Many of these families have moved to national prominence from a State or regional power base. The Kennedys , for example, are particularly associated with Massachusetts ; the Long Family is identified with Louisiana , the Lees with Virginia , the Roosevelts with New York, the Muhlenbergs with Pennsylvania , and the Tafts with Ohio . Other political families are less connected with a specific state; the Bush Family began in Ohio and Connecticut , but is now more closely identified with Texas , and a member of the family is the governor of Florida . Kennedy family member Maria Shriver 's husband Arnold Schwarzenegger is now governor of California .
See also Political Families Of The World .
Here are some of the more notable families visible on a national level:
''Main article: Adams Political Family ''
- Samuel Adams , (1722–1803), organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signatory of the Declaration Of Independence .
- --- Joseph Allen , {1749–1827), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1810–1811; nephew of Samuel Adams.
-- Charles Allen , (1797–1869), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1849–1853; son of Joseph Allen.
- John Adams , (1735–1826), first Vice President (1789–1797) and second President (1791–1801) of the United States; Second Cousin of Samuel Adams.
- --- John Quincy Adams , (1767–1848), U.S. senator from Massachusetts, 1803–1808; U.S. Secretary Of State , 1817–1825; sixth President, 1825–1829, and the first who was the son of a President; son of John Adams.
-- Charles Francis Adams , (1807–1886), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1859–1861; U.S. Ambassador to Britain, 1861–1868;, son of John Quincy Adams.
- Charles F. "Deacon" Adams , (1866–1954), U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1929–1933; grandson of Charles Francis Adams.
''Main article'': Baldwin, Hoar & Sherman Family
An exceedingly large political family spanning the country's history. See the above article for details. Especially notable figures include:
''Main article'': Bayard And Clayton Family
- John Bubenheim Bayard (1738-1807) Member, Pennsylvania state legislature, 1776; Delegate, Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1785; mayor, New Brunswick, New Jersey , 1790 ; state court judge, New Jersey . Uncle of James A. Bayard, Sr.
- Joshua Clayton (1744-1798) State court judge, Delaware ; Governor, Delaware, 1789-96; U.S. Senator, Delaware, 1798; he died in office 1798. Son-in-law of Richard Bassett ; father of Thomas Clayton; uncle of John Middleton Clayton.
- Richard Bassett (1745-1815) Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War ; lawyer; member, Delaware state senate, 1782; member, Delaware state house of representatives, 1786; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention , 1787; U.S. Senator, Delaware , 1789-93; common pleas court judge, Delaware, 1793-99; Governor, Delaware, 1799-1801; Judge, U.S. Court Of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1801-02. Father-in-law of Joshua Clayton and James A. Bayard, Sr.; grandfather of Richard H. Bayard and James A. Bayard, Jr. ; great-grandfather of Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. ; great-great-grandfather of Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. ; great-great grandfather of Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard.
- --- James A. Bayard, Sr. (1767-1815) member, U.S. Representative, Delaware at-large, 1797-1803; U.S. Senator, Delaware, 1804-13. Nephew of John Bubenheim Bayard ; son-in-law of Richard Bassett ; father of Richard H. Bayard and James A. Bayard, Jr. ; grandfather of Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. ; great-grandfather of Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. ; great-great-great-grandfather of Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard.
- --- Thomas Clayton (1777-1854) Member, Delaware state house of representatives, 1802-06, 1810, 1812-13; member, Delaware state senate, 1808, 1821; secretary of state, Delaware, 1808-10; Delaware state attorney general, 1810-15; U.S. Representative, Delaware at-large, 1815-17; U.S. Senator, Delaware, 1824-27, 1837-47; judge, common pleas court, Delaware, 1828; superior court judge, Delaware, 1832. Son of Joshua Clayton; cousin of John Middleton Clayton.
