of Chicago, Illinois 1931-1933. Father-in-law of Otto Kerner, Jr..[118]
    • Otto Kerner, Jr. (1908-1976), U.S. Attorney in Illinois 1947-1954, Judge in Cook County, Illinois 1954-1961; Governor of Illinois 1961-1968; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals. Son of Otto Kerner, Sr..[119]

[edit] The Kerrs

  • John Leeds Kerr (1800-1844), U.S. Representative from Maryland 1825-1829 1831-1833, U.S. Senator from Maryland 1841-1843. Father of John Bozman Kerr.[120]

[edit] The Kerrs of North Carolina

  • John Kerr (1782-1842), U.S. Representative from Virginia 1813-1815 1815-1817. Cousin of Bartlett Yancey.[122]
  • Bartlett Yancey (1785-1828), U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1813-1817, North Carolina State Senator 1817-1827. Cousin of John Kerr.[123]
  • Thomas Settle (1789-1857), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1816 1826-1827, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1817-1821, North Carolina Superior Court Judge. First cousin by marriage of John Kerr and Bartlett Yancey.[124]
    • John Kerr, Jr. (1811-1879), candidate for Governor of North Carolina 1852, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1853-1855, North Carolina State Representative 1858 1860, North Carolina Superior Court Judge 1862-1863 1874-1879. Son of John Kerr.[125]
    • Thomas Settle (1831-1888), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1854-1859, delegate to the North Carolina Constitutional Convention 1865, North Carolina State Senator 1866-1868, Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court 1868-1871, U.S. Minister to Peru 1871, candidate for Governor of North Carolina 1876, Judge of U.S. District Court of Florida 1877. Son of Thomas Settle.[126]
      • Thomas Settle III (1865-1919), U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1893-1897, candidate for Governor of North Carolina 1912. Son of Thomas Settle.[127]
      • John H. Kerr (1873-1958), U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1923-1953, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1940. Grandnephew of John Kerr.[128]

[edit] The Ketchams and Sheltons

[edit] The Kibbeys

  • John F. Kibbey, County Judge in Indiana, Attorney General of Indiana 1862. Father of Joseph H. Kibbey.[131]
    • Joseph H. Kibbey (1853-1924), Justice of the Arizona Territory Supreme Court 1889, Arizona Territory Councilman 1902, Attorney General of Arizona Territory 1904, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1904, Governor of Arizona Territory 1905-1909, candidate for U.S. Senate from Arizona 1916. Son of John F. Kibbey.[132]

NOTE: Joseph H. Kibbey was also son-in-law of Dakota Territory Governor John A. Burbank.[133]

[edit] The Kidders

See Kidder Family

[edit] The Kilbournes

  • James Kilbourne (1770-1850), U.S. Representative from Ohio 1813-1817, Ohio State Representative 1823-1824 1838-1839. Father of Byron Kilbourn.

[edit] The Kilpatricks

[edit] The Kings

  • Henry King (1790-1861), Pennsylvania State Senator 1826-1828 1830-1832, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1831-1835. Brother of Thomas Butler King.[136]
  • Thomas Butler King (1800-1864), Georgia State Senator 1833-1835 1837 1859, U.S. Representative from Georgia 1839-1843 1845-1850, Collector of the Port of San Francisco 1850-1852, candidate for U.S. Senate from California, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1860. Brother of Henry King.[137]
    • John Floyd King (1842-1915), U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1879-1887. Son of Thomas Butler King.[138]

[edit] The Kings of Massachusetts and New York

See King political family

[edit] The Kings of Utah

  • William H. King (1863-1949), member of the Utah Territory Legislature, Utah Territory Councilman 1891, Justice of the Utah Supreme Court 1894-1896, U.S. Representative from Utah 1897-1899 1900-1901, candidate for U.S. Representative from Utah 1902, U.S. Senator from Utah 1917-1941. Father of David S. King.[139]
    • David S. King (1917-), U.S. Representative from Utah 1959-1963 1965-1967, candidate for U.S. Senate from Utah 1962, U.S. Ambassador to Malagasy Republic 1967-1969, U.S. Ambassador to Mauritius 1968-1969. Son of William H. King.[140]

[edit] The Kirks and Crenshaws

[edit] The Kirkpatricks

  • William Sebring Kirkpatrick (1844-1932), Solicitor of Easton, Pennsylvania 1866-1874; Judge in Pennsylvania; delegate to the Pennsylvania Republican Convention 1882; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1884; Attorney General of Pennsylvania 1887-1891; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1894; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1897-1899. Father of William Huntington Kirkpatrick.[143]
    • William Huntington Kirkpatrick (1885-1970), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1921-1923, U.S. District Court Judge in Pennsylvania 1927-1958. Son of William Sebring Kirkpatrick.[144]

[edit] The Kitchins

[edit] The Kitteras and Conrads

[edit] The Knapps

[edit] The Knights

  • Nehemiah Knight (1746-1808), Rhode Island Assemblyman 1783 1787, Sheriff of Providence County, Rhode Island 1787; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1803-1808. Father of Nehemiah R. Knight.[154]
    • Nehemiah R. Knight (1780-1854), Clerk of Rhode Island Court of Common Pleas 1805-1811, Clerk of Rhode Island Circuit Court 1812-1817, Collector of Customs of Rhode Island 1812-1817, Governor of Rhode Island 1817-1821, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island 1821-1841. Son of Nehemiah Knight.[155]

[edit] The Knights and Milners

  • John B. Milner, Judge in Provo, Utah. Grandfather of Goodwin Knight.
    • Goodwin Knight (1896-1970), Superior Court Judge in California 1935-1946, Lieutenant Governor of California 1947-1953, Governor of California 1953-1959, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1956 1960, candidate for U.S. Senate from California 1958. Grandson of John B. Milner.

[edit] The Knollenbergs

[edit] The Knous

  • William Lee Knous (1889-1959), Colorado State Senator 1930-1937, Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court 1937-1946, Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court 1946-1947, Governor of Colorado 1947-1950, Judge of U.S. District Court of Colorado 1950. Father of Robert Lee Knous.[156]
    • Robert Lee Knous (1917-2000), Colorado State Senator 1953-1957, Lieutenant Governor of Colorado 1959-1967, candidate for Governor of Colorado 1966. Son of William Lee Knous.[157]

[edit] The Knowlands

  • Joseph R. Knowland (1873-1966), California Assemblyman 1899-1903, California State Senator 1903-1904, U.S. Representative from California 1904-1915, candidate for U.S. Senate from California 1914. Father of William F. Knowland.[158]
    • William F. Knowland (1908-1974), California Assemblyman 1933-1935, California State Senator 1935-1939, Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1940-1942, U.S. Senator from California 1945-1959. Son of Joseph R. Knowland.[159]

[edit] The Kohlers

  • Walter J. Kohler, Sr. (1875-1940), Governor of Wisconsin 1929-1931. Father of Walter J. Kohler, Jr..[160]
    • Walter J. Kohler, Jr. (1904-1976), Governor of Wisconsin 1951-1957, candidate for U.S. Senate from Wisconsin 1957. Son of Walter J. Kohler, Sr..[161]
      • Terry Kohler, candidate for Governor of Wisconsin 1982. Son of Walter J. Kohler, Jr..

[edit] The Kvales

  • Ole J. Kvale (1869-1929), candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota 1920, U.S. Representative from Minnesota 1923-1929. Father of Ole J. Kvale.[162]
    • Paul John Kvale (1896-1960), U.S. Representative from Minnesota 1929-1939. Son of Ole J. Kvale.[163]

[edit] The Kyls

  • John Henry Kyl (1919-2002), U.S. Representative from Iowa 1959-1965 1967-1973. Father of Jon Kyl.[164]
    • Jon Kyl (1942-), U.S. Representative from Arizona 1987-1995, U.S. Senator from Arizona 1995-present. Son of John Henry Kyl.[165]

[edit] The La Follettes

See La Follette family

[edit] The Lairds, Connors, and Doyles

  • William D. Connor (1864-1944), delegate to the Wisconsin Republican State Convention 1892 1894 1896 1902 1904, Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin 1907-1909. Father of Helen Connor Laird.[166]
    • Helen Connor Laird, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1948. Daughter of William D. Connor.[167]
    • Melvin R. Laird, Sr., Wisconsin State Senator 1941-1946. Husband of Helen Connor Laird.[168]
      • Melvin R. Laird (1922-), Wisconsin State Senator 1945-1952, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1953-1969, U.S. Secretary of Defense 1969-1973. Son of Helen Connor Laird and Melvin R. Laird, Sr..[169]

NOTE: James E. Doyle is also the son of federal judge James Doyle, Sr. and Wisconsin Assemblywoman Ruth Bachhuber Doyle, both were founders of the modern Democratic Party in Wisconsin.

[edit] The Lamars

  • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1797-1834), Judge of the Georgia Superior Court. Brother of Mirabeau B. Lamar.[171]
  • Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798-1859), candidate for Georgia State Senator, withdrew nomination, candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia 1833; Vice President of the Republic of Texas 1836-1838; President of the Republic of Texas 1838-1842; member of the Texas Legislature; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua 1858-1859; U.S. Minister to Costa Rica 1858-1859. Brother of Lucius Quinuts Cincinnatus Lamar.[172]
    • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1825-1893), Georgia State Representative 1853, U.S. Representative from Mississippi 1857-1860 1873-1877, U.S. Senator from Mississippi 1877-1885, U.S. Secretary of the Interior 1885-1888, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1888-1893. Son of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar.[173]
    • Absalom Harris Chappell (1801-1878), member of the Georgia Legislature, U.S. Representative from Georgia 1843-1845. Cousin of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar.[174]
      • William Bailey Lamar (1853-1928), Judge in Florida 1883-1886, Florida State Representative 1887, Attorney General of Florida 1889-1899, U.S. Representative from Florida 1903-1909. Nephew of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar.[175]

[edit] The Landis

  • Charles B. Landis (1858-1922), U.S. Representative from Indiana 1897-1909. Brother of Kennesaw Mountain Landis and Frederick Landis.[176]
  • Kenesaw Mountain Landis (1866-1944), Federal Judge in Illinois 1905-1922. Brother of Charles B. Landis and Frederick Landis.
  • Frederick Landis (1872-1934), U.S. Representative from Indiana 1903-1907, delegate to the Progressive Party National Convention 1912, candidate for Governor of Indiana 1912, candidate for Republican nomination for Governor of Indiana 1928. Brother of Charles B. Landis and Kennesaw Mountain Landis.[177]

[edit] The Landrieus

Main article: Landrieu family

[edit] The Lanes

[edit] The Lanes of Indiana

  • Amos Lane (1778-1849), Indiana State Representative, U.S. Representative from Indiana 1833-1837. Father of James H. Lane.[183]
    • James H. Lane (1814-1866), U.S. Representative from Indiana 1853-1855, U.S. Senator from Kansas 1861-1866. Son of Amos Lane.[184]

[edit] The Langdons

  • Woodbury Langdon (1739-1805), New Hampshire State Representative 1778-1779, Delegate to the Continental Congress from New Hampshire 1779, New Hampshire Executive Councilman 1781-1784, Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court 1782-1783 1786-1791. Brother of John Langdon.[185]
  • John Langdon (1741-1819), member of the New Hampshire Committee of Correspondence, Delegate to the Continental Congress from New Hampshire 1775-1776 1787, delegate to the Philadelphia Convention, Governor of New Hampshire 1785-1786 1788-1789 1805-1809 1810-1812, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire 1789-1901, New Hampshire State Representative 1801-1805. Brother of Woodbury Langdon.[186]

[edit] The Lanhams

  • S.W.T. Lanham (1846-1908), U.S. Representative from Texas 1883-1893 1897-1903, Governor of Texas 1903-1907. Father of Fritz G. Lanham.[187]

[edit] The Lansings

  • John Lansing, Jr. (1754-1829), New York Assemblyman 1780-1784 1785-1786 1788-1789, Delegate to the Continental Congress from New York 1785, Mayor of Albany, New York 1786-1790; Justice of the New York Supreme Court 1790-1798; Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court 1798-1801; Chancellor of New York 1801-1814. Uncle of Gerrit Y. Lansing.[189]
    • Gerrit Y. Lansing (1783-1862), Probate Court Judge in New York 1816-1823, U.S. Representative from New York 1831-1837. Nephew of John Lansing, Jr..[190]

[edit] The Lantoses and Swetts

  • Tom Lantos (1928-2008), Democratic Congressman from California from 1981-2008.[191]
    • Katrina Swett, daughter of Tom Lantos, Democratic nominee for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district in 2002 and candidate for Senate nomination in 2008.
    • Richard Swett, husband of Katrina, Democratic Congressman from NH's 2nd district (1991–1995) and Senate nominee for Senate in 1996.[192]

[edit] The Lassiters and Rives

  • Francis E. Rives (1792-1861), member of the Virginia Legislature, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1837-1841. Great-granduncle of Francis R. Lassiter.[193]
    • Francis R. Lassiter (1866-1909), U.S. Representative from Virginia 1900-1903 1907-1909. Great-grandnephew of Francis E. Rives.[194]

[edit] The Latimers

  • James Latimer, Sr., Delaware Assemblyman 1778-1779. Father of Henry Latimer and George Latimer.
    • Henry Latimer (1752-1819), Delegate to the Continental Congress from Delaware 1784, Delaware Assemblyman 1787-1791, U.S. Representative from Delaware 1794-1795, U.S. Senator from Delaware 1795-1801, Pennsylvania State Representative. Son of James Latimer, Sr..
    • George Latimer, Delaware Assemblyman 1779-1782. Son of James Latimer, Sr..

