Talk:Sons of the American Revolution

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[edit] famous SAR members

I find two of the more famous SAR members quite interesting. They are Winston Churchill and King Carlos. I would be very interested in learning who their ancestors were who fought in the American Revolution and the accompanying stories. Very interesting indeed. --Bumpusmills1 23:10, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Churchill

I believe Churchill's ancestral relationship comes through his American born mother Jennie Jerome. I do not know the ancestral relationship of HM King Juan Carlos, but Spain was a member of the anti-British coalition, so any one of his ancestors who fought against Britain during the conflict would make him eligible, even if it was not in America. --Great Scott 4:18, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ulysses S. Grant

I put Ulysses S. Grant back on the list. The user from IP 68.0.218.214 is right; Grant died before the formal organization of the SAR. However, Grant was a member of the Sons of Revolutionary Sires, a predecessor which was incorporated into the SAR. I found a PDF on the California SAR webpage that includes Grant and explains that his membership in the parent organization automatically made him eligible for SAR membership had he lived longer. I put a link to the PDF in a footnote and summarized the anachronism. Thanks to the anonymous user for pointing out the problem. Mingusboodle (talk) 18:48, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Obama

According to an LA Times blog, Barack Obama is eligible for membership, but declined last December because he was too busy. Mingusboodle (talk) 22:34, 26 March 2008 (UTC)