- --- Richard H. Bayard (1796-1868) Mayor, Wilmington, Delaware , 1832; U.S. Senator, Delaware, 1836-39, 1841-45; justice, Delaware state supreme court, 1839-41; U.S. Charge d'Affaires, Belgium , 1851-53. Grandson of Richard Bassett ; son of James A. Bayard, Sr. ; brother of James A. Bayard, Jr. ; uncle of Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. ; granduncle of Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. ; great-granduncle of Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard.
- --- John Middleton Clayton (1796-1856) Member, Delaware state house of representatives, 1824; secretary of state, Delaware, 1826; U.S. Senator, Delaware, 1829-36, 1845-49, 1853-56; died in office 1856; justice, Delaware state supreme court, 1837; U.S. Secretary of State, 1849-50. Nephew of Joshua Clayton; cousin of Thomas Clayton; great-granduncle of Clayton Douglass Buck.
-- James A. Bayard, Jr. (1799-1880) U.S. Senator, Delaware, 1851-64, 1867-69; delegate, Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1860, 1864. Grandson of Richard Bassett ; son of James A. Bayard, Sr. ; brother of Richard H. Bayard ; father of Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. ; grandfather of Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. ; great-grandfather of Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard.
- Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. (1828-1898) U.S. Senator, Delaware , 1869-85; candidate, Democratic nomination for President, 1880, 1884; U.S. Secretary Of State , 1885-89; U.S. Ambassador, Great Britain , 1893-97. Great-grandson of Richard Bassett ; grandson of James A. Bayard, Sr. ; nephew of Richard H. Bayard ; son of James A. Bayard, Jr. ; father of Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. ; grandfather of Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard.
- Henry Algernon Du Pont (1838-1926) Colonel, Union Army , Civil War; U.S. Senator, Delaware , 1906-17; defeated, 1916. Received the Medal Of Honor in 1898 for his handling of the retreat at the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virgina, October 19 1864 . Cousin of Thomas Coleman Du Pont .
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont (1863-1930) Delegate, Republican National Convention , Delaware , 1908 (alternate), 1920, 1928; member, Republican National Committee, Delaware, 1908-30; candidate, Republican nomination for President, 1916; U.S. Senator, Delaware, 1921-22, 1925-28; defeated, 1922; resigned 1928. Cousin of Henry Algernon Du Pont ; father-in-law of Clayton Douglass Buck.
Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. (1868-1942) Lawyer; ( Skull & Bones ) Chairman, Delaware Democratic Party , 1906-16; U.S. Senator, Delaware , 1922-29; defeated, 1928, 1930. Great-great-grandson of Richard Bassett ; great-grandson of James A. Bayard, Sr. ; grandnephew of Richard H. Bayard ; grandson of James A. Bayard, Jr. ; son of Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. ; married to Elizabeth Bradford du Pont Bayard; father of Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard.
Elizabeth Bradford Du Pont Bayard (1880-1975) Alternate delegate, Democratic National Convention , Delaware , 1944 . Married to Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. ; mother of Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard.
Clayton D. Buck (1890-1965) Governor, Delaware , 1929-37; member, Republican National Committee , Delaware, 1932; delegate, Republican National Convention , Delaware, 1936 , 1940 , 1944 , 1948 ; U.S. Senator, Delaware, 1943-49; defeated, 1948. Great-grandnephew of John Middleton Clayton; son-in-law of Thomas Coleman du Pont.
--- Alexis Du Pont Bayard (1918-1985) Lawyer; alternate delegate, Democratic National Convention , Delaware , 1948 ; Lieutenant Governor, Delaware, 1949-53. Descendant of Richard Bassett ; great-great-great-grandson of James A. Bayard, Sr. ; great-grandnephew of Richard H. Bayard ; great-grandson of James A. Bayard, Jr. ; grandson of Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. ; son of Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. and Elizabeth Bradford du Pont Bayard.