[edit] The Lattas

  • Delbert L. Latta (1920-), Ohio State Senator 1953-1958, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1959-1989, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1968 1972 1976 1996. Father of Robert E. Latta.[195]
    • Robert E. Latta (1956-), candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Representative from Ohio 1988, member of Wood County, Ohio Board of Commissioners 1991-1997; Ohio State Senator 1997-2001; Ohio State Representative 2001-2007; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2007-present. Son of Delbert L. Latta.[196]

[edit] The Laws and Learneds

  • Richard Law (1733-1806), Delegate to the Continental Congress from Connecticut 1777 1781-1782, Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court 1784-1789, Judge of the U.S. Federal Court from Connecticut 1789-1806. Father of Lyman Law.[197]
  • Amasa Learned (1750-1825), Connecticut State Representative, U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1791-1795, delegate to the Connecticut Constitutional Convention 1818. Father-in-law of Lyman Law.[198]
    • Lyman Law (1770-1840), Connecticut State Representative 1801-1802 1806 1809-1810 1819 1826, U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1911-1917. Son of Richard Law.[199]
      • John Law (1796-1873), Indiana State Representative 1824-1825, Judge of Court of Land Claims 1855-1857, U.S. Representative from Indiana 1861-1865. Son of Lyman Law.[200]

[edit] The Lawrences

[edit] The Lawrences of Pennsylvania

  • Joseph Lawrence (1786-1842), Pennsylvania State Representative 1818-1824 1834-1836, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1825-1829 1841-1842, Treasurer of Pennsylvania 1837. Father of George Van Eman Lawrence.[203]
    • George Van Eman Lawrence (1818-1904), Pennsylvania State Representative 1844 1847 1858-1859 1893-1896, Pennsylvania State Senator 1849-1851 1861-1863 1875-1876 1878, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1865-1869 1883-1885, delegate to the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention 1872. Son of Joseph Lawrence.[204]

[edit] The Laytons

  • Caleb R. Layton (1851-1930), Secretary of the Sussex County, Delaware Republican Committee 1876-1888; Chairman of the Sussex County, Delaware Republican Committee 1896-1901; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1896 1900 1904; Delaware Secretary of State 1901-1905; Delaware Progressive Republican Party Committeeman 1912-1918; U.S. Representative from Delaware 1919-1923. Father of John D. Layton.
    • Daniel J. Layton (1879-1960), Attorney General of Delaware 1932-1933, Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court 1933-1945. Son of Caleb R. Layton.

[edit] The Leas

  • Luke Lea (1783-1851), U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1833-1837, Tennessee Secretary of State 1835-1839. Brother of Pryor Lea.[205]
  • Pryor Lea (1794-1879), U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1827-1831. Brother of Luke Lea.[206]
    • Luke Lea (1879-1945), U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1911-1917, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1912. Great-grandson of Luke Lea.[207]

[edit] The Lees

See Lee family political line

[edit] The Lees of Maryland

  • Thomas Sim Lee (1745-1819), Governor of Maryland 1779-1783 1792-1794, Delegate to the Confederation Congress from Maryland 1783, Maryland House Delegate 1787. Father of John Lee.[208]
    • John Lee (1788-1871), U.S. Representative from Maryland 1823-1825, Maryland House Delegate, Maryland State Senator. Son of Thomas Sim Lee.[209]
      • John Lee Carroll (1830-1911), Maryland State Senator 1868-1874, Governor of Maryland 1876-1880. Great-great grandson of Thomas Sim Lee.[210]

NOTE: Thomas Sim Lee was also thought to be of some relation to the Lee family. John Lee Carroll was also great-grandson of U.S. Senator Charles Carroll of Carrollton.[211]

[edit] The LeFevers

  • Jacob LeFever (1830-1905), Supervisor of New Paltz, New York 1861-1862; New York Assemblyman 1863-1865 1867; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1888; U.S. Representative from New York 1893-1897. Father of Frank J. LeFevre.[212]
    • Frank J. LeFevre (1874-1941), New York State Senator 1902, U.S. Representative from New York 1905-1907. Son of Jacob LeFever.[213]

[edit] The Lefflers

  • Isaac Leffler (1788-1866), Virginia House Delegate 1817-1819 1823-1827 1832-1833, member of the Virginia Board of Public Works 1827, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1827-1829, member of the Wisconsin Territory Legislature 1836-1837, Iowa Territory Representative 1841, U.S. Marshall of Iowa 1844-1845, Receiver of Public Moneys of Chariton, Iowa 1852-1853. Brother of Shepherd Leffler.[214]
  • Shepherd Leffler (1811-1879), Iowa Territory Representative 1839 1841, Iowa Territory Councilman 1841-1843 1845, delegate to the Iowa Territory Constitutional Convention 1844 1846, U.S. Representative from Iowa 1846-1851, candidate for Governor of Iowa 1875. Brother of Isaac Leffler.[215]

[edit] The Lehlbachs

[edit] The Lesinskis

  • John Lesinski, Sr. (1885-1950), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1936 1940 1944, delegate to the Michigan Democratic Convention 1936 1940 1944, U.S. Representative from Michigan 1933-1950. Father of John Lesinski, Jr..[218]

[edit] The Levis

  • Edward H. Levi (1911-2000), U.S. Attorney General 1875-1977. Father of David F. Levi
    • David F. Levi (1951-), U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of California 1986-1990, Judge of U.S. District Court for Eastern District of California 1990-2003, Chief Judge of U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California 2003-2007. Son of Edward H. Levi.

[edit] The Levins

A (comparatively) rare Jewish political family.

  • Theodore Levin (1897–1970), federal judge; father of Charles and Joseph.[220]
    • Charles Levin (born 1926), justice of Michigan State Supreme Court, 1973–1996; son of Theodore.[221]
    • Joseph Levin (b. ?), candidate for U.S. representative from Michigan; son of Theodore and brother of Charles.[222]
  • Saul Levin (?-?), U.S. Ambassador to Honduras; brother of Theodore.

[edit] The Lincolns

  • Levi Lincoln, Sr. (1749-1820), Probate Judge of Worcester County, Massachusetts; Massachusetts State Representative 1796; Massachusetts State Senator 1797; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1800-1801; Attorney General of the United States 1801-1805; acting U.S. Secretary of State 1801; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1807-1809; acting Governor of Massachusetts 1808-1809. Father of Levi Lincoln, Jr. and Enoch Lincoln.[225]
    • Levi Lincoln, Jr. (1782-1868), Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1823-1824, Governor of Massachusetts 1825-1834, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1834-1841. Son of Levi Lincoln, Sr..[226]
    • Enoch Lincoln (1788-1829), U.S. District Attorney in Massachusetts 1815-1818, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1818-1821, U.S. Representative from Maine 1821-1826, Governor of Maine 1827-1829. Son of Levi Lincoln, Sr..[227]

NOTE: Levi Lincoln, Sr. was also distantly related to U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.

[edit] The Lindsays and Rudds

  • George H. Lindsay (1837-1916), New York Assemblyman 1882-1886, Coroner of Kings County, New York 1886-1892; U.S. Representative from New York 1901-1913. Father of George W. Lindsay.[228]
    • George W. Lindsay (1865-1938), New York Democratic Committeeman, New York Assemblyman, U.S. Representative from New York 1923-1935. Son of George H. Lindsay.[229]
    • Stephen A. Rudd (1874-1936), U.S. Representative from New York 1931-1936. Son-in-law of George H. Lindsay.[230]
      • Roy H. Rudd, New York Assemblyman 1937-1944, New York State Senator 1945-1946. Son of Stephen A. Rudd.[231]

[edit] The Lindsays and Winstons

  • John Anthony Winston (1912-1871), member of the Alabama Legislature 1840, Alabama State Senator 1845, Governor of Alabama 1853-1857, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1860. Brother-in-law of Robert B. Lindsay.[232]
  • Robert B. Lindsay (1824-1902), Alabama State Representative 1853, Alabama State Senator 1857 1866, Governor of Alabama 1870-1872. Brother-in-law of John Anthony Winston.[233]

[edit] The Lipinskis

[edit] The Livermores

  • Samuel Livermore (1732-1803), member of the New Hampshire General Court 1768-1769, Attorney General of New Hampshire 1769-1774, New Hampshire State Attorney, Delegate to the Continental Congress from New Hampshire 1780-1782 1785-1786, Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court 1782-1789, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1789-1793, President of the New Hampshire Constitutional Convention 1791 1792, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire 1793-1801. Father of Edward St. Loe Livermore and Arthur Livermore.[236]
    • Edward St. Loe Livermore (1762-1832), U.S. District Attorney in New Hampshire 1789-1797, Solicitor of Rockingham County, New Hampshire 1791-1793; Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court 1797-1799; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1807-1811. Son of Samuel Livermore.[237]
    • Arthur Livermore (1766-1853), New Hampshire State Representative 1794-1795, Solicitor of Rockingham County, New Hampshire 1796-1798; Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court 1798-1809; Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court 1809-1813; Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court 1813-1816; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1817-1821 1823-1825; New Hampshire State Senator 1821-1822; Probate Judge in Grafton County, New Hampshire 1822-1823; Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in New Hampshire 1825-1832. Son of Samuel Livermore.[238]
    • Norman Banks Livermore, Jr. (1911-2006), California Secretary of Resources under Governor Ronald Reagan, 1966-74, giving him one of the best environmental records of any governor during those years. Notable achievements included preserving uninterrupted wilderness in the Sierra Nevada, from Mount Whitney to Yosemite.

[edit] The Lloyds

  • Edward Lloyd, Governor of Maryland Colony 1709-1714. Grandfather of Edward Lloyd.
    • Edward Lloyd (1744-1796), Delegate to the Continental Congress from Maryland 1783-1784. Grandson of Edward Lloyd.[239]
      • Edward Lloyd (1779-1834), Maryland House Delegate 1800-1805, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1807-1809, Governor of Maryland 1809-1811, Maryland State Senator 1811-1815 1826-1831, U.S. Senator from Maryland 1819-1826. Son of Edward Lloyd.[240]
        • Henry Lloyd (1852-1920), Maryland State Senator 1882-1884, Governor of Maryland 1885-1888, Maryland Circuit Court Judge 1892-1908. Grandson of Edward Lloyd.[241]

[edit] The Lockes and Wingos

  • Matthew Locke (1730-1801), Treasury Commissioner of North Carolina 1771, Rowan County, North Carolina Safety Committeeman; Rowan County, North Carolina Secrecy, Intelligence, and Observation Committeeman; Delegate to the Colonial Congress 1776; delegate to the North Carolina Constitutional Convention 1776 1789; member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1777-1781 1783-1792; North Carolina State Senator 1781-1782; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1793-1799. Uncle of Francis Locke.[242]
    • Francis Locke (1776-1823), Judge of the North Carolina Supreme Court 1803-1814, U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1814-1815. Nephew of Matthew Locke.[243]
      • Effiegene Locke Wingo (1883-1962), U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1930-1933. Great-great-great granddaughter of Matthew Locke.[244]
      • Otis Wingo (1877-1930), Arkansas State Senator 1907-1909, U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1913-1930. Husband of Effiegene Locke Wingo.[245]

[edit] The Lodges and Cabots

Also see The Davis and Lodges

The Cabots and Lodges were relatives by marriage to the Adams family[246] and the Roosevelt family.

  • George Cabot (1752–1823), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1791–1796.[247]
        • Henry Cabot Lodge (1850–1924), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1887–1893; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1893–1924; great-grandson of George Cabot.[248]
          • George Cabot Lodge (1873–1909), American poet, secretary to his father, Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge, and to a Senate committee; father of Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
            • Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (1902–1985), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1937–1944 and 1947–1953; Colonel in the Army during World War II; Ambassador to the UN, 1953–1960; Republican nominee for Vice President, 1960; Ambassador to Vietnam, 1963–1964 and 1965–1967; Ambassador to Germany, 1968–1969; candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 1964; grandson of Henry Cabot Lodge and brother of John Davis Lodge.[249]
              • George C. Lodge (born 1927), U.S. Department of Labor official; unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Senate in 1962; son of Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
            • John Davis Lodge (1903–1985), professional actor, 1933–1940; U.S. Representative from Connecticut, 1947–1951; governor of Connecticut, 1951–1955; U.S Ambassador to Spain, 1955–1961; Ambassador to Argentina, 1969–1973; Ambassador to Switzerland, 1983–1985; grandson of Henry Cabot Lodge and brother of Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.[250]

NOTE: George C. Lodge and John Davis Lodge were also nephews of U.S. Representative Augustus P. Gardner.[251]

[edit] The Logans

[edit] The Longs

See Long family

[edit] The Longleys

[edit] The Lowndes

  • Rawlins Lowndes (1721-1800), South Carolina Colony Assemblyman, member of the South Carolina Colony Council of Safety, President of South Carolina 1778, Governor of South Carolina 1778-1779, South Carolina Assemblyman, South Carolina State Representative 1787-1790. Father of Thomas Lowndes and William Lowndes.
    • Thomas Lowndes (1766-1843), member of the South Carolina Legislature, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1801-1805. Son of Rawlins Lowndes.
    • William Lowndes (1782-1822), South Carolina State Representative 1806, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1811-1822. Son of Rawlins Lowndes.

NOTE: William Lowndes was also son-in-law of U.S. Representative Thomas Pinckney.

[edit] The Lowries

  • Walter Lowrie (1784-1868), Pennsylvania State Representative 1811-1812, Pennsylvania State Senator 1813-1819, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1819-1825. Uncle of Walter H. Lowrie.[254]
    • Walter H. Lowrie (1807-1876), District Court Judge in Pennsylvania 1846-1851, Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court 1851-1857, Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court 1857-1863. Nephew of Walter Lowrie.[255]

[edit] The Lucas

  • John Baptiste Charles Lucas (1759-1842), Pennsylvania State Representative 1792-1798, Common Pleas Court Judge in Pennsylvania 1794, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1803-1805, District Court Judge in Louisiana 1805-1820, Commissioner of Land Claims in Louisiana 1805-1812. Father of Charles Lucas.

