During its history the United States has seen many families who have repeatedly produced notable politicians from their ranks, and these historic U.S. political families have had a significant impact on politics in the United States.
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, and the Tafts with Ohio. Other political families are less connected with a specific state; the Bush family began in 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.
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 Great 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.
Simeon Baldwin (1761-1851), father of Roger Sherman Baldwin, uncle of Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar, George Frisbie Hoar, and William Maxwell Evart, and grandfather of Simeon Eben Baldwin. U.S. Representative from Connecticut and Mayor of New Haven, Connecticut. He married Roger Sherman's daughter Elizabeth Sherman, and her sister Rebecca Sherman after Elizabeth's death.
Roger Sherman Baldwin (1793-1863), son of Simeon Baldwin, grandson of Roger Sherman, father of Simeon Eben Baldwin. Member of Connecticut state senate, 1837-38; and state house of representatives, 1840. Also served Connecticut as Governor, 1844-46; and as U.S. Senator, 1847-51. He married Emeline Perkins.
Simeon Eben Baldwin (1840-1927), son of Roger Sherman Baldwin. Simeon Eben Baldwin, 18401927, American Jurist and Politician, b. New Haven, CT, attended the Hopkins Grammar School and then graduated from Yale in 1861. He taught at Yale from 1869 to 1919, serving as a professor of law. He married Susan Mears Winchester in 1865. In 1871, after four years of research... he published his own Baldwin's Connecticut Digest; which quickly became a key legal research tool for many Connecticut attorneys. Throughout the 1880s, Baldwin served as the Chief Legal Counsel of the New York and New England Railroad, throughout the 1880s, and by the late 1880 he was recognized as one of the nation's most prominent railroad /corporate lawyers. From 1871 to 1876, by the request of the Governor, Baldwin completely revised the State's statute book; including all civil and criminal practice and procedure. In 1878, he was one of the three founders of the American Bar Association (ABA), and he edited the first three volumes of the Journal. He was appointed (1893) to the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors, 1893-1910, Chief Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors, 1907-1910. In the same year that he was forced into retirement from the judicial bench (1910) he was elected Governor of Connecticut, and was reelected in 1912. (His ancestors included all of the first five Governors of the Colony/State of Connecticut.) He left $500,000 in his will for the Yale University Law School.
Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar (1816-1895), son of Samuel Hoar, brother of George Frisbie Hoar, father of Sherman Hoar and uncle of Rockwood Hoar. Member of Massachusetts state senate; state court judge in Massachusetts, Justice of Massachusetts State Supreme Court, U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. He married Caroline Downes Brooks.
Sherman Hoar (1860-1898), son of Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar, grandson of Samuel Hoar, nephew of George Frisbie Hoar. U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, U.S. District Attorney for Massachusetts.
George Frisbie Hoar, (1826-1904), son of Samuel Hoar, brother of Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar, father of Rockwood Hoar and the uncle of Sherman Hoar. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, member of Massachusetts State Senate, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts. He married Mary Louisa Spurr.
Rockwood Hoar (1855-1906), son of George Frisbie Hoar, grandson of Samuel Hoar, nephew of Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar and the great-grandson of Roger Sherman. Republican. U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1905-06; died in office 1906. Died November 1, 1906. He married Caroline Prescott Wood.
Samuel Hoar (1778-1856), father of Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar and George Frisbie Hoar, brother-in-law of Simeon Baldwin. Delegate to 1820 Massachusetts State Constitutional Convention, member of Massachusetts State Senate, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, member of Massachusetts state house of representatives. He married Roger Sherman's daughter Sarah Sherman.
William Maxwell Evarts, (1818-1901), grandson of Roger Sherman. Delegate to 1867 New York State Constitutional Convention, U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Senator from New York. He married Helen Minerva Wardner.
Henry De Forest Baldwin , (1862-1947), Practiced law in New York City (1888-1947), and was active in municipal politics and affairs and served on several commissions, boards and associations. He married Jessie Pinney.
Henry Baldwin Harrison , (1821-1901)]], member of Connecticut state senate and state house of representatives and Governor of Connecticut.
Jeremiah F. Evarts , (1781-1831) of Windsor, Windsor County, VT. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont in 1932. Jeremiah Evarts married Mehitabel Sherman, the daughter of Roger Sherman and they are the parents of William Maxwell Evarts.
Roger Minott Sherman , (1773-1844) Superior Court Judge in Connecticut, 1839-42. He was the youngest son of Roger Sherman's brother Josiah Sherman and he later married Elizabeth Gould.