''Main article'': Bayh Family
- Birch E. Bayh II , (b. 1928), U.S. Senator from Indiana , 1963–1981, and 1976 Presidential candidate
- --- B. Evans "Evan" Bayh III , (b. 1955), Secretary of State, Indiana, 1986-89, Governor, Indiana, 1989–1997, U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1999-
- Francis Preston Blair , (1791–1876), advisor to presidents Andrew Jackson – Andrew Johnson
- --- Montgomery Blair , (1813–1883), Postmaster General , 1861–1864, son of Francis Preston Blair.
- --- Francis Preston Blair, Jr. , (1821–1875), 1868 Democratic candidate for Vice President, Senator from Missouri , 1871–1873, son of Francis Preston Blair.
''Main Article: Boren Family ''
''Main article: Brown Family ''
- Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Sr. , (1905–1996), Governor of California , 1959–1967; candidate for the Democratic nomination for President, 1960.
- --- Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown Jr. , (b. 1938), Governor of California 1975–1983; candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States President in 1976, 1980, and 1992; Mayor of Oakland , 1998–present, son of Pat Brown. Candidate for State Attorney General 2006
- --- Kathleen Brown , (b. 1946), California State Treasurer 1991–1995, Democratic candidate for Governor of California (1994), daughter of Pat Brown.
- Harold C. Brown , (1908–1998), Justice of the California Court Of Appeal , 1966 –1976, brother of Pat Brown.
- Geoffrey F. Brown, (1943-present), Commissioner California Public Utilities Commission 2000-present, and the Public Defender of San Francisco 1978-2000, nephew of Edmund G. Brown and Harold Brown, cousin of Jerry and Kathleen Brown
(The Browns are not related to Willie Brown , former Mayor of San Francisco, California and former Speaker of the California State Assembly .)
''Main article: Bush Family ''
''See also'': The Fishes and The Walkers
- Samuel P. Bush (1863–1948), a close advisor to President Hoover ; chief of the Ordinance, Small Arms and Ammunition Section of the War Industries Board 1918-23; Director, Federal Reserve - Cleveland; father of Prescott Bush. His wife Flora Sheldon had a common ancestor with Hamilton Fish .
- --- Prescott Bush (1895–1972), U.S. Senator from Connecticut , 1952–1963; father of George H.W. Bush. His wife was Dorothy Walker .
-- Prescott Bush Jr. (b. 1922), served as chairman of the U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce.
-- George Herbert Walker Bush (b. 1924), U.S. Representative from Texas , 1967–1971; Ambassador to the United Nations , 1971–1973; Director of the CIA , chairman of the Republican National Committee , 1973–1974; 43rd Vice President (1981–1989), and 41st President (1989–1993); father of George W. Bush and Jeb Bush .
- George Walker Bush (b. 1946), Governor of Texas, 1995–2000; 43rd President, 2001-; son of George H.W. Bush.
- John E. ''"Jeb"'' Bush (b. 1953), Governor of Florida , 1999-; son of George H.W. Bush .
- Colonel William Byrd I (1652–1704), married to Mary Horsmanden , daughter of Sir Warham Horsmanden a descendant of Charlemagne
- --- Colonel William Byrd II (1674–1744) of Westover Plantation -- Founded Richmond, Virginia . Member of the Royal Society Of Great Britain and served on the Virginia House Of Burgesses .
-- William Byrd III (1752 – 1777) - served on the Virginia House Of Burgesses .
- Colonel William Byrd (1828-1896) moved to Texas and was appointed Adjutant General of the Confederate state of Texas. Married the daughter of Robert Jones Rivers
- Richard Evelyn BYRD II, brother to 1828 William Byrd, married Eleanor Bolling Flood the daughter of Henry Delaware Flood , thus uniting these families.
- Henry D. Flood (1865–1921), U.S. Representative from Virginia , 1901–1921.
- Joel W. Flood (1894–1964), U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1932–1933; brother of Henry D. Flood and uncle of Harry Byrd Sr.
- --- Harry F. Byrd Sr. (1887–1966), Governor of Virginia, 1926–1930; Vice Chair of the Democratic Party , 1929; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1932; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1933–1965; nominee for President of the States Rights Party , 1956; received 15 Electoral Votes for President, 1960; nephew of Henry D. Flood and Joel West Flood, father of Harry Byrd, Jr; brother of Richard Evelyn Byrd , aviator, explorer.