[edit] The Lucas of Virginia

  • Edward Lucas (1780-1858), member of the Virginia Legislature, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1833-1837. Brother of William Lucas.[256]
  • William Lucas (1800-1877), member of the Virginia Legislature, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1839-1841 1843-1845. Brother of Edward Lucas.[257]

[edit] The Lujans

  • Manuel Lujan Jr. (1928-), U.S. Representative from New Mexico 1969-1989, U.S. Secretary of the Interior 1989-1993. Cousin of Michelle Lujan Grisham.[258]
  • Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico Health Secretary 2004-2007, current candidate for the Democratic nomination for 2008 New Mexico U.S. House of Representatives seat. Cousin of Manuel Lujan Jr..[259]

[edit] The Lukens

  • James T. Luken (1921-1979), Ohio State Representative, Cincinnati, Ohio Councilman; Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio 1976-1977. Brother of Thomas A. Luken.
  • Thomas A. Luken (1925-), Solicitor of Deer Park, Ohio 1955-1961; U.S. Attorney in Ohio 1961-1964; Cincinnati, Ohio Councilman 1964-1967 1969-1974; Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio 1971-1972; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1977-1991. Brother of James T. Luken.[260]
    • Charles J. Luken (1951-), candidate for Democratic nomination for Cincinnati, Ohio Councilman 1979; candidate for Cincinnati, Ohio Councilman 1979; Cincinnati, Ohio Councilman 1981-1984; Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio 1984-1991 1999-2005; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1991-1993. Son of Thomas A. Luken.[261]

[edit] The Lumpkins

  • Wilson Lumpkin (1783-1870), Georgia State Representative 1804-1812, U.S. Representative from Georgia 1815-1817 1827-1831, Governor of Georgia 1831-1835, U.S. Senator from Georgia 1837-1841. Brother of Joseph Henry Lumpkin.[262]
  • Joseph Henry Lumpkin (1799-1867), Georgia Assemblyman 1824-1825, Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court 1863-1867. Brother of Wilson Lumpkin.
    • John Henry Lumpkin (1812-1860), Georgia State Representative 1835, candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia 1840, U.S. Representative from Georgia 1843-1849 1855-1857, candidate for Governor of Georgia 1857, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1860. Nephew of Wilson Lumpkin and Joseph Henry Lumpkin.[263]
      • Middleton P. Barrow (1839-1903), delegate to the Georgia Constitutional Convention 1877, Georgia State Representative 1880-1881, U.S. Senator from Georgia 1882-1883. Grandson of Wilsom Lumpkin.[264]

[edit] The Lytles and Rowans

  • John Rowan (1773-1843), Kentucky Secretary of State 1804-1806, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1807-1809, Kentucky State Representative 1813-1817 1822 1824, Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals 1819-1821, U.S. Senator from Kentucky 1825-1831. Uncle of Robert Todd Lytle.[265]

[edit] The MacArthurs

NOTE: Douglas MacArthur II was also son-in-law of U.S. Vice President Alben W. Barkley.[269]

[edit] The Macks, Shepards and Connallys

NOTE: Mary Bono is also widow of U.S. Representative Sonny Bono.[276]

[edit] The Maclays

[edit] The MacVeaghs and Camerons

  • Simon Cameron (1799-1889), U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1845-1849 1857-1861 1867-1877, candidate for Republican nomination for President of the United States 1860, U.S. Secretary of War 1861-1862, U.S. Minister to Russia 1862. Father of J. Donald Cameron.[280]
    • J. Donald Cameron (1833-1918), U.S. Secretary of War 1876-1877, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1877-1897, Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1879-1880. Son of Simon Cameron.[281]
    • Wayne MacVeagh (1833-1917), U.S. Ambassador to Turkey 1870-1871, U.S. Attorney General 1881. Son-in-law of Simon Cameron.
    • Franklin MacVeagh (1837-1834), U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 1909-1913. Brother of Wayne MacVeagh.[282]

[edit] The Mallorys

  • Stephen Mallory (1813-1873), U.S. Senator from Florida 1851-1861, Confederate States Secretary of the Navy 1861-1865. Father of Stephen Mallory II.[283]
    • Stephen Mallory II (1834-1907), Florida State Representative 1877-1879, Florida State Senator 1881-1889, U.S. Representative from Florida 1891-1895, U.S. Senator from Florida 1897-1907. Son of Stephen Mallory.[284]

[edit] The Mannings

  • Richard Irvine Manning I (1789-1836), South Carolina State Representative 1820, South Carolina State Senator 1822, Governor of South Carolina 1824-1826, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1834-1836. Father of of John Lawrence Manning.[285]
    • John Lawrence Manning (1816-1889), Governor of South Carolina 1852-1854. Son of Richard Irvine Manning I.[286]
      • Richard Irvine Manning III (1859-1931), South Carolina State Representative 1892-1896, South Carolina State Senator 1898-1906, Governor of South Carolina 1915-1919. Nephew of John Lawrence Manning.[287]

[edit] The Marchands

[edit] The Marins, Mendozas, and Riveras

  • Luis Munoz Rivera (1859-1916), Puerto Rico House Delegate 1906-1910, Resident Commissioner to the U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico 1911-1916. Father of Luis Munoz Marin.
    • Luis Munoz Marin (1898-1980), Puerto Rico Commonwealth Senator 1931-1937 1941-1949, Governor of Puerto Rico 1949-1965. Son of Luis Munoz Rivera.

[edit] The Markells

[edit] The Marshes

  • Charles Marsh (1765-1849), U.S. District Attorney of Vermont 1797-1801, U.S. Representative from Vermont 1815-1817. Father of George Perkins Marsh.[292]
    • George Perkins Marsh (1801-1882), Vermont Governor's Councilman 1835, U.S. Representative from Vermont 1843-1849, U.S. Minister to Turkey 1849-1853, U.S. Minister to Italy 1861-1882. Son of Charles Marsh.[293]

[edit] The Marshalls

  • John Marshall (1755-1835), Virginia House Delegate 1782-1789, delegate to the 1788 Virginia Constitutional Convention, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1799-1800, U.S. Secretary of State 1800-1801, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court 1801-1835. First cousin and brother-in-law of Humphrey Marshall.[294]
  • Humphrey Marshall (1760-1841), U.S. Senator from Kentucky 1795-1801. First cousin and brother-in-law of John Marshall.[295]
    • Thomas F. Marshall (1801-1864), Kentucky State Representative 1832-1836 1838-1839 1854, candidate for U.S. House of Representative from Kentucky 1836, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1841-1843. Nephew of John Marshall.[296]

NOTE: John Marshall was also first cousin once removed of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.[297]

[edit] The Martins

  • Joshua L. Martin (1799-1856), Alabama State Representative 1822-1828, Solicitor of Alabama 1827-1831, Circuit Court Judge 1834, U.S. Representative from Alabama 1835-1839, Governor of Alabama 1845-1847. Father of John Mason Martin.[298]
    • John Mason Martin (1837-1898), Alabama State Senator 1871-1876, U.S. Representative from Alabama 1885-1887. Son of Joshua L. Martin.[299]

[edit] The Martins of Colorado and Oklahoma

[edit] The Martins of Kentucky and Virginia

  • John Preston Martin (1811-1862), Kentucky State Representative 1841-1843, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1845-1847, Kentucky State Senator 1855-1859, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1856. Brother of Elbert S. Martin.[300]
  • Elbert S. Martin (1829-1876), U.S. Representative from Virginia 1859-1861. Brother of John Preston Martin.[301]
    • George Brown Martin (1876-1945), Kentucky State Court Judge, U.S. Senator from Kentucky 1918-1919, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1928. Grandson of John Preston Martin.[302]

[edit] The Martins and Tillmans

  • Barclay Martin (1802-1890), Tennessee State Representative 1839-1840 1847-1849 1851-1853, Tennessee State Senator 1841-1843, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1845-1847. Uncle of Lewis Tillman.[303]
    • Lewis Tillman (1816-1886), Clerk of the Bedford County, Tennessee Circuit Court 1852-1860; Clerk and Master of the Chancery Court in Tennessee 1865-1869; U.S. Representative from Tennesee 1869-1871. Nephew of Barclay Martin.[304]

[edit] The Masons

Morgan Mason (1955-), Deputy United States Chief of Protocol 1981, Special Assistant to the President of the United States, 1981-1983. Father of James Duke Mason. James Duke Mason (1992-), Vice President of the Mougins School Student Council 2007-, future candidate for American political office.

[edit] The Masons of Virginia

  • George Mason (1725-1792), member of the Virginia Legislature 1759 1776-1780 1786-1788, delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 1788. Brother of Thomson Mason.[305]
  • Thomson Mason (1730-1785), Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court. Brother of George Mason.[306]
    • Stevens Thomson Mason (1760-1803), member of the Virginia Legislature, U.S. Senator from Virginia 1794-1803. Son of Thomson Mason.[307]
      • Armistead T. Mason (1787-1819), U.S. Senator from Virginia 1816-1817. Son of Stevens Thomson Mason.[308]
      • John T. Mason (1787-1850), Secretary of Michigan Territory 1830-1831. Son of Stevens Thomson Mason.[309]
      • James M. Mason (1798-1871), Virginia House Delegate 1826, delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention 1829, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1837-1839, U.S. Senator from Virginia 1847-1861, Delegate to the Confederate States Provisional Congress from Virginia 1861, Confederate States Envoy to England 1861. Grandson of George Mason.[310]
        • Stevens T. Mason (1811-1843), Secretary of Michigan Territory 1831, Governor of Michigan Territory 1834-1835, Governor of Michigan 1835-1840. Son of John T. Mason.[311]

NOTE: Armistead T. Mason and John T. Mason were also brothers-in-law of U.S. Representative Benjamin Howard[312] and U.S. Postmaster General William T. Barry[313].

[edit] The Mathesons

[edit] The Matthews and Wattersons

  • Harvey Magee Watterson (1811-1891), Tennessee State Representative 1835, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1839-1843, Tennessee State Senator 1845-1847, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1860. Brother-in-law of Thomas Stanley Matthews.[317]
  • Thomas Stanley Matthews (1824-1889), Hamilton County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas Judge 1850-1852; Ohio State Senator 1856-1857; U.S. Attorney in Ohio 1858-1861; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 1876; U.S. Senator from Ohio 1877-1879; Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1881-1889. Brother-in-law of Harvey Magee Watterson.[318]

[edit] The Maurys and Mavericks

  • Abram Poindexter Maury, Sr., Tennessee State Senator. Father of Abram Poindexter Maury.
    • Abram Poindexter Maury (1801-1848), member of the Tennessee Legislature, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1835-1839. Son of Abram Poindexter Maury, Sr..[320]
    • Maury Maverick (1895-1954), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1928 1940, U.S. Representative from Texas 1935-1939, Mayor of San Antonio, Texas 1939-1941. Cousin of Abram Poindexter Maury.[321]
      • Maury Maverick, Jr. (1921-2003), Texas State Representative 1950-1956, candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate from Texas 1961. Son of Maury Maverick.[322]

[edit] The Maxwells and Robesons

  • George C. Maxwell (1771-1816), U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1811-1813. Father of John Patterson Bryan Maxwell.[323]
    • John Patterson Bryan Maxwell (1804-1845), U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1837-1839 1841-1843. Son of George C. Maxwell.[324]
      • George M. Robeson (1829-1897), Attorney General of New Jersey 1867-1869, U.S. Secretary of the Navy 1869-1877, U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1879-1883. Nephew of John Patterson Bryan Maxwell.[325]

[edit] The Maybanks

  • Burnett R. Maybank (1899-1954), Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina 1931-1938; delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1936 1940 1944; Governor of South Carolina 1939-1941; U.S. Senator from South Carolina 1941-1954. Father of Burnett R. Maybank II.[326]
    • Burnett R. Maybank II, South Carolina State Representative 1953-1958, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina 1959-1961. Son of Burnett R. Maybank.[327]

[edit] The McBrides

  • James McBride (1802-1875), Oregon Territory Councilman, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Hawaii 1863-1866. Father of John R. McBride, Thomas A. McBride, and George W. McBride.[328]
    • John R. McBride (1832-1904), delegate to the Oregon Constitutional Convention 1857, Oregon State Senator 1860-1862, U.S. Representative from Oregon 1863-1865, Chief Justice of the Idaho Territory, Republican National Committeeman 1880-1892. Son of James McBride.[329]
    • Thomas A. McBride (1847-1930), Clatsop County, Oregon Circuit Court Judge 1892-1909; Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court 1909-1930; Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court 1913-1915 1917-1921 1923-1927. Son of James McBride.[330]
    • George W. McBride (1854-1911), Oregon State Representative 1882, Oregon Secretary of State 1886 1895, U.S. Representative from Oregon 1895-1901. Son of James McBride.[331]

[edit] The McClellans

[edit] The McDowells

  • Joseph McDowell, Jr. (1756-1801), U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1797-1799. Cousin of Joseph McDowell.[334]
  • Joseph McDowell (1758-1799), U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1793-1795. Cousin of Joseph McDowell, Jr..[335]
    • Joseph J. McDowell (1800-1877), Ohio State Representative 1832, Ohio State Senator 1833, candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 1840, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1843-1847. Son of Joseph McDowell, Jr..[336]

[edit] The McGuires and Nevilles

[edit] The McHenrys

  • John H. McHenry (1797-1871), Commonwealth Attorney in Kentucky, Kentucky State Representative 1840, candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1840, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1845-1847, delegate to the Kentucky Constitutional Convention 1849, Kentucky Circuit Court Judge. Father of Henry D. McHenry.[339]
    • Henry D. McHenry (1826-1890), Kentucky State Representative 1851-1853 1865-1867, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1871-1873, Democratic National Committeeman 1872-1890. Son of John H. McHenry.[340]

[edit] The McKeans

[edit] The McKenzies and Moss

  • James A. McKenzie (1840-1904), Kentucky State Representative 1867-1871, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1877-1883, Kentucky State Representative 1884-1888, U.S. Minister to Peru 1893-1897. Uncle of J. McKenzie Moss.[343]
    • J. McKenzie Moss (1868-1929), U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1902-1903, Judge in Kentucky 1909-1921, Judge of Kentucky Court of Claims 1826-1929. Nephew of James A. McKenzie.[344]

[edit] The McKims

  • Alexander McKim (1748-1832), Maryland House Delegate 1778, Maryland State Senator 1806-1810, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1809-1815, Justice in Maryland. Uncle of Isaac McKim.[345]
    • Isaac McKim (1775-1835), Maryland State Senator 1821-1823, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1823-1825 1833-1835. Nephew of Alexander McKim.[346]

[edit] The McKinneys

  • James E. McKinney, Georgia State Representative. Father of Cynthia McKinney.
    • Cynthia McKinney (1955-), Georgia State Representative 1989-1993, U.S. Representative from Georgia 1993-2003 2005-2007, current candidate for 2008 Green Party nomination for President of the United States. Daughter of James E. McKinney.

[edit] The McLanes

  • Louis McLane (1876-1837), U.S. Representative from Delaware 1917-1927, U.S. Senator from Delaware 1927-1929, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 1831-1833, U.S. Secretary of State 1833-1834. Father of Robert M. McLane.[347]
    • Robert M. McLane (1815-1898), Maryland House Delegate 1845-1847, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1847-1851 1879-1883, Commissioner to China 1853-1854, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Mexico 1859-1860, Governor of Maryland 1884-1885, Minister Plenipotentiary to France 1885-1889. Son of Louis McLane.[348]

[edit] The McLeans

  • John McLean (1785-1861), U.S. Representative from Ohio 1813-1816, Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court 1816-1822, Commissioner of the General Land Office 1822-1823, U.S. Postmaster General 1823-1829, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1830-1861. Brother of William McLean and Finis McLean.[349]
  • William McLean (1794-1839), U.S. Representative from Ohio 1823-1829. Brother of John McLean and Finis McLean.[350]
  • Finis McLean (1806-1881), Kentucky State Representative 1837, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1849-1851. Brother of John McLean and William McLean.[351]
    • James D. Walker (1830-1906), Solicitor General of Arkansas, Presidential Elector 1876, U.S. Senator from Arkansas 1879-1885. Nephew of John McLean, William McLean, and Finis McLean.[352]

NOTE: James D. Walker was also grandson of U.S. Representative David Walker[353], grandnephew of U.S. Senator George Walker[354], and cousin of U.S. Senator Wilkinson Call[355].