Roger Nash Baldwin, (1885-1981) Baldwin graduated from Harvard in 1905. In 1918, Baldwin and his friends created the National Civil Liberties Bureau (NCLB)as a means of supporting other anti-war activists, and soon Baldwin was called up for military service, but as a conscientious objector, he refused to go. Baldwin went on to serve for thirty (30) years as the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and received Presidential Medal of Freedom from Former US President Jimmy Carter in 1981.
Edward Baldwin Whitney , (1857-1911) he was an assistant United States Attorney General 1893-97, and a Justice on the New York State Supreme Court 1909-1911. A grandson of Roger Sherman Baldwin and the son of Elizabeth Wooster Baldwin Whitney.
Henry Lewis Stimson, (1867-1950) He was a law apprentice and went into practice with the firm of [Eli] Root & Clarke in 1893, Root, Howard, Winthrop & Stimson 1897, graduated from Yale University in 1889 and the firm became Winthrop & Stimson in 1901. Then he served in the administrations of five (5) consecutive US Presidents from 1911 to 1945. He was Secretary of War under President William Howard Taft. He was Chairman og the American Delegation to the London Naval Conferences 1930; a member of the American Delegation to Disarmament Conferences in 1932; Stimson served as a special emissary to Nicaragua in 1927 and as Governor General of the Philippines from 1927 until 1929. Under President Herbert Hoover, Stimson was Secretary of State, as he was under Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman too. In February 1947, Stimson authored the first written defense for the use of the atomic bombings entitled "The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb," which was published in Harper's Magazine. Henry L. Stimson married the great granddaughter of Roger Sherman, Mabel Wellington White
General William Tecumseh Sherman, (1820-1891)Born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, February 8, 1820. Son of Charles Robert Sherman; adoptive son of Thomas Ewing; brother of John Sherman; uncle by marriage of James Donald Cameron and Nelson Appleton Miles. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Secretary of War, 1869. Member, Loyal Legion. In 1864, he led Union troops who attacked and burned Atlanta, Georgia. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1905. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 14, 1891.
John Sherman, (1823-1900) also known as "The Ohio Icicle" of Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio. Born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, May 10, 1823. Son of Charles Robert Sherman; brother of William Tecumseh Sherman; uncle by marriage of Nelson Appleton Miles. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1855-61; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1861-77, 1881-97; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1877-81; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1880, 1884, 1888; U.S. Secretary of State, 1897-98. Methodist. Died in Washington, D.C., October 22, 1900.
James Schoolcraft Sherman, (1855-1912) He was also known as James S. Sherman; "Sunny Jim" of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., October 24, 1855. Son of Richard U. Sherman. Republican. Mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1884-86; U.S. Representative from New York, 1887-91, 1893-1909 (23rd District 1887-91, 25th District 1893-1903, 27th District 1903-09); Vice President of the United States, 1909-12; died in office 1912. Christian Reformed. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., October 30, 1912.
Charles Robert Sherman , (1788-1829) Father of General William Tecumseh Sherman and US Senator John Sherman. Justice of Ohio State Supreme Court, 1823-29; died in office 1829. Died in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio on June 24, 1829.
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.
Kathleen Brown, (b. ?), 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.
Prescott Bush (1895–1972), U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1952–1963; father of George H.W. Bush.
George H. W. 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 W. Bush (b. 1946)), Governor of Texas, 1995–2000; 43rd President, 2001-; son of George H.W. Bush.
Prescott Bush Jr. , served as chairman of the U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce .
The Byrds and Floods
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.
Harry F. Byrd Jr. (b.1914), U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1965–1983; son of Harry F. Byrd Sr.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Clintons and Rodhams
William J. Clinton (b. 1946), 42nd President, 1993–2001; husband of Hillary Clinton.
Bob Dole (b. 1923), U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1961–1969; U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1969–1997; 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.
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 United States State Department.
Theodore Medad Pomeroy grandfather of Janet Pomeroy Avery Dulles (wife of John Foster Dulles and mother of Cardinal Avery Dulles), a United States Congressman and served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives for one day.
Henry Algernon du Pont (1838–1926), Colonel in Union Army during Civil War; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1906–1917; cousin of T. Coleman du Pont.
Thomas 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 Samuel du Pont IV (b. 1935), U.S. Representative from Delaware, 1971–1974; Governor of Delaware, 1977–1985; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1988.