-- Harry F. Byrd Jr. (b.1914), U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1965–1983; son of Harry F. Byrd Sr.
(The Virginia Byrds are not related to Sen. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia )
- A.S.J. Carnahan (1897–1968), U.S. Representative from Missouri , 1945–1947 and 1949–1961; U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone , 1961 –1963.
- --- Melvin E. Carnahan (1934–2000), governor of Missouri, 1993–2000; died in plane crash while running for United States Senate , posthumously elected; son of A.S.J. Carnahan, husband of Jean Carnahan.
- --- Jean Carnahan (b. 1933), wife of Mel Carnahan, appointed to Senate in his stead, 2000, served 2001–2002; mother of Russ and Robin Carnahan.
-- Russ Carnahan (b. 1958), U.S. Representative from Missouri, 2005-; son of Mel and Jean Carnahan.
-- Robin Carnahan (b. ?), Missouri Secretary of State, 2005-; daughter of Mel and Jean Carnahan.
The Carrolls of Maryland were a very active family during the early history of the United States
- Charles Carroll, Barrister (1723–1783), delegate to the Continental Congress from Maryland, 1776–1777.
- Daniel Carroll (1730–1796), delegate to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1781–1783; signer of Articles Of Confederation , 1781; member of the United States Constitutional Convention , 1787; U.S. Representative from Maryland , 1789–1791; first cousin of Charles the Barrister and Charles of Carrolton.
- --- Richard Brent (1757–1814), U.S. Representative from Virginia , 1795–1799 and 1801–1803; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1809–1814; nephew of Daniel Carroll.
-- William Leigh Brent (1784–1848), U.S. Representative from Louisiana , 1823–1829; nephew of Richard Brent.
- John Carroll (1735–1815), First Roman Catholic Bishop Of Baltimore , brother of Daniel, first cousin of Charles the Barrister and Charles of Carrollton.
- Charles Carroll Of Carrollton (1737–1832), delegate to the Continental Congress from Maryland, 1776–1781; signer of the United States Declaration Of Independence , 1776; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1789–1792; first cousin of Charles the Barrister, Daniel and John.
- --- Charles H. Carroll (1794–1865), U.S. Representative from New York , 1843–1847; great-grandson of Daniel Carroll.
- --- John Lee Carroll (1830–1911), Governor of Maryland , 1876–1880; great-grandson of Charles Carroll of Carrollton.
The Caseys are a family originally from New York City , but settled in Scranton, Pennsylvania after World War II .
- Anthony J. Celebrezze Sr. (1910–1998), Mayor Of Cleveland, Ohio , 1958–1962; United States Secretary Of Health, Education, And Welfare , 1962–1965; judge on the U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit , 1965–1998.
- --- Anthony J. "Tony" Celebrezze Jr. (d. 2003), Ohio secretary of state, 1979–1983; Ohio attorney general, 1983–1991; Democratic nominee for Ohio governor, 1990; son of Anthony Sr.
-- Anthony J. Celebrezze III , son of Anthony Jr.
- Frank D. Celebrezze I (d. 1953), Cleveland municipal judge; Cleveland director of safety; assistant Cuyahoga County, Ohio , prosecutor; brother of Anthony Sr.
- --- Frank D. Celebrezze Sr. , Chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, 1978–1986; son of Frank I.
-- Frank D. Celebrezze Jr. (b. 1952), Ohio appeals court judge, 2000-; son of Frank Sr.
- --- James P. Celebrezze , Ohio Supreme Court judge, 1982–1984, son of Frank I.
- Barzilla W. Clark (1880–1943), Mayor of Idaho Falls, Idaho , 1935; Governor of Idaho , 1937–1939.