[edit] The McMahons and Vallandighams

  • Clement Vallandigham (1820-1871), Ohio State Representative 1845-1846, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1858-1863. Uncle of John A. McMahon.[356]
    • John A. McMahon (1833-1923), U.S. Representative from Ohio 1875-1881. Nephew of Clement Vallandigham.[357]

[edit] The McNarys

  • John Hugh McNary (1867-1936), Deputy District Attorney of Third District of Oregon 1898-1904, District Attorney for Third District of Oregon 1905-1912, Judge for U.S. District Court of Oregon 1927-1936. Brother of Charles L. McNary.
  • Charles L. McNary (1874-1944), Marion County, Oregon Deputy Recorder 1892-1896, Deputy District Attorney for Third District of Oregon 1904-1911, Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court 1913-1915, U.S. Senator from Oregon 1917-1918 1919-1944. Brother of John Hugh McNary.

[edit] The Meeks

[edit] The Mercers and Garnetts

  • George Mason (1725-1792), delegate to the Virginia Convention 1776. Cousin of James Mercer and John Francis Mercer.
  • James Mercer (1736-1793), member of the Virginia House of Burgesses 1765, Virginia Assemblyman 1774, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia 1779, Judge in Virginia. Cousin of George Mason.[360]
  • John Francis Mercer (1759-1821), U.S. Representative from Maryland 1792-1794, Governor of Maryland 1801-1803. Cousin of George Mason.[361]
    • Charles F. Mercer (1778-1858), Virginia House Delegate 1810-1817, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1817-1839. Son of James Mercer.[362]
    • James M. Garnett (1770-1843), Virginia House Delegate 1800-1801 1824-1825, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1805-1809, delegate to the Constitutional Convention 1829. Nephew of James Mercer and John Francis Mercer.[363]
    • Robert S. Garnett (1789-1840), Virginia House Delegate 1816-1817, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1817-1827. Nephew of James Mercer and John Francis Mercer.[364]
    • Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (1809-1887), Virginia House Delegate 1835-1837, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1837-1843 1845-1847, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representative 1839-1841, U.S. Senator from Virginia 1847-1861, candidate for Democratic nomination for President of the United States 1860, Confederate States Representative from Virginia 1861-1862, Confederate States Secretary of State 1861-1862, Confederate States Senator from Virginia 1862-1865, Treasurer of Virginia 1874-1880. Nephew of James Mercer and John Francis Hunter.[365]

[edit] The Merediths and Morrises

  • Gouvernor Morris (1752-1816), member of the New York Provincial Congress 1777, Delegate to the Continental Congress 1787, Assistant Superintendent of Finance of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1781-1785; Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania 1787; U.S. Minister Plenipotentiary to France 1792-1794; U.S. Senator from New York 1800-1803. Granduncle of William M. Meredith.
    • William M. Meredith (1799-1873), Pennsylvania Assemblyman 1824-1828, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 1849-1850, Attorney General of Pennsylvania 1861-1867. Grandnephew of Governor Morris.

[edit] The Meriwethers

  • David Meriwether (1755-1822), Georgia State Representative 1797-1800, U.S. Representative from Georgia 1802-1807. Father of James Meriwether.[367]
    • James Meriwether (1789-1854), Georgia State Representative 1821-1823, U.S. Representative from Georgia 1825-1827. Son of David Meriwether.[368]
      • James Archibald Meriwether (1806-1852), Georgia State Representative 1831-1836 1838, Superior Court Judge in Georgia 1845-1849, U.S. Representative from Georgia 1841-1843. Nephew of James Meriwether.[369]

[edit] The Merricks

  • William Duhurst Merrick (1793-1857), Maryland House Delegate 1832-1838 1856-1857, U.S. Senator from Maryland 1838-1845, delegate to the Maryland Constitutional Convention 1850. Father of William Matthew Merrick.[370]
    • William Matthew Merrick (1818-1889), Justice of the District of Columbia Circuit Court 1854-1863, delegate to the Maryland Constitutional Convention 1867, Maryland House Delegate 1870, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1871-1873, Justice of the District of Columbia Supreme Court 1885-1889. Son of William Duhurst Merrick.[371]

[edit] The Merrimons and Overmans

  • Augustus Summerfield Merrimon (1830-1892), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1860-1861, Solicitor in North Carolina 1861-1865, North Carolina Superior Court Judge 1866-1867, candidate for Governor of North Carolina 1872, U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1873-1879, Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court 1883-1889, Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court 1889-1892. Father-in-law of Lee Slater Overman.[372]
    • Lee Slater Overman (1854-1930), U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1903-1930. Son-in-law of Augustus Summerfield Merrimon.[373]

[edit] The Metzenbaums and Hyatts

[edit] The Micas

  • John Mica (1943-), Florida State Representative, U.S. Representative from Florida 1993-present. Brother of Daniel A. Mica.[374]
  • Daniel A. Mica (1944-), U.S. Representative from Florida 1979-1989. Brother of John Mica.[375]

[edit] The Middleton, Rutledges, and Pickneys

See Middleton-Rutledge-Pinckney Family

[edit] The Millards

[edit] The Millers

  • George Miller, Jr., California State Senator. Father of George Miller III.
    • George Miller III (1945-), U.S. Representative from California 1975-present. Son of George Miller, Jr.. Patricia l. Miller {Senator}

[edit] The Millers of California and Delaware

  • Charles R. Miller (1857-1927), Delaware State Senator 1911-1912, Governor of Delaware 1913-1917. Father of Thomas W. Miller.[378]
    • Thomas W. Miller (1886-1973), Delaware Secretary of State 1913-1915, U.S. Representative from Delaware 1915-1917. Son of Charles R. Miller.[379]

[edit] The Millers of California, Indiana, and Washington

[edit] The Millers of New York

[edit] The Millers of New York (II)

  • William E. Miller (1914-1983), U.S. Representative from New York 1951-1965, Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1961-1964, candidate for Vice President of the United States 1964. Father of William E. Miller, Jr..
    • William E. Miller, Jr., candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 1992 1994. Son of William E. Miller.

[edit] The Millers of Pennsylvania

  • Jesse Miller (1800-1850), Sheriff of Perry County, Pennsylvania 1823-1826; Pennsylvania State Representative 1826-1828; Pennsylvania State Senator 1828-1832; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1833-1836; Pennsylvania Secretary of State 1845-1848. Father of William Henry Miller.[385]
    • William Henry Miller (1829-1870), Clerk of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court 1854-1863, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1863-1865, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1864. Son of Jesse Miller.[386]

[edit] The Mitchells

[edit] The Mitchells of Maryland

  • Parren Mitchell (1922-2007), U.S. Representative from Maryland 1971-1987. Uncle of Clarence M. Mitchell III and Michael B. Mitchell.
    • Clarence M. Mitchell III, Baltimore, Maryland Councilman; Maryland State Senator. Nephew of Parren Mitchell.
    • Michael B. Mitchell, Baltimore, Maryland Councilman; Maryland State Senator. Nephew of Parren Mitchell.
      • Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. (1967-), Baltimore, Maryland Councilman 1995-2007; candidate for Democratic nomination for Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland 2007. Nephew of Clarence M. Mitchell III.
      • Clarence M. Mitchell IV, Maryland State Senator. Son of Clarence M. Mitchell III.

[edit] The Molinaris

  • S. Robert Molinari (1897-1957), New York Assemblyman 1943-1944. Father of Guy Molinari.[389]
    • Guy Molinari (1928-), New York Assemblyman 1974-1980, delegate to the New York Republican Convention 1979, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1980 1984, U.S. Representative from New York 1981-1989, President of Staten Island 1990-2001, candidate for District Attorney of Richmond County, New York 1995. Son of S. Robert Molinari.[390]

[edit] The Mollohans

[edit] The Mondales

  • Walter Mondale (1928-), Attorney General of Minnesota 1960-1964, U.S. Senator from Minnesota 1964-1976, Vice President of the United States 1977-1981, candidate for President of the United States, 1984, Chairman of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs 1986-1993, U.S Ambassador to Japan 1993-1996, candidate for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 2002. Father of Theodore A. Mondale.
    • Theodore A. Mondale (1957-), Minnesota State Senator 1991-1996, candidate for Democratic nominations for Governor of Minnesota, 1998, member of the Metropolitan Council 1999-2003. Son of Walter Mondale.

[edit] The Moneys and Vardamans

  • Hernando Money (1839-1912), U.S. Representative from Mississippi 1875-1885, U.S. Senator from Mississippi 1897-1911. Cousin of James K. Vardaman.[395]
  • James K. Vardaman (1861-1930), Mississippi State Representative 1890-1896, candidate for Governor of Mississippi 1895 1899, Governor of Mississippi 1904-1908, U.S. Senator from Mississippi 1913-1919. Cousin of Hernando Money.[396]

[edit] The Monroes and Gouverneurs

  • James Monroe (1758-1831), Governor of Virginia 1799-1802 1811, U.S. Secretary of War 1814-1815, U.S. Secretary of State 1811-1814 1815-1817, President of the United States 1817-1825. Uncle by marriage and father-in-law of Samuel L. Gouverneur.

[edit] The Moodys

[edit] The Moores

  • Arch A. Moore, Jr. (1923-), U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1957-1969, Governor of West Virginia 1969-1977 1985-1989, candidate for U.S. Senate from West Virginia 1978. Father of Shelley Moore Capito.[399]

[edit] The Moores of Virginia

  • Andrew Moore (1752-1821), Virginia House Delegate 1780-1783 1785-1788 1799-1800, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1789-1797 1804, Virginia State Senator 1800-1801, U.S. Senator from Virginia 1804-1809, U.S. Marshal of Virginia 1810-1821. Father of Samuel M. Moore.[401]
    • Samuel M. Moore (1796-1875), member of the Virginia Legislature, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1833-1835. Son of Andrew Moore.[402]

[edit] The Morans

  • James P. Moran (1945-), Alexandria, Virginia Councilman 1979-1982; Vice Mayor of Alexandria, Virginia 1982-1984; Mayor of Alexandria, Virginia 1985-1990; U.S. Representative from Virginia 1991-present. Brother of Brian Moran.[403]
  • Brian Moran (1959-), Virginia House Delegate 1995-present, current candidate for 2009 Democratic nomination for Governor of Virginia. Brother of James P. Moran.[404]

[edit] The Morgenthaus

NOTE: Robert M. Morgenthau is also grandnephew of U.S. Senator Herbert H. Lehman[408] and cousin of U.S. diplomat John Langeloth Loeb[409].

[edit] The Morrills

  • Anson P. Morrill (1803-1887), Postmaster of Kennebec County, Maine 1825-1841; Maine State Representative 1833 1880; Sheriff of Somerset County, Maine 1839; candidate for Governor of Maine 1853; Governor of Maine 1855-1861; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1856; U.S. Representative from Maine 1861-1863. Brother of Lot M. Morrill.[410]
  • Lot M. Morrill (1813-1883), Maine State Senator 1854-1856, Governor of Maine 1858-1861, U.S. Senator from Maine 1861-1876, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 1876-1877. Brother of Anson P. Morrill.[411]

[edit] The Morris

  • Lewis Morris (1671-1746), Chief Justice of New York Colony, acting Governor of New York, Governor of New Jersey Colony. Father of Robert Hunter Morris.
    • Robert Hunter Morris (1700-1764), Chief Justice of the New Jersey Colony Supreme Court, Deputy Governor of Pennsylvania Colony 1754-1756. Son of Lewis Morris.
      • Lewis Morris (1726-1798), Delegate to the Continental Congress from New York 1775-1777, Judge of Westchester County, New York 1777; New York State Senator 1777-1781 1784-1788; delegate to the New York Constitutional Convention 1788. Nephew of Robert Hunter Morris.[412]
      • Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816), New York Colony Congressman 1775-1777, member of the New York Council of Safety 1777, New York Assemblyman 1777-1778, Delegate to the Continental Congress from New York 1778-1779, U.S. Minister to France 1792-1794, U.S. Senator from New York 1800-1803. Nephew of Robert Hunter Morris.[413]
      • William Paterson (1745-1806), New Jersey Colony Congressman 1775-1776, member of the New Jersey Legislature 1776-1777, Delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey 1776, Attorney General of New Jersey 1776-1783, U.S. Senator from New Jersey 1789-1790, Governor of New Jersey 1790-1793, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1793-1806. Cousin by marriage of Lewis Morris.
      • Stephen Van Rensselaer III (1764-1839), New York Assemblyman 1789-1791, New York State Senator 1791-1796, Lieutenant Governor of New York 1795-1801, candidate for Governor of New York 1813. Brother-in-law of William Paterson.
      • Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer (1767-1824), Mayor of Albany, New York 1799-1812. Brother of Stephen Van Rensselaer III.
        • Lewis R. Morris (1760-1825), Clerk of Windsor County, Vermont 1789-1796; Judge in Windsor County, Vermont; Vermont State Representative 1790-1791 1795-1797 1803-1808; U.S. Representative from Vermont 1797-1803. Nephew of Lewis Morris and Gouverneur Morris.[414]
        • John Rutherfurd (1760-1840), New Jersey Assemblyman 1788-1790, U.S. Senator from New Jersey 1791-1798. Son-in-law of Lewis Morris.
          • William M. Meredith (1799-1873), Pennsylvania Assemblyman 1824-1825, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Councilman 1834-1849; U.S. Attorney in Pennsylvania; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 1849-1850; Attorney General of Pennsylvania 1861-1867. Grandnephew of Gouverneur Morris.
            • Robert Walter Rutherfurd, member of the New Jersey Legislature. Son of John Rutherfurd.

NOTE: John Rutherfurd was also of some relation to Northwest Territory Governor Arthur St. Clair.