Rodney Frelinghuysen (b. 1946), U.S. Congressman from New Jersey, 1995–present; son of Peter Jr.
The Fergusons
James Edward Ferguson aka Pa Ferguson (1871–1944), Governor of Texas, 1915–1917; impeached by Texas House and removed from office; husband of Miriam Ferguson.
Miriam Ferguson aka Ma Ferguson (1875–1961), Governor of Texas, 1925–1927 and 1933–1935.
The Gilligans and the Sebeliuses
Main articles: Gilligan family and Sebelius family
Kathleen Sebelius (b. 1949), Kansas insurance commissioner, 1995–2003; Governor of Kansas, 2003-; daughter of John Gilligan and daughter-in-law of Keith Sebelius.
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.
Writer Gore Vidal has asserted that his grandfather, Thomas Pryor Gore, was related to the Al Gores of Tennessee, but no such relationship has been proven.
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 Union Army during Civil War; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1881–1887; 23rd President, 1889–1893; grandson of William Henry Harrison the elder and son of John Scott Harrison, grandfather of William Henry Harrison the younger.
William Henry Harrison (1896–1990), U.S. Representative from Wyoming, 1951–1955 and 1961–1965 and 1967–1969; grandson of Benjamin Harrison.
Beverly Randolph (1754–1797), Governor of Virginia, 1788–1791; nephew of Benjamin Harrison V.
Burwell Bassett (1764–1841), U.S. Representative from Virginia, first cousin of William Henry Harrison and nephew by marriage of George Washington.
Carter Harrison, Sr. (1825–1893), U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1875–1879; Mayor of Chicago, 1879–1887 and in 1893; first cousin (once removed) to Carter Bassett and William Henry Harrison, father of Carter Henry Harrison, Jr..
Carter Harrison, Jr. (1860–1953), Mayor of Chicago, 1897–1905 and 1911–1915; son of John Scott Harrison.
Daniel Hiester (brother of John and Gabriel): General in Pennsylvania militia; member of Pennsylvanian Supreme Executive Council; Congressman 1788-1796/1800-1804
Hubert H. Humphrey Jr. (1911–1978), mayor of Minneapolis, 1945–1948; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1949–1964 and 1971–1978; 38th Vice President, 1965–1969; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960 and 1972; Democratic nominee for President, 1968.
Muriel Humphrey (1912–1998), appointed to the U.S. Senate upon Hubert Jr.'s death in 1978 to complete his term; wife of Hubert Humphrey Jr.
Hubert H. "Skip" Humphrey III (b. 1942), attorney general of Minnesota, 1983–1999, candidate for governor, 1998; son of Hubert and Muriel Humphrey.
Tim Hutchinson (b. 1949), U.S. Representative from Arkansas, 19931997; U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 19972003; brother of Asa Hutchinson.
The Johnsons
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.
Charles S. Robb (b. 1939), Governor of Virginia, 1982–1986; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1989–2001; co-chair of the Iraq Intelligence Commission, 2004; son-in-law of Lyndon Johnson.
Some commentators in the early 1960s made predictions that President John F. Kennedy would be first of a dynasty in the White House, but these predictions were not borne out, and the idea largely dropped off the public's radar after Robert Kennedy was assassinated in 1968 and Edward Kennedy was involved in a drunk-driving incident (in which a passenger in his car was killed) in 1969. However, a number of Kennedy family members have held high office since then.
John F. Kennedy, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1946-1952; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1952-1960; 35th President of the United States 1961-1963; son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr..
Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General; U.S. Senator from New York 1964-1968; son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr..
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Lieutenant Governor of Maryland 1995-2003; daughter of Robert F. Kennedy.
Joseph P. Kennedy II, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1987-1999; son of Robert F. Kennedy.
Jean Kennedy Smith, Ambassador to Ireland 1993-1998; daughter of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr..
Edward M. Kennedy (), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1962-; son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr..
Patrick J. Kennedy, Rhode Island State Representative 1988-1994; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1994-; son of Edward M. Kennedy.
The Kennedys have also made marriages with political figures:
Eunice Kennedy (daughter of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.) is married to (Robert) Sargent Shriver, Jr., Democratic vice-presidential candidate 1972; descendant of David Shriver , Maryland State Representative 1776.
Television journalist Maria Shriver (daughter of Eunice Kennedy) is married to Arnold Schwarzenegger, 38th Governor of California 2003-.
Mark Kennedy Shriver, Maryland State Representative 1995-2003; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 2002; son of Eunice Kennedy.