- Chase Addison Clark (1883–1966), Mayor of Idaho Falls, Idaho , 1937–1938; Governor of Idaho from 1941–1943; brother of Barzilla W. Clark.
- --- Frank Church (1924–1984), U.S. Senator from Idaho , 1957–1981; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1976; son-in-law of Chase Addison Clark.
- Charles Clinton , legislator in colonial New York
- --- George Clinton , son of Charles, delegate to Continental Congress , Ary brigadier general, first Governor Of New York (for 21 years, still the US record), Vice President under Thomas Jefferson and James Madison .
- --- James Clinton , son of Charles, Revolutionary War general
-- DeWitt Clinton , son of James, legislator in New York, US Senator from New York, Mayor of New York City, candidate for US President, twice Governor of New York, responsible for Erie Canal
''Note:'' Bill Clinton is not known to be related to the earlier Clinton family.
- Erastus Corning (1794–1872), mayor of Albany, New York , 1834–1837; formed New York Central railroad; U.S. Congressman from New York, 1857–1859, 1861–1863.
- --- Parker Corning (1874–1943), U.S. Congressman from New York, 28th District, 1923–1937; grandson of Erastus Corning.
- --- Edwin Corning (1883–1934), New York Democratic chair, 1926–1928; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1927–1928; grandson of Erastus Corning.
-- Erastus Corning II (1909–1983), mayor of Albany , 1942–1983; son of Edwin Corning.
''Main article'': Crowninshield Family
- Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro, Jr. (1903–1987), U.S. Representative from Maryland , 1939–1947; Mayor Of Baltimore , 1947–1959.
- --- Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro III (b. 1929), Mayor of Baltimore, 1967–1971; son of Thomas, Jr.
- --- Nancy Pelosi (b. 1940), Minority Leader Of The United States House Of Representatives , U.S. Representative from California ; daughter of Thomas, Jr.
''Main article: Daley Family ''
Two members of the Daley family served as Mayor Of Chicago , between them ruling the city for more than a third of a century.
- Bob Dole (b. 1923), U.S. Representative from Kansas , 1961–1969; U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1969–1996; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1971–1973; Republican nominee for Vice President, 1976; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1980 and 1988; Republican nominee for President, 1996.
- Elizabeth Dole (b. 1936), U.S. Secretary Of Transportation , 1983–1987; U.S. Secretary Of Labor , 1989–1991; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2000; U.S. Senator from North Carolina , 2003-; wife of Bob Dole.
''Main article: Dulles Family ''
- John Watson Foster (1836–1917), General, Union Army , Civil War ; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico , 1873–1880; U.S. Ambassador to Russia , 1880–1881; U.S. Ambassador to Spain , 1883–1885; Secretary Of State , 1892–1893.
- --- John Foster Dulles (1888–1959), U.S. Senator from New York , 1949; Secretary Of State , 1953 –1959; grandson of John Watson Foster. Namesake for the Washington Dulles International Airport
-- Avery Robert Dulles (b. 1918), Cardinal of the Catholic Church ; son of John Foster and Janet Avery (Pomeroy) Dulles.
- --- Allen W. Dulles (1893–1969), second director of the CIA , 1953–1961; member, Warren Commission . He was the brother of John Foster and Eleanor Lansing Dulles.
- Robert Lansing (1864–1928), Secretary Of State , 1915–1920; uncle of John Foster Dulles.
- --- Eleanor Lansing Dulles (b. 1895--d. 1996) The sister of Allen and John, organized of the ''Berlin Desk'' before the end of WWII , was the U.S. political adviser in Austria and then assisted President Franklin D. Roosevelt in setting up the Social Security system during her two (2) decades of service in the US State Department .
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy grandfather of Janet Pomeroy Avery Dulles ''(wife of John Foster Dulles and mother of Cardinal Avery Dulles)'', a US Congressman and the Speaker of the US House Of Representatives for one day.