[edit] The Morris of Illinois and Ohio

  • Thomas Morris (1776-1844), Ohio State Representative 1806-1807 1808-1809 1810-1811 1820-1821, Ohio State Senator 1813-1915 1823-1825 1825-1829 1831-1833, Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court 1809-1810, U.S. Senator from Ohio 1833-1839, candidate for Vice President of the United States 1838. Father of Jonathan D. Morris and Isaac N. Morris.[415]

[edit] The Morris of Pennsylvania and New York

  • Robert Morris (1734-1806), member of the Pennsylvania Colony Council of Safety 1775, Pennsylvania Colony Assemblyman 1775-1776, member of the Pennsylvania Legislature 1776-1778, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania 1775-1778, delegate to the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention 1787, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1789-1795. Father of Thomas Morris.[418]
    • Thomas Morris (1771-1849), New York State Senator 1794-1796, U.S. Representative from New York 1801-1803, U.S. Marshal of New York 1816 1820 1825 1829. Son of Robert Morris.[419]

[edit] The Morris of Ohio

  • Joseph Morris (1795-1854), Sheriff of Greene County, Ohio 1824; Treasurer of Monroe County, Ohio; Ohio State Representative 1833-1834; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1843-1847. Father of James R. Morris.[420]
    • James R. Morris (1819-1899), Treasurer of Monroe County, Ohio; Ohio State Representative 1848; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1861-1865; Probate Court Judge in Ohio 1872-1877; Postmaster in Ohio 1886-1889. Son of Joseph Morris.[421]

[edit] The Morrows

NOTE: Dwight Morrow's daughter, Anne, was also daughter-in-law of U.S. Representative Charles August Lindbergh.

[edit] The Mortons

NOTE: The Mortons were not related to Vice President Levi P. Morton.

[edit] The Mortons of Florida and Virginia

[edit] The Mortons of Massachusetts

  • Marcus Morton (1784-1864), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1817-1821, Massachusetts Governor's Councilman 1823, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1824-1825, acting Governor of Massachusetts 1825, Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court 1825-1840, Governor of Massachusetts 1840-1841 1843-1844, Collector of the Port of Boston, Massachusetts 1845-1849; delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention 1853; Massachusetts State Representative 1858. Father of Marcus Morton.[426]
    • Marcus Morton (1819-1891), delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention 1853, Massachusetts State Representative 1858, Judge of the Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Judge of the Massachusetts Superior Court; Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court 1869-1882; Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court 1882-1890. Son of Marcus Morton.[427]

[edit] The Mousers

  • Grant E. Mouser (1868-1949), Prosecuting Attorney of Marion County, Ohio 1893-1896; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1905-1909; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1908; Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Marion County, Ohio 1916-1925. Father of Grant E. Mouser, Jr..[428]

[edit] The Mudds

  • Sydney Emanuel Mudd I (1858-1911), Maryland House Delegate 1879 1881 1895, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1890-1891 1897-1911, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1896. Father of Sydney Emanuel Mudd II.[430]
    • Sydney Emanuel Mudd II (1885-1924), candidate for Maryland House Delegate 1909, candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Representative from Maryland 1912, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1915-1924. Son of Sydney Emanuel Mudd II.[431]

[edit] The Sterlings of Michigan

[edit] The Muhlenbergs

Main article: Muhlenberg Family

[edit] The Murkowskis

  • Frank Murkowski (born 1933), US Senator from Alaska, 1981–2002; Governor of Alaska, 2002-2006.[440]
    • Lisa Murkowski (born 1957), Alaska state representative; U.S. senator from Alaska, 2002-; daughter of Frank Murkowski.[441]

[edit] The Murrays

[edit] The Murrays of Pennsylvania

  • John Murray (1768-1843), Pennsylvania State Representative 1807-1810, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1817-1821. Cousin of Thomas Murray, Jr..[444]
  • Thomas Murray, Jr. (1770-1823), Pennsylvania State Representative 1813, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1821-1823. Cousin of John Murray.[445]

[edit] The Mutchlers

  • William Mutchler (1831-1893), Sheriff of Northampton County, Pennsylvania 1854-1860; Prothonotary of Northampton County, Pennsylvania 1861-1867; Chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Committee 1869-1870; delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1875-1877 1881-1885 1889-1893. Father of Howard Mutchler.[446]
    • Howard Mutchler (1859-1916), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1893-1895 1901-1903. Son of William Mutchler.[447]

[edit] The Nelsons

  • Roger Nelson (1759-1815), Maryland House Delegate 1795 1801-1802, Maryland State Senator 1803-1804, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1804-1810, Justice in Maryland. Father of John Nelson.[448]
    • John Nelson (1791-1860), U.S. Representative from Maryland 1821-1823, U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Two Sicilies 1831-1832, Attorney General of the United State 1843-1845, acting U.S. Secretary of State 1844. Son of Roger Nelson.[449]

[edit] The Nelsons of Virginia

  • Thomas Nelson, Jr. (1738-1789), member of the Virginia Colony House of Burgesses 1774, delegate to the Virginia Colony Convention 1774, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia 1775-1777 1779, Governor of Virginia 1781. Father of Hugh Nelson.[450]
    • Hugh Nelson (1768-1836), Virginia State Senator 1786-1791, Virginia House Delegate 1805-1809 1828-1829, Judge of the Virginia General Court, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1811-1823, U.S. Minister to Spain 1823-1824. Son of Thomas Nelson, Jr..[451]

[edit] The Newberrys

[edit] The Newsoms

[edit] The Niblacks

  • William E. Niblack (1822-1893), Surveyor of Dubois County, Indiana; Indiana State Representative 1849-1850 1862-1863; Indiana State Senator 1850-1853; Circuit Court Judge in Indiana 1854-1859; U.S. Representative from Indiana 1857-1861 1865-1875; delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1864 1868 1876; Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court 1877-1889. Cousin of Silas L. Niblack.[454]
  • Silas L. Niblack (1825-1883), Probate Court Judge in Columbia County, Florida; U.S. Representative from Florida 1873; Florida State Senator 1879. Cousin of William E. Niblack.[455]

[edit] The Nicholas, Carters, and Randolphs

  • Robert Carter I (1663-1732), acting Governor of Virginia 1726-1727. Grandfather of Robert Carter Nicholas, Sr..
    • Robert Carter Nicholas, Sr. (1728/1729-1780), member of the Virginia House of Burgesses 1755-1761 1766-1775, Virginia Assemblyman 1776-1779, Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals. Grandson of Robert Carter I.
      • Robert C. Nicholas (1793-1857), U.S. Senator from Louisiana 1836-1841, Louisiana Secretary of State 1843-1846. Son Robert Carter Nicholas, Sr..
      • Edmund Randolph (1753-1813), Delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia 1779-1782, Governor of Virginia 1786-1788, Attorney General of the United States 1789-1794, U.S. Secretary of State 1794-1795. Son-in-law of Robert Carter Nicholas, Sr..

NOTE: Edmund Randolph was also son of Williamsburg, Virginia Mayor John Randolph and nephew of Continental Congressman Peyton Randolph.

[edit] The Niedringhaus

[edit] The Nixes

[edit] The Nixons and Coxes

  • Richard Nixon (1913-1994), U.S. Representative from California 1947-1950, U.S. Senator from California 1950-1953, Vice President of the United States 1953-1961, candidate for President of the United States, 1960, candidate for Governor of California, 1962, President of the United States 1969-1974. Father-in-law of Edward F. Cox.[460]
    • Edward F. Cox (1946-), candidate for Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, 2006, withdrew nomination. Son-in-law of Richard Nixon.[461]

NOTE: Nixon's daughter, Julie, is granddaughter-in-law of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

[edit] The Noells

[edit] The Norblads

  • A.W. Norblad (1881-1960), District Attorney of Delta County, Michigan; Attorney of Astoria, Oregon 1910-1915; Oregon State Senator; candidate for U.S. Representative from Oregon 1922; Governor of Oregon 1929-1931. Father of A. Walter Norblad.
    • A. Walter Norblad (1908-1964), Oregon State Representative 1935-1937, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1940, U.S. Representative from Oregon 1946-1964. Son of A.W. Norblad.
      • Albin W. Norblad (1939-), Municipal Court Judge in Oregon, Oregon Circuit Court Judge. Son of A. Walter Norblad.

[edit] The Nunns and Vinsons

  • Carl Vinson (1883-1981), Georgia State Representative 1910-1914, U.S. Representative from Georgia 1914-1965. Granduncle of Samuel A. Nunn, Jr..[464]
    • Samuel A. Nunn, Jr. (1938-), Georgia State Representative 1968-1972, U.S. Senator from Georgia 1972-1997. Grandnephew of Carl Vinson.[465]

[edit] The Odells

[edit] The Ogles

  • Alexander Ogle (1766-1832), Pennsylvania State Representative 1803-1804 1807-1808 1811 1819-1823, Clerk of Courts in Pennsylvania 1812-1817, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1817-1819, Pennsylvania State Senator 1827-1828. Father of Charles Ogle.[468]

[edit] The Oglesbys

  • Richard James Oglesby (1824-1899), candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 1858, Illinois State Senator, Governor of Illinois 1865-1869 1873 1885-1889, U.S. Senator from Illionis 1873-1879. Cousin of Woodson R. Oglesby.[471]
  • Woodson R. Oglesby (1867-1955), New York Assemblyman 1906, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1912, U.S. Representative from New York 1913-1917. Cousin of Richard James Oglesby.[472]

[edit] The Olins

  • Gideon Olin (1743-1823), Vermont State Representative 1778 1780-1793, Judge of Bennington County, Vermont Court 1781-1798; Chief Judge of Bennington County, Vermont Court 1807-1811; delegate to the Vermont Constitutional Convention 1791; Vermont Governor's Councilman 1793-1798; U.S. Representative from Vermont 1803-1807. Father of Abram B. Olin.[473]
    • Abram B. Olin (1808-1879), U.S. Representative from New York 1857-1863; Justice of the District of Columbia Supreme Court 1863-1879. Son of Gideon Olin.[474]
    • Henry Olin (1768-1837), Vermont State Representative 1799-1804 1806-1815 1817-1819 1822-1824, delegate to the Vermont Constitutional Convention 1814 1822 1828, Judge of Addison County, Vermont 1801-1824; Vermont Executive Councilman 1820-1821; U.S. Representative from Vermont 1824-1825; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1827-1830. Nephew of Gideon Olin.[475]

[edit] The Olivers

  • S. Addison Oliver (1833-1912), Iowa State Representative 1863-1864, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1864, Iowa State Senator 1865-1867, Circuit Court Judge in Iowa 1868-1875, U.S. Representative from Iowa 1875-1879. Father of Cyrus G. Oliver.[476]
    • Cyrus G. Oliver (1864-1929), Iowa State Representative 1923-1929. Son of S. Addison Oliver.[477]

[edit] The O'Malleys

[edit] The O'Neals

  • Edward A. O'Neal (1818-1890), delegate to the Alabama Constitutional Convention 1875, Governor of Alabama 1882-1886. Father of Emmet O'Neal.[478]
    • Emmet O'Neal (1853-1922), Governor of Alabama 1911-1915, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1912. Son of Edward A. O'Neal.[479]

[edit] The O'Neills

  • Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. (1912-1994), candidate for City Council of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1935, Massachusetts State Representative 1936-1952, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1953-1987, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives 1977-1987. Father of Thomas P. O'Neil III.
    • Thomas P. O'Neill III (1945-), Massachusetts State Representative, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1975-1980, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1980. Son of Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr..

[edit] The Oteros

  • Miguel Antonio Otero (1829-1882), Attorney General of New Mexico Territory 1854-1856, U.S. Congressional Delegate from New Mexico Territory 1856-1861, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1860, Secretary of New Mexico Territory 1861-1862, acting Governor of New Mexico Territory 1861-1862, candidate for U.S. Congressional Delegate from New Mexico Territory 1880. Father of Miguel Antonio Otero.[480]

NOTE: Miguel Antonio Otero was also son-in-law of Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Lafayette Emmett.

[edit] The Outlaws

  • George Outlaw, member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1796-1797, North Carolina State Senator 1802-1806 1808-1810 1814 1817 1821-1822, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1825. Cousin of David Outlaw.[483]
  • David Outlaw (1806-1868), North Carolina State Representative 1831-1834 1854 1858, delegate to the North Carolina Constitutional Convention 1835, Solicitor in North Carolina 1836-1844, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1847-1853. Cousin of George Outlaw.[484]

[edit] The Packers

  • Daniel Packer (1783-1838), Connecticut State Senator 1831. Uncle of Asa Packer.[485]
    • Asa Packer (1805-1879), Pennsylvania State Representative 1841-1842, Judge of Carbon County, Pennsylvania 1843-1848; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1853-1857; candidate for Democratic nomination for President of the United States 1868; candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania 1869. Nephew of Daniel Packer.[486]
    • Josef Marie Piollet, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1876. Brother-in-law of Asa Packer.[487]
      • R.A. Packer (1842-1883), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1876. Son of Asa Packer.[488]

[edit] The Pages

  • John Page (1628-1692), member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Ancestor of John Page and Mann Page.
    • John Page (1743-1808), member of the Virginia Legislature, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1789-1797, Governor of Virginia 1802-1805. Descendant of John Page.
    • Mann Page (1749-1781), Delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia 1777. Descendant of John Page.
    • Thomas Nelson Page (1853-1922), U.S. Ambassador to Italy 1913-1919. Descendant of John Page.

NOTE: John Page's grandson, Mann Page I, was also son-in-law of Virginia Colony Governor Robert Carter I; Page's great-grandson, John, was also grandson-in-law of Virginia House of Burgesses member William Byrd I. Thomas Nelson Page is also a direct descendant of Continental Congressional Delegate Thomas Nelson, Jr..

[edit] The Palmers and Haynes

[edit] The Pardees

[edit] The Parfitts

  • Harold Parfitt was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone 1975-1979.[494]
    • Karen Parfitt Hughes, daughter of Harold, is U.S. Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy, and has been an adviser and speechwriter for Republican Presidents since Reagan.[495]

[edit] The Parkers

  • James Parker (1776-1868), New Jersey Assemblyman 1806-1810 1812-1813 1815-1816 1818 1827, Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey 1815 1850; Collector of Customs of Perth Amboy, New Jersey 1829-1833; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1833-1837; delegate to the New Jersey Constitutional Convention 1844. Father of Cortlandt Parker.[496]
    • Cortlandt Parker (1818-1907), delegate to the Republican National Convnetion 1868. Son of James Parker.[497]
      • Richard W. Parker (1848-1923), New Jersey Assemblyman 1885-1886, U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1895-1911 1914-1919 1921-1923. Son of Cortlandt Parker.[498]
      • Charles Wolcott Parker (1862-1948), District Court Judge in New Jersey 1898-1903, Circuit Court Judge in New Jersey 1903-1907, Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court 1907-1947. Son of Cortlandt Parker.[499]

[edit] The Parkers of Virginia

  • Richard Parker (1729-1813), member of the Westmoreland County, Virginia Committee of Safety; Virginia House Delegate; Judge of the Virginia General Court; Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals. Grandfather of Richard E. Parker.
    • Richard E. Parker (1783-1840), member of the Virginia Legislature, Virginia State Court Judge, U.S. Senator from Virginia 1836-1837. Grandson of Richard Parker.