The La Follettes
Main article: La Follette family
Robert M. La Follette, Sr. (1855–1925), U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1885–1891; Governor of Wisconsin, 1901–1906; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1906–1925; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1908 and 1916; Progressive Party nominee for President, 1924; father of Robert Jr. and Philip.
Robert M. La Follette, Jr. (1895–1953), U.S Senator from Wisconsin, 1925–1947; son of Robert Sr. and brother of Philip.
Philip F. La Follette (1897–1965), Governor of Wisconsin, 1931–1933 and 1935–1939; son of Robert Sr. and brother of Robert Jr.
Arthur Lee (1741–1792), delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1782; brother of Richard Henry and Francis Lightfoot.
Henry Lee III (1756–1818), known as "Light Horse Harry Lee", delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1786–1788; Governor of Virginia, 1791–1794; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1799–1801; first cousin once removed of Richard Henry, Francis Lightfoot, and Arthur Lee, brother of Charles Lee and Richard Bland Lee.
Fitzhugh Lee (1835–1905), Confederate general in the Civil War; Governor of Virginia, 1886–1890; general in U.S. Army in Spanish-American War; nephew of Robert E. Lee and grandson of Charles Lee.
William H. F. Lee (1837–1891), general in Confederate Army during Civil War; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1887–1891; grandson of Henry Lee.
The Levins
Theodore Levin (1897–1970), federal judge; father of Charles and Joseph.
Charles Levin (b. 1926), justice of Michigan State Supreme Court, 1973–1996; son of Theodore.
Joseph Levin (b. ?), candidate for U.S. representative from Michigan; son of Theodore and brother of Charles.
Saul Levin (?-?), U.S. Ambassador to Honduras; brother of Theodore.
Carl Levin (b. 1934), U.S. senator from Michigan, 1979-; son of Saul and brother of Sander.
Sander Levin (b. 1931), U.S. representative from Michigan, 1983–2003; son of Saul and brother of Carl.
The Lodges and Cabots
The Cabots and Lodges were relatives by marriage of the Adams family.
Henry Cabot Lodge (1850–1924), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1887–1893; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1893–1924; great-grandson of George Cabot.
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.
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.
The Longs
Main article: Long family
George Long (1883–1958), U.S. Representative from Louisiana, 1953–1958; brother of Huey Long and Earl Long.
Huey Long (1893–1935), Governor of Louisiana, 1928–1932; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1932–1935; assassinated in 1935; husband of Rose McConnell Long, brother of George and Earl Long.
Rose McConnell Long (1892–1970), U.S. senator from Louisiana, 1936–1937; wife of Huey Long.
Russell B. Long (b. 1918), U.S. senator from Louisiana, 1948–1987; son of Huey and Rose Long.
Earl Long (1895–1960), Governor of Louisiana, 1939–1940, 1948–1952, 1956–1960; brother of Huey and George Long.
Gillis Long (1923–1985), U.S. Representative from Louisiana, 1963–1965 and 1973–1985; cousin of Russell and Speedy Long, husband of Catherine.
Catherine Small Long (b. 1924), U.S. Representative from Louisiana, 1985–1987; wife of Gillis Long.
Speedy Oteria Long (b. 1928), U.S. Representative from Louisiana, 1965–1973; cousin of Gillis and Russell Long.
Howard Metzenbaum (b. 1917), U.S. senator from Ohio, 1974 and 1977–1995; son of James.
Joel Hyatt (b. ?), Democratic nominee for U.S. senator from Ohio, 1994; son-in-law of Howard Metzenbaum.
The Murkowskis
Main article: Murkowski family
Frank Murkowski (b. 1933), U.S Senator from Alaska, 1981–2002; Governor of Alaska, 2002-; father of Lisa Murkowski.
Lisa Murkowski (b. 1957), Alaska state representative; U.S. senator from Alaska, 2002-; daughter of Frank.
The Peckhams
Rufus W. Peckham (1809–1873), U.S. Representative from New York; District Attorney of Albany, New York; Justice of the New York Supreme Court and New York Court of Appeals.
Wheeler Hazard Peckham, (1833-?), lawyer in New York, appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by Grover Cleveland but not confirmed; son of Rufus W. and brother of Rufus Wheeler.
The Popes
Main article: Pope family
The following are members of the Pope family in no particular order:
William Aldrich (1820–1885), U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1877–1883; cousin of Nelson Aldrich and father of James Aldrich.
James Franklin Aldrich (1853–1933), U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1893–1897; son of William Aldrich.