''Main article: Du Pont Family ; also see Du Pont company''
The du Pont immigrant to the United States, Pierre Samuel Du Pont De Nemours (1739–1817) was deputy of the Third Estate to the Estates-General of 1789 for the region of Nemours in France . The du Pont political dynasty is based on the family's manufacturing empire in Delaware .
- May Lammot du Pont married Willard Saulsbury U.S. Senator from Delaware (elected 1912).
- Renée de Pelleport du Pont married LeRoy Harvey , mayor of Wilmington, Delaware .
- Ethel Du Pont (1916–1965) married Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr.
- Henry Algernon Du Pont (1838–1926), Colonel in Union Army during Civil War ; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1906–1917.
- T. Coleman Du Pont (1863–1930), U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1921–1922 and 1925–1928; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1916; cousin of Henry A. du Pont.
- Pierre S. Du Pont, IV (b. 1935), U.S. Representative from Delaware, 1971–1974; Governor of Delaware, 1977–1985; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1988.
''Main article'': Edmondson Family
''Main article'': Eisenhower Family
''Main article'': Felton Family
''See also:'' The Bushes
- Hamilton Fish , (1808-1893) US Representative, New York, 1843-45; Governor, New York , 1849; US Senator, New York, 1851-57; US Secretary Of State , 1869-77. Had a common ancestor with Flora Sheldon , the wife of Samuel Prescott Bush .
- --- Hamilton Fish II , (1849-1936) US Representative, New York , 1909-1911
-- Hamilton Fish III , (1888-1991) US Representative, New York, 1920-1945
- Hamilton Fish IV , (1926-1996) US Representative, New York, 1969-1995
''Main article'': Franklin, Claiborne, Pell And Boggs Family
- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) Delegate, Continental Congress , Pennsylvania , 1775; signer, Declaration Of Independence , 1776 ; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; U.S. Minister, France , 1778-85; President, Pennsylvania, 1785; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787. Famed for his experiments with electricity; invented bifocal glasses and the harmonica. Uncle of Franklin Davenport ; grandfather-in-law of Robert John Walker .
- Thomas Claiborne (1749-1812) Member, Virginia state legislature; U.S. Representative, Virginia, 1793-99, 1801-05 (8th District 1793-97, at-large 1797-99, 1801-05). granduncle of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne ; great-great-great-great-granduncle of Corinne Claiborne Boggs .
- --- Franklin Davenport (1755-1832) Member, New Jersey state legislature; U.S. Senator, New Jersey, 1798-99; U.S. Representative, New Jersey 5th District, 1799-1801. Nephew of Benjamin Franklin .
- --- Alexander James Dallas (1759-1817) Secretary, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , 1791-1801; U.S. District Attorney, Eastern District, Pennsylvania, 1801-14; U.S. Secretary Of The Treasury , 1814-16. Father of George Mifflin Dallas .
-- William Charles Cole Claiborne (1775-1817) Delegate, Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; judge, state court, Tennessee, 1796; U.S. Representative, Tennessee ; Governor, Mississippi Territory , 1801-04; Governor, Orleans Territory , 1804-12; Governor, Louisiana , 1812-16; U.S. Senator, Louisiana , 1817; Nephew of Thomas Claiborne ; brother of Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne ; uncle of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne ; great-great-granduncle of Herbert Claiborne Pell, Jr. ; great-great-great-granduncle of Corinne Claiborne Boggs and Claiborne De Borda Pell .
-- John Claiborne (1777-1808) U.S. Representative, Virginia , 1805-08 (at-large 1805-07, 17th District 1807-08); died in office 1808. Son of Thomas Claiborne (1749-1812); brother of Thomas Claiborne (1780-1856).
-- Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne (1777-1859) Member, Virginia state legislature; U.S. Representative, Virginia, 1825-37 (7th District 1825-35, 3rd District 1835-37). Nephew of Thomas Claiborne ; brother of William Charles Cole Claiborne ; uncle of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne ; great-great-granduncle of Herbert Claiborne Pell, Jr. ; great-great-great-granduncle of Corinne Claiborne Boggs and Claiborne De Borda Pell .