[edit] The Parrans

  • Thomas Parran, Sr. (1860-1955), Maryland House Delegate 1884-1888, delegate to the Republic National Convention 1888 1904 1908, Maryland State Senator 1892-1894, Clerk of Maryland Court of Appeals 1901-1907, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1911-1913. Father of Thomas Parran, Jr..
    • Thomas Parran, Jr. (1892-1968), Surgeon General of the United States 1936-1948. Son of Thomas Parran, Sr..

[edit] The Parris

  • Albion K. Parris (1788-1857), Prosecutor of Oxford County, Maine; Maine State Representative 1813-1814; Maine State Senator 1814-1816; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1815-1818; Judge of Cumberland County, Maine 1818-1822; Governor of Maine 1822-1827; U.S. Senator from Maine 1827-1828; Mayor of Portland, Maine 1852; candidate for Governor of Maine 1854. Cousin of Virgil D. Parris.[500]
  • Virgil D. Parris (1807-1874), Maine State Representative 1832-1837, U.S. Representative from Maine 1838-1841, Maine State Senator 1842-1843, U.S. Marshal of Maine 1844-1848, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1852 1872. Cousin of Albion K. Parris.[501]

[edit] The Patmans

  • Wright Patman (1893-1976), Texas State Representative 1921-1924, District Attorney in Texas 1924-1929, U.S. Representative from Texas 1929-1976. Father of William Patman.[502]
    • William Patman (1927-), Texas State Senator 1961-1980, U.S. Representative from Texas 1981-1985. Son of Wright Patman.[503]

[edit] The Pattersons

[edit] The Pattersons of Tennessee

  • Josiah Patterson (1837-1904), member of the Tennessee Legislature, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1891-1897. Father of Malcolm R. Patterson.[506]
    • Malcolm R. Patterson (1861-1935), U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1901-1906, Governor of Tennessee 1907-1911, Tennessee State Court Judge. Son of Josiah Patterson.[507]

[edit] The Pattersons and Seymours

  • David L. Seymour (1803-1867), New York Assemblyman 1836, District Attorney of Rensselaer County, New York 1839-1842; U.S. Representative from New York 1843-1845 1851-1853; delegate to the New York Constitutional Convention 1867. Father-in-law of Charles E. Patterson.

[edit] The Patersons of New York

  • Basil Paterson (1926- ) New York State Senator: Deputy Mayor of New York City; New York Secretary of State (1979-1983) Father of David Paterson
    • David Paterson (1954- ) State Senate Minority Leader; Lt. Governor; Governor 2008-present; Son of Basil Paterson.

[edit] The Pattons

[edit] The Pauls

  • John Paul (1839-1901), member of the Virginia Legislature, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1881-1883, Judge of U.S. District Court in Virginia 1883-1901. Father of John Paul, Jr..[512]
    • John Paul, Jr. (1883-1964), Virginia State Senator 1911-1915 1919-1922, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1916 1924, candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia 1920, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1922-1923, Judge of U.S. District Court 1932-1959. Son of John Paul.[513]

[edit] The Pauldings

  • William Paulding, Jr. (1770-1854), U.S. Representative from New York 1811-1813, delegate to the New York Constitutional Convention 1821, Mayor of New York City 1824-1826. Father of James K. Paulding.
    • James K. Paulding (1778-1860), U.S. Secretary of the Navy 1838-1841. Son of William Paulding, Jr..

[edit] The Paynes

  • Donald M. Payne (1934-), candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1980 1986, U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1989-present. Brother of William D. Payne.
  • William D. Payne, New Jersey Assemblyman 1998-present. Brother of Donald M. Payne.
    • Donald M. Payne, Jr., Newark, New Jersey Councilman. Son of Donald M. Payne.
    • Craig A. Stanley (1955-), New Jersey Assemblyman 1996-present. Nephew of Donald M. Payne and William D. Payne.

[edit] The Peckhams

[edit] The Pendletons

  • Nathanael Pendleton (1793-1861), Ohio State Senator 1825-1829, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1841-1843. Father of George H. Pendleton.[516]
    • George H. Pendleton (1825-1889), Ohio State Senator 1854-1856, candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 1854, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1857-1869, candidate for Vice President of the United States 1864, candidate for Governor of Ohio 1869, U.S. Senator from Ohio 1879-1885, U.S. Ambassador to Germany 1885-1889. Son of Nathanael Pendleton.[517]

NOTE: George H. Pendleton was also son-in-law of U.S. District Attorney Francis Scott Key[518] and brother-in-law of U.S. District Attorney Philip Barton Key II[519].

[edit] The Pendletons, Penns, and Taylors

  • Edmund Pendleton (1721-1803), Justice of the Peace in Virginia Colony 1751, member of the Virginia Colony House of Burgesses 1752-1774, member of the Virginia Colony Committee of Correspondence 1773, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia 1774-1775, President of the Virginia Committee of Safety 1775, President of the Virginia Constitutional Convention 1775 1776, Virginia House of Delegates 1776-1777, Judge of the General Court of Chancery in Virginia 1777, Presiding Judge of the Court of Appeals in Virginia 1779. Uncle of John Penn, John Taylor, and Nathaniel Pendleton.[520]
  • John Penn (1741-1788), Delegate to the Continental Congress from North Carolina 1775-1780, Receiver of Taxes of North Carolina 1784. Nephew of Edmund Pendleton.[521]
  • John Taylor (1753-1824), Virginia House Delegate 1779-1781 1783-1785 1796-1800, U.S. Senator from Virginia 1792-1794 1803 1822-1824. Nephew of Edmund Pendleton.
  • Nathaniel Pendleton (1756-1821), District Court Judge in Georgia, Federal Judge in Georgia 1789-1796, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Georgia 1789. Nephew of Edmund Pendleton.[522]

[edit] The Penningtons

[edit] The Pennybackers and Samuels

  • Isaac S. Pennybacker (1805-1847), U.S. Representative from Virginia 1837-1839, Judge of U.S. District Court in Virginia 1839-1845, U.S. Senator from Virginia 1845-1847. Cousin of Green Berry Samuels.[526]
  • Green Berry Samuels (1806-1859), U.S. Representative from Virginia 1839-1841, delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention 1850 1851, Judge of the Virginia Circuit Court, Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals. Cousin of Isaac S. Pennybacker.[527]

[edit] The Pereas

  • Francisco Perea (1830-1913), New Mexico Territory Councilman 1858 1866 1884, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1864, U.S. Congressional Delegate from New Mexico Territory 1863-1865, Postmaster of Jemez Springs, New Mexico 1894-1905. Cousin of Pedro Perea.[528]
  • Pedro Perea (1852-1906), New Mexico Territory Councilman 1889 1891 1895, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1896, U.S. Congressional Delegate from New Mexico Territory 1899-1901. Cousin of Francisco Perea.[529]

[edit] The Peters

  • John A. Peters (1822-1904), Maine State Senator 1862-1863, Maine State Representative 1864, Attorney General of Maine 1864-1866, U.S. Representative from Maine 1867-1873, Judge of the Maine Supreme Court 1873-1883. Uncle of John A. Peters.[530]
    • John A. Peters (1864-1953), Judge of Ellsworth, Maine Municipal Court 1896-1908; Maine State Representative 1909 1911 1913; U.S. Representative from Maine 1913-1922; Judge of U.S. District Court of Maine 1922-1947; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1916. Nephew of John A. Peters.[531]

[edit] The Peytons

  • Balie Peyton (1803-1878), U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1833-1837, U.S. Attorney in Louisiana 1841-1845, U.S. Minister to Chile 1849-1853, Prosecuting Attorney of San Francisco, California 1853-1859; candidate for U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1866; Tennessee State Senator 1869-1871. Brother of Joseph Hopkins Peyton.[532]
  • Joseph Hopkins Peyton (1808-1845), Tennessee State Senator 1840, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1843-1845. Brother of Balie Peyton.[533]

[edit] The Phelans

[edit] The Phelps

  • Elisha Phelps (1779-1847), Connecticut State Representative 1807 1812 1814-1818 1821 1829 1835, U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1819-1821 1825-1829, Connecticut State Senator 1822-1824, Connecticut Comptroller 1831-1837. Father of John S. Phelps.[534]
    • John S. Phelps (1814-1886), Missouri State Representative 1840, U.S. Representative from Missouri 1845-1863, Governor of Missouri 1877-1881. Son of Elisha Phelps.[535]

[edit] The Phelps of Vermont

[edit] The Phipps and Scotts

  • W. Kerr Scott (1896-1958), North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture, Governor of North Carolina 1949-1953, U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1954-1958. Father of Robert W. Scott.[538]
    • Robert W. Scott (1929-), Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina 1965-1969, Governor of North Carolina 1969-1973. Son of W. Kerr Scott.[539]
      • Meg Scott Phipps, North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture 2001-2003. Daughter of Robert W. Scott.

[edit] The Pickerings

[edit] The Pierces

  • Benjamin Pierce (1757-1839), member of the New Hampshire state legislature 1789-1802, Sheriff of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire 1809-1812 1818-1827, Governor of New Hampshire 1827-1828 1829-1830. Father of Franklin Pierce.[540]
    • Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), New Hampshire State Representative 1829-1833, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1833-1837, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire 1837-1842, President of the United States 1853-1857. Son of Benjamin Pierce.[541]

[edit] The Pinckneys

  • Charles Pinckney, Attorney General of South Carolina Colony 1773, South Carolina Colony Assemblyman, Chief Justice of South Carolina Colony 1752-1753. Father of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and Thomas Pinckney.
    • Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825), South Carolina State Senator 1779-1804, U.S. Minister to France 1796-1797, candidate for Vice President of the United States 1800, candidate for President of the United States 1804 1808. Son of Charles Pinckney.
    • Thomas Pinckney (1750-1828), Governor of South Carolina 1787-1789, South Carolina State Representative 1791, U.S. Minister to Great Britain 1792-1796, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1797-1801. Son of Charles Pinckney.
      • Charles Pinckney (1757-1824), Delegate to the Continental Congress from South Carolina 1785-1787, Governor of South Carolina 1789-1792 1796-1798 1806-1808, U.S. Senator from South Carolina 1798-1801, U.S. Minister to Spain 1801-1804, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1819-1821. Grandnephew of Charles Pinckney.
        • Henry L. Pinckney (1794-1863), South Carolina State Representative 1816-1832, Intendant of Charleston, South Carolina 1830-1832; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1833-1837; Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina 1837-1840; Collector of Port of Charleston, South Carolina 1841-1842. Son of Charles Pinckney.[542]
        • Robert Young Hayne (1791-1839), South Carolina State Representative 1814-1818, Attorney General of South Carolina 1818-1822, U.S. Senator from South Carolina 1823-1832, Governor of South Carolina 1832-1834, Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina 1835-1837. Son-in-law of Charles Pinckney.[543]

NOTE: Charles Pinckney was also son-in-law of Continental Congressional Delegate Henry Laurens[544]. Robert Young Hayne was also brother of U.S. Senator Arthur Peronneau Hayne[545].

[edit] The Pinkneys and Whytes

  • William Pinkney (1764-1822), Maryland House Delegate 1788-1792 1795, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1791 1815-1816, Mayor of Annapolis, Maryland 1795-1800; Attorney General of Maryland 1805-1806; U.S. Minister to Great Britain 1806-1811; Maryland State Senator 1811; Attorney General of the United States 1811-1814; U.S. Minister to Russia 1816-1818; U.S. Senator from Maryland 1819-1822. Grandfather of William Pinkney Whyte.[546]
    • William Pinkney Whyte (1824-1908), Maryland House Delegate 1847-1849, candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 1850 1857, Comptroller of Maryland 1853-1855, U.S. Senator from Maryland 1868-1869 1875-1881 1906-1908, Governor of Maryland 1872-1874, Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland 1881-1883; Attorney General of Maryland 1887-1891; Solicitor of Baltimore, Maryland 1900-1903. Grandson of William Pinkney.[547]

[edit] The Pingrees

[edit] The Pittmans

  • Key Pittman (1872-1940), candidate for U.S. Senate from Nevada 1910, U.S. Senator from Nevada 1913-1940. Brother of Vail M. Pittman.[548]
  • Vail M. Pittman (1880-1964), Lieutenant Governor of Nevada 1943-1945, Governor of Nevada 1945-1951, candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate from Nevada 1944. Brother of Key Pittman.[549]

[edit] The Platts

  • Zephaniah Platt (1735-1807), New York Colony Congressman 1775-1777, New York State Senator 1777-1783, Delegate to the Confederation Congress from New York 1785-1786, Judge in Dutchess County, New York 1781-1795; delegate to the New York Constitutional Convention 1788. Father of Jonas Platt.[550]
    • Jonas Platt (1769-1834), Clerk of Herkimer County, New York 1791-1795; New York Assemblyman 1796; Clerk of Oneida County, New York 1798-1802; U.S. Representative from New York 1799-1801; candidate for Governor of New York 1810; New York State Senator 1810-1813; Justice of the New York Supreme Court 1914-1921; delegate to the New York Constitutional Convention 1921. Son of Zephaniah Platt.[551]

[edit] The Plumers

  • William Plumer (1759-1850), U.S. Senator from New Hampshire 1802-1807, Governor of New Hampshire 1812-1913 1816-1819. Father of William Plumer, Jr..[552]
    • William Plumer, Jr. (1789-1854), New Hampshire State Representative 1818, New Hampshire State Senator 1827-1828, delegate to the New Hampshire Constitutional Convention 1850, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1819-1825. Son of William Plumer.[553]

[edit] The Plumleys

  • Frank Plumley (1844-1924), Vermont State Representative 1882, U.S. District Attorney of Vermont 1889-1894, Vermont State Senator 1894, Vermont State Court Judge 1902, U.S. Representative from Vermont 1909-1915. Father of Charles A.