Nelson Aldrich (1841–1915), U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, 1879–1881; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1881–1911. Cousin of William Aldrich and father of Richard Aldrich, grandfather of Nelson A. Rockefeller and Winthrop Rockefeller, great grandfather of John D. Rockefeller IV and Win Rockefeller.
Richard S. Aldrich (1884–1941), U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, 1923–1933; son of Nelson Aldrich, uncle of Nelson A. Rockefeller and Winthrop Rockefeller.
Nelson A. Rockefeller (1908–1979), Governor of New York, 1959–1973; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1964 and 1968; Vice-President, 1974–1977; brother of Winthrop Rockefeller.
Jay Rockefeller (John D. Rockefeller, IV) (b. 1937), Secretary of State of West Virginia, 1969–1972; Governor of West Virginia, 1977–1985; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1985-; great-grandson of John D. Rockefeller and nephew of Nelson Rockefeller.
Charles Percy (b. 1919), U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1967–1985; father-in-law of Jay Rockefeller.
Mark Dayton (b. 1947), U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 2001–2007; brother-in-law of Jay Rockefeller.
Win Rockefeller (b. 1948), Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, 1999–2005; candidite for governor, 2006; son of Winthrop Rockefeller.
The Romneys
Main article: Romney family
George W. Romney (1907–1995), Governor of Michigan 1963–1969; Republican presidential candidate, 1968; HUD Secretary, 1969–1973.
Willard Mitt Romney (b. 1948), Governor of Massachusetts, 2003-; son of George Romney.
The Roosevelts
Main article: Roosevelt family
James I. Roosevelt (1795–1875), U.S. Representative from New York, 1841–1843.
Robert B. Roosevelt (1829–1906), U.S. Representative from New York, 1871–1873; U.S. Minister to The Netherlands, 1888–1889; nephew of James I. Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), colonel in U.S. Army during Spanish-American War; governor of New York, 1899–1901; Vice President of the United States, 1901; 26th President of the United States, 1901–1909; Progressive Party nominee for President, 1912; nephew of Robert B. Roosevelt.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882–1945), governor of New York, 1929–1933; 32nd President of the United States, 1933–1945; fourth cousin once removed and nephew by marriage of Theodore Roosevelt, husband of Eleanor Roosevelt.
James Roosevelt (1907–1991), U.S. Representative from California, 1955–1965; son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Morris Sheppard (1875–1941), U.S. Representative from Texas, 1902–1913; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1913–1941; son of John Levi Sheppard.
Connie Mack III (b. 1940), U.S. Representative from Florida, 1983–1989; Senator from Florida 1989–2001; grandson of Morris Sheppard.
Connie Mack IV (b. 1967), U.S. Representative from Florida, 2004-; son of Connie Mack III.
The Shrivers
David Shriver , a delegate of the Maryland state legislature in 1776.
(Robert) Sargent Shriver, Jr., who was a Democratic vice-presidential candidate in 1972 and is a descendant of David Shriver. He is married to Eunice Kennedy (daughter of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.)
Charlie Taft (1843–1929), U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1895–1897; first owner of the Chicago Cubs; son of Alphonso Taft and half-brother of William Howard Taft.
Robert Alphonso Taft, U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1939–1953; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940 and 1944 and 1948 and 1952; son of William Howard Taft and nephew of Charlie Taft.
William Howard Taft III (1915–1991), ambassador to Ireland, 1953–1957; son of Robert Alphonso Taft, brother of Robert Taft, Jr.
Robert Taft, Jr. (1917–1993), U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1963–1965 and 1967–1971; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1971–1976; son of Robert Alphonso Taft and brother of William Howard Taft III.
The relationship of Kingsley A. Taft (1903–1970), U.S. senator from Ohio, 1946–1947; justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, 1948–1970; to the rest of the Taft family is unclear.
Gordon Smith is a U.S. Senator from Oregon (since 1997); unlike the rest of the family, he is a Republican. His grandfather was a Udall and he is a second cousin to both Mark and Tom Udall.
The Van Rensselaers
The Van Rensselaers are a wealthy and politically notable family centered in Albany, New York.
Solomon Van Rensselaer (1774–1852), a U.S. Representative, and lieutenant colonel during the War of 1812. He is the son of Jeremiah, nephew of Killian, and cousin of Stephen.
Killian Van Rensselaer (1763–1845), a U.S. Representative. He is the cousin of Jeremiah, and the uncle of Solomon.