-- Thomas Claiborne (1780-1856) Member, Tennessee state house of representatives, 1811-15, 1831-33; U.S. Representative, Tennessee at-large, 1817-19. Son of Thomas Claiborne (1749-1812); brother of John Claiborne .
-- George Mifflin Dallas (1792-1864) Mayor, Philadelphia, PA , 1829; U.S. District Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania , 1829-31; U.S. Senator, Pennsylvania, 1831-33; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1833-35; U.S. Minister, Russia , 1837-39; Great Britain , 1856-61; Vice President, United States, 1845-49. Son of Alexander James Dallas ; uncle by marriage of Robert John Walker ; great-great-granduncle of Claiborne De Borda Pell .
-- Robert John Walker (1801-1869) U.S. Senator, Mississippi , 1835-45; resigned 1845; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1845-49; Governor, Kansas Territory , 1857 . Grandson-in-law of Benjamin Franklin ; nephew by marriage of George Mifflin Dallas; father-in-law of Benjamin Harris Brewster .
- John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne (1807-1884) Member, Mississippi state legislature; U.S. Representative, Mississippi at-large, 1835-37, 1837-38. Grandnephew of Thomas Claiborne ; nephew of William Charles Cole Claiborne and Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne ; great-grandfather of Herbert Claiborne Pell, Jr. ; great-great-granduncle of Corinne Claiborne Boggs ; great-great-grandfather of Claiborne De Borda Pell .
- Benjamin Harris Brewster (1816-1888) Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1867-68; Presidential Elector, Pennsylvania, 1876; U.S. Attorney General, 1882-85. Son-in-law of Robert John Walker .
Herbert Claiborne Pell, Jr. (1884-1961) U.S. Representative, New York 17th District, 1919-21; defeated, 1920; Chairman, New York Democratic Party, 1921-26; delegate, Democratic National Convention , New York, 1924; U.S. Minister, Portugal , 1937-41; Hungary , 1941 . Great-great-grandnephew of William Charles Cole Claiborne and Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne ; great-grandson of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne ; father of Claiborne De Borda Pell .
--- Thomas Hale Boggs (1914-1972) U.S. Representative, Louisiana 2nd District, 1941-43, 1947-72; died in office 1972; delegate, Democratic National Convention , Louisiana, 1948; candidate, Governor of Louisiana, 1952. Son of William Robertson Boggs and Claire Josephine (Hale) Boggs; married, January 22, 1938, to Corinne Claiborne; father of Barbara Boggs Sigmund , Tommy Boggs and Cokie Roberts ( National Public Radio & CNN reporter and commentator).
--- Corinne Claiborne Boggs (b. 1916) U.S. Representative, Louisiana 2nd District, 1973-91; elected unopposed 1986; U.S. Ambassador, Holy See , 1997-. Great-great-great-great-grandniece of Thomas Claiborne ; great-great-great-grandniece of William Charles Cole Claiborne and Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne ; great-great-grandniece of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne ; married, January 22 1938 , to Thomas Hale Boggs ; mother of Barbara Boggs Sigmund , Tommy Boggs and Cokie Roberts (CNN & National Public Radio reporter and commentator).
--- Claiborne De Borda Pell (b. 1918) U.S. Senator, Rhode Island , 1961-97. Great-great-great-grandnephew of William Charles Cole Claiborne and Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne ; great-great-grandnephew of George Mifflin Dallas ; great-great-grandson of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne ; son of Herbert Claiborne Pell, Jr. .
-- Barbara Boggs Sigmund (1939-1990) Delegate, Democratic National Convention , New Jersey , 1980 ; candidate, U.S. Senator, New Jersey, 1982; mayor, Princeton, N.J., 1983-90. Daughter of Thomas Hale Boggs and Corinne Claiborne Boggs; sister of Cokie Roberts ( National Public Radio and CNN reporter and commentator) and Tommy Boggs .