Plumley.[554]

    • Charles A. Plumley (1875-1964), Vermont State Representative 1912-1915, U.S. Representative from Vermont 1934-1951. Son of Frank Plumley.[555]

[edit] The Polks

  • James K. Polk (1795-1849), Tennessee State Representative 1823-1825, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1825-1839, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representative 1835-1839, Governor of Tennessee 1839-1841, President of the United States 1845-1849. Brother of William Hawkins Polk.[556]
  • William Hawkins Polk (1815-1862), Tennessee State Representative 1842-1845, U.S. Minister to Naples 1845-1847, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1851-1853. Brother of James K. Polk.[557]

[edit] The Pools

  • John Pool (1826-1884), North Carolina State Senator 1856 1858, candidate for Governor of North Carolina 1860, U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1868-1873. Uncle of Walter F. Pool.[558]
    • Walter F. Pool (1850-1883), U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1883. Nephew of John Pool.[559]

[edit] The Popes

Main article: Pope family

The following are members of the Pope family in no particular order:

  • William Pope Duval (1784–1854), first governor of Florida Territory.
  • John Pope (1770–1845), brother of Nathaniel, U.S. Senator from Kentucky, Governor of Arkansas Territory, U.S. Representative from Kentucky
  • Nathaniel Pope (1784–1850), brother of John, Delegate and Secretary of Illinois Territory, U.S. District judge in Illinois.
    • John Pope (1822–1892), son of Nathaniel, U.S. Soldier, Union General in the Civil War.
    • Daniel Pope Cook (1794–1827), nephew of Nathaniel and John, newspaper editor, Attorney General and U.S. Representative from Illinois

[edit] The Porters

  • Peter Buell Porter (1773-1844), U.S. Representative from New York 1809-1813 1815-1816, New York Secretary of State 1815-1816, candidate for Governor of New York 1817, U.S. Secretary of War 1828-1829. Uncle of Augustus Seymour Porter and grandfather of Peter A. Porter.[560]

NOTE: Peter Buell Porter was also son-in-law of U.S. Attorney General John Breckinrdige[563] and brother-in-law of Kentucky State Representatives Joseph Cabell Breckinridge[564] and Robert Jefferson Breckinridge[565].

[edit] The Poseys

NOTE: The Poseys of Indiana are also distantly related to U.S. Senator Thomas Posey.

[edit] The Potters

  • Joseph Potter, New York Assemblyman 1798 1814. Grandfather of Clarkson Nott Potter.
    • Clarkson Nott Potter (1825-1882), Surveyor of Wisconsin Territory 1843, U.S. Representative from New York 1869-1875 1877-1879, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1872 1876, delegate to the New York Constitutional Convention 1875 1877, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York 1879. Grandson of Joseph Potter.

[edit] The Potters of Rhode Island

  • Elisha Reynolds Potter (1764-1835), Rhode Island State Representative 1793-1796 1798-1808 1816-1817 1819-1835, U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1796-1797 1809-1815. Father of Elisha R. Potter.[566]
    • Elisha R. Potter (1811-1882), Adjutant General of Rhode Island 1835-1836, Rhode Island State Representative 1838-1840, U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1843-1845, Rhode Island State Senator 1847-1852 1861-1863, Rhode Island Commissioner of Public Schools 1849-1854, Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court 1868-1882. Son of Elisha Reynolds Potter.[567]

[edit] The Powells

[edit] The Powells of New York

[edit] The Powells of Virginia

[edit] The Pratts, Thayers, and Nitzes

  • Ruth Baker Pratt (1877-1965), delegate to the New York Republican Convention 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1936 1938, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1924 1932 1936 1940, New York City Alderman 1925-1929, member of the Republican National Committee 1929-1943, U.S. Representative from New York 1929-1933. Mother-in-law of Robert H. Thayer and Paul Nitze.

[edit] The Prentiss

  • Samuel Prentiss (1782-1857), Vermont State Representative 1824-1825, Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, U.S. Senator from Vermont 1831-1842, Judge of U.S. District Court of Vermont 1842-1857. Brother of John Holmes Prentiss.[570]
  • John Holmes Prentiss (1784-1861), Postmaster of Cooperstown, New York 1833-1837; U.S. Representative from New York 1837-1841. Brother of Samuel Prentiss.[571]

[edit] The Prestons

  • Francis Preston (1865-1836), U.S. Representative from Virginia 1793-1797. Father of William C. Preston.[572]
    • William C. Preston (1794-1860), U.S. Senator from South Carolina 1833-1842. Son of Francis Preston.[573]
    • William Ballard Preston (1805-1862), Virginia House Delegate 1830-1832 1844-1845, Virginia State Senator 1840-1844, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1847-1849, U.S. Secretary of the Navy 1849-1850, Confederate States Representative from Virginia 1861, Confederate States Senator from Virginia 1862. Nephew of Francis Preston.[574]
    • William Preston (1816-1887), delegate to the Kentucky Constitutional Convention 1849, Kentucky State Representative 1850 1868-1869, Kentucky State Senator 1851-1853, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1852-1855, U.S. Minister to Spain 1858-1861, Confederate States Minister to Mexico 1864. Nephew of Francis Preston.[575]

NOTE: William C. Preston was also grandnephew by marriage of Virginia Governor Patrick Henry[576].

[edit] The Prices

[edit] The Pritchards

  • Jeter Connelly Pritchard (1857-1921), U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1895-1903, Justice of the District of Columbia 1903-1904, Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals 1904-1921. Father of George M. Pritchard.[579]
    • George M. Pritchard (1886-1955), North Carolina State Representative 1916-1917, Solicitor in North Carolina 1919-1922, U.S. Representative from New York 1929-1931, candidate for U.S. Senate from North Carolina 1930, candidate for Governor of North Carolina 1940 1948, candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1952. Son of Jeter Connelly Pritchard.[580]

[edit] The Proctors

[edit] The Proutys

  • George H. Prouty (1862-1918), Vermont State Representative 1896-1897, Vermont State Senator 1904, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1906-1908, Governor of Vermont 1908-1910, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1916. Grandfather of Winston L. Prouty.
    • Winston L. Prouty (1906-1971), Vermont State Representative 1941 1945-1947, U.S. Representative from Vermont 1951-1959, U.S. Senator from Vermont 1959-1971. Grandfather of George H. Prouty.

[edit] The Pratts and Romneys

Main article: Pratt-Romney family

[edit] The Pryors

  • David Pryor (1934-), Arkansas State Representative 1960-1966, U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1966-1973, Governor of Arkansas 1975-1979, U.S. Senator from Arkansas 1979-1997. Father of Mark Pryor.[589]
    • Mark Pryor (1963-), Arkansas State Representative 1991-1994, Attorney General of Arkansas 1999-2002, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 2000, U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2003-present. Son of David Pryor.[590]

[edit] The Quinns

[edit] The Randalls

  • Phineas Randall, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in New York 1837-1841. Father of Alexander Randall.

[edit] The Randolphs

  • Peyton Randolph (1721-1775), Attorney General of Virginia, member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, President of the Continental Congress 1774 1775. Brother of John Randolph.[591]
  • John Randolph (1727-1784), Mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia 1755-1756 1771-1772. Brother of Peyton Randolph.
    • Edmund Randolph (1753-1813), delegate to Virginia Constitutional Convention, Mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia; delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia 1779-1782; Governor of Virginia 1786-1787; Attorney General of the United States 1789-1794; U.S. Secretary of State 1794-1795. Son of John Randolph.[592]

NOTE: Edmund Randolph was also son-in-law of Robert C. Nicholas Sr. and brother-in-law of Robert C. Nicholas.

[edit] The Randolphs of New Jersey

  • James F. Randolph (1791-1872), U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue 1815-1846, Clerk of Court of Common Pleas in New Jersey, New Jersey Assemblyman 1823-1824, U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1828-1833. Father of Theodore Fitz Randolph.[593]
    • Theodore Fitz Randolph (1826-1883), New Jersey Assemblyman 1859, New Jersey State Senator 1862-1863, Governor of New Jersey 1869-1872, U.S. Senator from New Jersey 1875-1881. Son of James F. Randolph.[594]

[edit] The Rathbones and Harrises

[edit] The Reagans

  • Ronald Reagan (1911-2004), Governor of California 1967-1975, candidate for the Republican nomination for President, 1976, President of the United States 1981-1989. Father of Maureen Reagan.[597]
    • Maureen Reagan (1941-2001), member of the California World Trade Commission, chairwoman of the U.S. delegation of the United Nations Decade for Women Conference, co-chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, chairwoman of the Republican Women's Political Action League, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate from California, 1982, Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from California, 1992. Daughter of Ronald Reagan.[598]

[edit] The Reames and Tongues

  • Thomas H. Tongue (1844-1903), Mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon 1882-1883 1886-1887; Oregon State Senator 1888-1892; Chairman of the Oregon Republican Convention 1890 1894; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1892; U.S. Representative from Oregon 1897-1903. Father-in-law of Alfred E. Reames.
    • Alfred E. Reames (1870-1943), U.S. Senator from Oregon 1938. Son-in-law of Thomas H. Tongue.
      • Thomas Tongue (1912-1994), Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court 1969-1982. Grandson of Thomas H. Tongue.

[edit] The Reams

  • Frazier Reams (1897-1971), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1956, Prosecuting Attorney of Lucas County, Ohio 1933-1937; candidate for Democratic nomination for Attorney General of Ohio 1936; candidate for Democratic nomination for Governor of Ohio 1944; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1951-1955. Father of Frazier Reams Jr..

[edit] The Reeds and Joys

  • John Reed, Sr. (1751-1831), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1795-1801. Father of John Reed, Jr..[599]
    • John Reed, Jr. (1781-1860), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1813-1817 1821-1841, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1845-1851. Son of John Reed, Sr..[600]
      • James F. Joy, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1880. Son-in-law of John Reed, Jr..[601]

[edit] The Reeds of Pennsylvania

  • Charles Manning Reed (1803-1871), Pennsylvania State Representative 1837-1838, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1843-1845. Father of Charles M. Reed, Jr..
    • Charles M. Reed, Jr., Mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania 1872-1873. Son of Charles Manning Reed.

[edit] The Reids

  • Harry Reid (1939-), Nevada Assemblyman 1967-1971, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada 1971-1975, candidate for U.S. Senator from Nevada 1974, U.S. Senator from Nevada 1987-present. Father of Rory Reid.

[edit] The Reids of Illinois

[edit] The Reids and Settles

  • Thomas Settle (1789-1857), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1816 1826-1829, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1817-1821, Judge of the North Carolina Superior Court 1832-1857. Father of Thomas Settle.[602]
    • Thomas Settle (1831-1888), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1858-1859, North Carolina State Senator 1865-1866, Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, U.S. Minister to Peru 1871, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1872, candidate for Governor of North Carolina 1876. Son of Thomas Settle.[603]
    • David Settle Reid (1813-1891), North Carolina State Senator 1835-1842, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1843-1847, Governor of North Carolina 1851-1854, U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1854-1859. Nephew of Thomas Settle.[604]
      • Thomas Settle III (1865-1919), Solicitor in North Carolina 1886-1894, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1893-1897, candidate for Governor of North Carolina 1912. Son of Thomas Settle.[605]

NOTE: Thomas Settle was also first cousin by marriage of U.S. Representatives John Kerr[606] and Bartlett Yancey[607].

[edit] The Reyburns

  • John E. Reyburn (1845-1914), Pennsylvania State Representative 1871 1874-1876, Pennsylvania State Senator 1876-1892, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1890-1897 1906-1907, Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1907-1911. Father of William S. Reyburn.[608]
    • William S. Reyburn (1882-1946), Pennsylvania State Representative 1909-1911, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1911-1913. Son of John E. Reyburn.[609]

[edit] The Rhodes

  • John Jacob Rhodes (1916-2003), candidate for Arizona Attorney General 1950, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1952 1954 1968, U.S. Representative from Arizona 1953-1983. Father of John Jacob Rhodes III.[610]

[edit] The Rices

  • Henry Mower Rice (1816-1894), U.S. Congressional Delegations from Minnesota Territory 1853-1857, U.S. Senator from Minnesota 1858-1863. Brother of Edmund Rice.[612]
  • Edmund Rice (1819-1889), Minnesota State Senator 1864-1866 1874-1876, Minnesota Stat Representative 1867 1872 1877-1878, U.S. Representative from Minnesota 1887-1889. Brother of Henry Mower Rice.[613]

[edit] The Richards

[edit] The Richardsons

  • William M. Richardson (1774-1838), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1811-1814, U.S. Attorney in Massachusetts, Chief Justice of New Hampshire 1816-1838. Uncle of William Adams Richardson.
    • William Adams Richardson (1821-1896), U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 1873-1874, Chief Justice of the U.S. Court of Claims of Massachusetts 1874-1896. Nephew of William M. Richardson.

[edit] The Riegles

[edit] The Ripleys

[edit] The Ritchies

  • James M. Ritchie (1829-1918), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1880, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1881-1883. Father of Byron F. Ritchie.[620]
    • Byron F. Ritchie (1853-1928), U.S. Representative from Ohio 1893-1895, Common Pleas Court Judge in Ohio 1914-1928. Son of James M. Ritchie.[621]

[edit] The Rives

  • William Cabell Rives (1793-1868), delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention 1816, Virginia House Delegate 1817-1820 1822-1823, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1823-1829, U.S. Senator from Virginia 1832-1834 1836-1839 1841-1845, Delegate to the Confederate States Provisional Congress 1861-1862, Confederate States Representative from Virginia 1862-1865. Brother of Alexander Rives.
  • Alexander Rives (1806-1885), Judge of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals 1866-1869, Judge of U.S. District Court in Virginia 1871-1882. Brother of William Cabell Rives.

