Huntington family

Huntington is the surname of two prominent families from the United States of America. The first was active in the eastern region; the second on both coasts and the regions linking them.

The Political Huntingtons

The Huntingtons involved in American politics from the 18th century include

• Samuel Huntington (1731-1796), Connecticut Superior Court Judge 1773-1785, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Connecticut 1776-1784, Deputy Governor of Connecticut 1784-1786, Governor of Connecticut 1786-1796. Uncle and adoptive father of Samuel H. Huntington.^[1]
  • Samuel H. Huntington (1765-1817), delegate to the Ohio Constitutional Convention 1802, Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court 1803-1808, Governor of Ohio 1808-1810. Nephew of and adoptive son of Samuel Huntington.^[2]
  • Elisha Mills Huntington (1806-1862), Indiana State Representative 1832-1836, Indiana Circuit Court Judge 1837-1841, Judge of the U.S. District Court of Indiana 1842-1862, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1860. Descendant of Samuel Huntington.^[3]
  • Nathaniel Huntington, Indiana State Representative 1827-1828. Brother of Elisha Mills Huntington.^[4]

Placename honors

• Huntington Avenue, after Ralph Huntington (1784–1866), in Boston, Massachusetts

The Industrialist, businessman, and philanthropist Huntingtons

The Huntingtons involved in American mining, railroads, politics, arts patronage, and philanthropy since the 19th century include

• Collis Potter Huntington (1821 Harwinton, Connecticut – 1900) and Arabella Huntington (c.1850-1924); one of the Big Four of First Transcontinental Railroad, and other U.S. railroads and industries. ^{[5] [6]}
  • Henry E. Huntington (1850 - 1927) and widowed Arabella Huntington (c.1850-1924); founder of the The Huntington Library in California. ^[7]
  • Archer Milton Huntington (1870 – 1955) and Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876 – 1973, American sculptor); philanthropist, hispanic scholar, art patron. ^[8]
  • Clarence Huntington (president of the Virginian Railway)

Placename honors

• Collis P. Huntington State Park, Connecticut. ^[9]
• Huntington, Texas
• Huntington, West Virginia
• Huntington Beach, California
• Huntington Free Library and Reading Room - Bronx, N.Y.
• Huntington Hotel - San Francisco, California.
• Huntington Park, California
• Huntington Park (Virginia) and Collis P. Huntington High School, in Newport News, Virginia.
• The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, in San Marino, California. ^[10]
• [[Huntington Drive, in San Marino and adjacent towns, Los Angeles County, California.

See also

• List of United States political families

References