-- Tommy Boggs (b. 1940) candidate, U.S. Representative, Maryland 8th District, 1970. Son of Thomas Hale Boggs and Corinne Claiborne Boggs ; brother of Barbara Boggs Sigmund; married, December 27 1960 , to Mary Barbara Denechaud
- Frederick Frelinghuysen (1753–1804), New Jersey delegate to Continental Congress , 1778 ; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1793–1796.
- --- Theodore Frelinghuysen (1787–1862), U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1829–1835; son of Frederick.
-- Frederick T. Frelinghuysen (1817–1885), U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1866–1869 and 1871–1877; United States Secretary Of State , 1881–1885; nephew of Theodore.
- Joseph S. Frelinghuysen (1869–1948), U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1917–1923; nephew of Frederick T.
--- Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr. (b. 1916), U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1953–1975; great-great-great-grandson of Frederick.
-- Rodney Frelinghuysen (b. 1946), U.S. Congressman from New Jersey, 1995–present; son of Peter Jr.
''Main articles: Gilligan Family and Sebelius Family ''
- Ulysses S. Grant , eighteenth President Of The United States
- --- Frederick Dent Grant , U.S. Minister to Austria , New York City Police Commissioner, son of Ulysses S. Grant
-- Ulysses S. Grant III , U.S. Army general, Member of the U.S. delegation to the Supreme War Council at Versailles , son of Frederick Dent Grant. He married Edith Root, daughter of Elihu Root .
- --- Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. , Delegate to the Republican National Convention from California , Presidental elector for California, son of Ulysses Grant. He married Fannie Josephine Chaffee, daughter of Jerome Bunty Chaffee
''Main article: Gore Family ''
- Albert A. Gore Sr. (1907–1998), U.S. Representative from Tennessee , 1939–1944 and 1945–1953; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1953–1971.
- --- Albert A. Gore Jr. (b. 1948), U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1977–1985; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1985–1993; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1988;, Vice President , 1993–2001; Democratic nominee for President, 2000 ; son of Albert Gore Sr.
- --- Louise Gore , State Senator and gubernatorial candidate in Maryland and U.S. Ambassador to UNESCO , was a Second Cousin of Al Gore, Jr.
-- Deborah Gore Dean , former HUD official convicted in a kickback scandal, is a niece of Louise Gore.
Writer Gore Vidal has asserted that his grandfather, Thomas Pryor Gore , was related to the Gores of Tennessee, but no such relationship has been proven.
- James Harlan (1800–1863), U.S. Representative from Kentucky , 1835–1839; Kentucky state attorney general, 1849–1859.
- --- John Marshall Harlan (1833–1911), U.S. District Attorney for Kentucky, 1861–1863; Kentucty state attorney general, 1861–1865; Associate Justice Of The U.S. Supreme Court , 1877–1911; son of James Harlan.
-- John Marshall Harlan II (1899–1971), justice of 2nd Circuit Court Of Appeals , 1954–1955; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, 1955–1971; grandson of John Marshall Harlan.
''Main article: Harrison Family ''
The Harrisons are related by marriage to the Lees, Washingtons, and Randolphs of Virginia.
- Benjamin Harrison V (1726–1791), delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia , 1774; signer of the U.S. Declaration Of Independence , 1776; Governor of Virginia, 1782–1784.
- --- Carter Bassett Harrison (1758–1808), U.S. Representative from Virginia , 1793–1799; son of Benjamin V and brother of William Henry.
- --- William Henry Harrison (1773–1841), Governor of Indiana Territory, 1801–1812; U.S. Representative from Ohio , 1816–1819; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1825–1828; U.S. Minister to Gran Colombia , 1828–1829; Whig party nominee for President, 1836; 9th President, 1841; son of Benjamin Harrison V, brother of Carter Bassett Harrison, cousin of Beverly Randolph.
-- John Scott Harrison (1804–1878), U.S. Representative from Ohio , 1853–1857; son of William Henry Harrison.
- Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901), general in the |