[edit] The Roanes

  • John Roane (1766-1838), Virginia House Delegate 1788-1790 1792, delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention 1788, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1809-1815 1827-1831 1835-1837. Father of John J. Roane.[622]
    • John J. Roane (1794-1869), Virginia House Delegate 1820-1823, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1831-1833. Son of John Roane.[623]

[edit] The Robertsons

  • Edward White Robertson (1823-1887), Louisiana State Representative 1847-1849 1853, U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1877-1883 1887. Father of Samuel Matthews Robertson.[624]
    • Samuel Matthews Robertson (1852-1911), Louisiana State Representative 1879, U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1887-1907. Son of Edward White Robertson.[625]

[edit] The Robertsons of Louisiana and Virginia

  • John Robertson (1787-1873), Attorney General of Virginia, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1834-1839, Judge of the Henrico County, Virginia Circuit Court of Chancery; Virginia State Senator 1861-1863. Brother of Thomas B. Robertson and Wyndham Robertson.[626]
  • Thomas B. Robertson (1779-1828), Secretary of Orleans Territory 1807-1811, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1812-1818, Governor of Virginia 1820-1824, Judge of U.S. District Court of Louisiana 1825. Brother of John Robertson and Wyndham Robertson.[627]
  • Wyndham Robertson (1803-1888), Governor of Virginia 1836-1837. Brother of John Robertson and Thomas B. Robertson.[628]

[edit] The Robinsons

  • Moses Robinson (1741-1813), member of the Vermont Council of Safety, Vermont Governor's Councilman 1778-1785, Chief Justice of Vermont, Governor of Vermont 1789-1790, U.S Senator from Vermont 1791-1795 1795-1796, Vermont State Representative 1802. Brother of Jonathan Robinson.[629]
  • Jonathan Robinson (1756-1819), Clerk of Bennington, Vermont 1795-1801; Vermont State Representative 1789-1802 1818; Judge of Vermont Probate Court 1795-1798 1815-1819; Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court 1801-1807; U.S. Senator from Vermont 1807-1815. Brother of Moses Robinson.[630]

[edit] The Robsions

  • John M. Robsion (1873-1948), U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1919-1930 1935-1948, U.S. Senator from Kentucky 1930. Father of John M. Robsion.[631]
    • John M. Robsion, Jr. (1904-1990), Kentucky Circuit Court Judge 1946-1952, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1953-1959, candidate for Governor of Kentucky 1959. Son of John M. Robsion, Jr..[632]

[edit] The Rockefellers and Aldriches

See Rockefeller-Aldrich family political line

[edit] The Rockwells

  • Julius Rockwell (1805-1888), Massachusetts State Representative 1834-1838 1858, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1843-1851, delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention 1853, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1854-1855, Judge of the Massachusetts Superior Court 1859-1886. Father of Francis W. Rockwell.[633]
    • Francis W. Rockwell (1844-1929), Justice in Massachusetts 1873-1875, Massachusetts State Representative 1879, Massachusetts State Senator 1881-1882, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1884-1891, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1900. Son of Julius Rockwell.[634]

[edit] The Rodneys

  • Caesar Rodney (1728-1784), Sheriff of Kent County, Delaware 1755-1758; Justice of the Peace for New Castle, Delaware 1759-1769; Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court 1769-1777; Delaware Assemblyman 1761-1776; Delegate to the Continental Congress from Delaware 1774-1776 1777-1778 1778-1779 1782-1783 1783 1783-1784; President of Delaware 1778-1781; Delaware Councilman 1783-1784. Brother of Thomas Rodney.[635]
  • Thomas Rodney (1744-1811), Justice of the Peace for Kent County, Delaware; Delaware State Representative 1781 1786 1787; Delegate to the Continental Congress from Delaware 1781-1782 1784 1785-1786 1786-1787; Chief Justice of Mississippi 1803-1811. Brother of Caesar Rodney.[636]
  • Daniel Rodney (1764-1846), Justice of the Peace from Georgetown, Delaware 1793-1806, candidate for Governor of Delaware 1810; Governor of Delaware 1814-1917; U.S. Representative from Delaware 1822-1823; U.S. Senator from Delaware 1826-1827. Cousin of Caesar Rodney and Thomas Rodney.
  • Caleb Rodney (1767-1840), Delaware State Representative 1802-1806 1812-1814, Delaware State Senator 1806-1810 1816-1817 1818-1822, Governor of Delaware 1822-1823. Brother of Daniel Rodney.[637]
    • Caesar A. Rodney (1772-1824), Delaware State Representative 1797-1803, U.S. Representative from Delaware 1803-1805 1821-1822, U.S. Attorney General 1807-1811, Delaware State Senator 1815-1818, U.S. Senator from Delaware 1822-1823, U.S. Minister to Argentina 1823-1824. Son of Thomas Rodney.[638]
    • George B. Rodney (1803-1883), U.S. Representative from Delaware 1841-1845. Cousin of Caesar Rodney, Thomas Rodney, and Caesar A. Rodney.[639]
    • Caleb S. Layton (1798-1882), Delaware State Representative 1826-1830, Delaware Secretary of State 1830-1833 1836-1837, Justice of the Delaware Superior Court. Son-in-law of Caleb Rodney.

[edit] The Rogers

  • Dwight L. Rogers (1886-1954), Florida State Representative 1930-1938, U.S. Representative from Florida 1945-1954. Father of Paul G. Rogers.[640]
    • Paul G. Rogers (1921-), U.S. Representative from Florida 1955-1979. Son of Dwight L. Rogers.[641]

[edit] The Rogers of New York and Pennsylvania

[edit] The Rolphs

[edit] The Roosevelts

See Roosevelt family political line

[edit] The Ross

  • John Ross (1770-1834), Pennsylvania State Representative 1800, Orphans' Court Clerk in Pennsylvania 1800-1803, Northampton County, Pennsylvania Register 1800-1809; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1809-1811 1815-1818; Pennsylvania District Judge 1818-1830; Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court 1830-1834. Father of Thomas Ross.[646]
    • Thomas Ross (1806-1865), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1849-1853. Son of John Ross.[647]

[edit] The Royalls

  • Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894-1971), U.S. Secretary of War 1947, U.S. Secretary of the Army 1947-1949. Husband of Margaret Best Royall.[648]
  • Margaret Best Royall, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1948. Wife of Kenneth Claiborne Ryoall.[649]
    • Kenneth C. Royall, Jr. (1919-1999), North Carolina State Representative 1967-1972, North Carolina State Senator 1973-1992. Son of Kenneth Claiborne Royall and Margaret Best Royall.[650]

[edit] The Russells

  • Richard Russell, Sr. (1861-1938), Georgia State Representative 1882, candidate for Governor of Georgia 1906 1911, Solicitor General of Georgia Superior Court, Judge of Georgia Court of Appeals, candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia 1916, Chief Justice of Georgia Supreme Court 1922-1938, candidate for U.S. Senate from Georgia 1926. Father of Richard Russell, Jr. and Robert Russell.[651]
    • Richard Russell, Jr. (1897-1971), Georgia State Representative 1921-1931, Governor of Georgia 1931-1933, U.S. Senator from Georgia 1933-1971. Son of Richard Russell, Sr..[652]
    • Robert Russell (1900-1955), Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals in Georgia. Son of Richard Russell, Sr..[653]
      • Robert Russell, Jr., (1925-1965) Georgia State Representative 1951-1958, Democratic National Committeeman 1960-1962, Judge of Georgia Court of Appeals 1962-1965. Son of Robert Russell.[654]
      • Ernest Vandiver (1918-2005), Lieutenant Governor of Georgia 1855-1859, Governor of Georgia 1859-1863, candidate for Governor of Georgia 1966, withdrew nomination; candidate for U.S. Senate from Georgia 1972. Nephew-in-law of Richard Russell, Jr..

[edit] The Russells of Pennsylvania

[edit] The Rutledges

  • John Rutledge (1739-1800), Delegate to the Continental Congress from South Carolina 1774, President of South Carolina 1776-1778, Governor of South Carolina 1779, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1789-1791, Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court 1790, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1795. Brother Edward Rutledge.[657]
  • Edward Rutledge (1749-1800), Delegate to the Continental Congress from South Carolina 1774-1776, South Carolina State Representative 1782, Governor of South Carolina 1798-1800. Brother of John Rutledge.[658]
    • John Rutledge, Jr. (1766-1819), member of the South Carolina Legislature, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1797-1803.[659]

NOTE: Edward Rutledge was also brother-in-law of U.S. Representative Henry Middleton.[660]

[edit] The Sammons and Starins

[edit] The Sanfords

  • Jonah Sanford (1790-1867), Justice of the Peace in New York 1818-1840, Supervisor of Hopkinton, New York 1823-1826; New York Assemblyman 1829-1830; U.S. Representative from New York 1830-1831; Judge of Court of Common Pleas in New York 1831-1837; delegate to the New York Constitutional Convention 1846. Great-grandfather of Rollin B. Sanford.[663]

[edit] The Sanfords of Connecticut and New York

NOTE: Nehemiah Curtis Sanford's wife, Nancy Bateman Shelton, was also a descendant of Connecticut Colony Governor Thomas Welles.

[edit] The Salazars

  • John Salazar (1953-), Colorado State Representative 2003-2004, U.S. Representative from Colorado 2005-present. Brother of Kenneth L. Salazar.[668]
  • Kenneth L. Salazar (1955-), Attorney General of Colorado 1999-2005, U.S. Senator from Colorado 2005-present. Brother of John Salazar.[669]

[edit] The Saltonstall

  • Leverett Saltonstall I (1783-1845), Massachusetts State Representative 1813-1814 1816 1822 1829 1834 1844, Massachusetts State Senator 1817-1819 1831-1832, delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention 1820, candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1820, Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts 1836-1838; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1838-1843. Great-grandfather of Leverett Saltonstall.[670]
    • Leverett Saltonstall (1892-1979), Alderman of Newton, Massachusetts 1920-1922; Massachusetts State Representative 1923-1936; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1936; Governor of Massachusetts 1939-1945; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1945-1967. Great-grandson of Leverett Saltonstall I.[671]
      • William Lawrence Saltonstall (1927-), Massachusetts State Senator. Son of Leverett Saltonstall.[672]

[edit] The Samfords

  • William J. Samford (1844-1901), U.S. Representative from Alabama 1879-1881, Governor of Alabama 1900-1901. Father of William Hodges Samford.[673]
    • William Hodges Samford (1866-1940), delegate to the Alabama Constitutional Convention 1901, Judge of the Alabama Court of Appeals 1917. Son of William J. Samford.[674]

[edit] The Sanchezes

[edit] The Sanders

  • Jared Y. Sanders, Sr. (1869-1944), Louisiana State Representative 1892-1896 1898-1904, delegate to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention 1898 1921, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana 1904-1908, Governor of Louisiana 1908-1912, U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1917-1921, candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate from Louisiana 1920 1926, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1924. Father of Jared Y. Sanders, Jr..[677]
    • Jared Y. Sanders, Jr. (1892-1960), Louisiana State Representative 1928-1932, Louisiana State Senator 1932-1934, U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1934-1937 1941-1943, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1940 1944. Son of Jared Y. Sanders, Sr..[678]

[edit] The Sapps

  • William R. Sapp (1804-1875), U.S. Representative from Ohio 1853-1857. Uncle of William Fletcher Sapp.[679]
    • William Fletcher Sapp (1824-1890), candidate for Prosecuting Attorney of Knox County, Ohio 1850; Prosecuting Attorney of Knox County, Ohio; Adjutant General of Nebraska Territory; Nebraska Territory Councilman; Iowa State Representative 1865; District Attorney of Iowa 1869-1873; U.S. Representative from Iowa 1877-1881. Nephew of William R. Sapp.[680]

[edit] The Sarbanes

  • Paul Sarbanes (1933-), Clerk of U.S. Court of Appeals in Maryland 1960-1961, Maryland House Delegate 1967-1971, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1971-1977, U.S. Senator from Maryland 1977-2007. Father of John Sarbanes.[681]
    • John Sarbanes (1962-), U.S. Representative from Maryland 2007-present. Son of Paul Sarbanes.[682]

[edit] The Satterfields

[edit] The Saulsburys

  • Gove Saulsbury (1815-1881), Delaware State Senator 1863-1864 1865-1866, Governor of Delaware 1865-1871, candidate for U.S. Senate from Delaware, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1876. Brother of Eli M. Saulsbury and Willard Saulsbury, Sr..
  • Eli M. Saulsbury (1817-1893), Delaware State Representative 1853-1854, U.S. Senator from Delaware 1871-1889. Brother of Gove Saulsbury and Willard Saulsbury, Sr..[685]
  • Willard Saulsbury, Sr. (1820-1892), Attorney General of Delaware 1850-1855, U.S. Senator from Delaware 1859-1871, Chancellor of Delaware 1879-1892. Brother of Gove Saulsbury and Eli M. Saulsbury.[686]
    • Willard Saulsbury, Jr. (1861-1927), Democratic National Committeeman 1908-1920, candidate for U.S. Senate from Delaware 1899, U.S. Senator from Delaware 1913-1919. Son of Willard Saulsbury, Sr..[687]

[edit] The Saylers

[edit] The Schencks and Tellers

  • Abraham Schenck (1775-1831), New York Assemblyman 1804-1806, U.S. Representative from New York 1815-1817. Uncle of Isaac Teller.[690]
    • Isaac Teller (1799-1868), U.S. Representative from New York 1854-1855. Nephew of Abraham Schenck.[691]

[edit] The Schmitzes

  • John G. Schmitz (1930-2001), California State Senator 1964-1970 1978-1982, U.S. Representative from California 1970-1973, candidate for President of the United States 1972, candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Representative from California 1976. Father of Joseph E. Schmitz.[692]

[edit] The Schoonmakers

  • Cornelius C. Schoonmaker (1745-1796), New York Assemblyman 1777-1790, U.S. Representative from New York 1791-1793. Grandfather of Marius Schoomaker.[694]
    • Marius Schoonmaker (1811-1894), New York State Senator 1850-1851, U.S. Representative from New York 1851-1853, President of the Kingston, New York Board of Education 1854-1856; President of Kingston, New York 1866 1869-1870; delegate to the New York Constitutional Convention 1867. Grandson of Cornelius C. Schoonmaker.[695]

[edit] The Schuylers

[edit] The Schwabe

[edit] The Scotts

[edit] The Scotts of Maryland and Pennsylvania

  • Gustavus Scott (1753-1800), delegate to the Maryland Constitutional Convention 1776, Maryland House Delegate 1780, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Maryland 1784. Grandfather of William Lawrence Scott.[706]
    • William Lawrence Scott (1828-1891), Mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania 1866 1871; Democratic National Committeeman; Delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1868 1876 1880 1888; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1885-1889. Grandson of Gustavus Scott.[707]

[edit] The Scotts of Pennsylvania and Florida

  • John Scott (1784-1850), Pennsylvania State Representative 1819-1820, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1829-1831. Father of John Scott and George W. Scott.[708]
    • John Scott (1824-1896), Pennsylvania State Representative 1862, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1869-1875. Son of John Scott.[709]
    • George W. Scott, candidate for Governor of Florida. Son of John Scott.[710]

[edit] The Scrantons

[edit] The Scudders

  • Henry Joel Scudder (1825-1886), U.S. Representative from New York 1873-1875. Uncle of Townsend Scudder.[715]
    • Townsend Scudder (1865-1960), U.S. Representative from New York 1899-1901 1903-1905, Justice of the New York Supreme Court 1907-1920 1927-1936. Nephew of Henry Joel Scudder.[716]

[edit] See also