John G. Babbitt (1908β1993), Arizona State Senator 1944β49. Uncle of Bruce Babbitt and Paul Babbitt.Bruce Babbitt (born 1938), Attorney General of Arizona 1975β78, Governor of Arizona 1978β87, candidate for Democratic nomination for President of the United States 1988, U.S. Secretary of the Interior 1993β2001. Nephew of John G. Babbitt.
Paul Babbitt, former mayor of Flagstaff, Arizona and candidate for U.S. Representative from Arizona 2004. Nephew of John G. Babbitt.
Babcocks and Weekses
Joseph Weeks (1773β1845), Clerk of Richmond, New Hampshire 1802β22; New Hampshire State Representative 1807β09 1812β1913 1821β26 1830 1832β34; Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in New Hampshire 1823 1827; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1835β39. Grandfather of Joseph W. Babcock.Joseph W. Babcock (1850β1909), Wisconsin Assemblyman 1888β92, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1893β97. Grandson of Joseph Weeks.
Jose Baca (born 1947), California Assemblyman 1992β98, California State Senator 1998β99, U.S. Representative from California 1999β2013, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 2000 2004 2008, Democratic National Committeeman 2008. Father of Joe Baca, Jr. and Jeremy Baca.Joe Baca, Jr. (born 1969), California Assemblyman 2004β06. Son of Jose Baca.
Jeremy Baca, candidate for Democratic nomination for California Assembly 2006. Son of Jose Baca.
Carl G. Bachmann (1890β1980), Prosecuting Attorney of Ohio County, West Virginia 1921β24; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1925β33; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1934; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1936 1944 1948 1952; Chairman of the Ohio County, West Virginia Republican Party 1940; candidate for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate from West Virginia 1940; Mayor of Wheeling, West Virginia 1947β51; West Virginia Republican Executive Committeeman 1949β51. Father of Charles F. Bachmann.Charles F. Bachmann (1915β1983), candidate for West Virginia House Delegate 1954, West Virginia House Delegate 1957β60. Son of Carl G. Bachmann.
Robert Bacon (1860β1919), United States Assistant Secretary of State 1905 to 1909, United States Secretary of State 1909, Ambassador to France 1909 to 1912.Gaspar G. Bacon (1886β1947), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1920 1936 1940, Massachusetts State Senator 1925β32, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1933β35, candidate for Governor of Massachusetts 1934. Son of Robert Bacon.
Robert Low Bacon (1884β1938), congressman from New York 1923 to 1938.
Virginia M. Bacon, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1936. Wife of Robert Low Bacon.
Bacons of Massachusetts and New York
John Bacon (1738β1820), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1801β03. Father of Ezekiel Bacon.Ezekiel Bacon (1776β1870), Massachusetts State Representative 1805β06, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1807β13, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in Massachusetts 1811β14, Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury 1814β15, Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in New York 1818, New York Assemblyman 1819, delegate to the New York Constitutional Convention 1821, candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 1824. Son of John Bacon.William J. Bacon (1803β1889), Utica, New York Attorney 1837; New York Assemblyman 1850; Justice of the New York Supreme Court 1854β70; U.S. Representative from New York 1877β79. Son of Ezekiel Bacon.
Bacons and Howards
Augustus O. Bacon (1839β1914), Georgia State Representative 1871β86, President of the Georgia Democratic Convention 1880, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1884, U.S. Senator from Georgia 1895β1914. Cousin of William S. Howard.William S. Howard (1875β1953), Georgia State Representative 1900β01, Solicitor General of Stone Mountain, Georgia 1905β11; U.S. Representative from Georgia 1911β19; candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate from Georgia 1918. Cousin of Augustus O. Bacon.
Backus and Woodbridges
William Woodbridge (1780β1860), Ohio State Representative 1807, Ohio State Senator 1813β15, Secretary of the Michigan Territory 1815β28, U.S. Congressional Delegate from Michigan 1819β20, Justice of the Michigan Territory Supreme Court 1828β32, delegate to the Michigan Constitutional Convention 1835, candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1835, Michigan State Senator 1838β40, Governor of Michigan 1840β41, U.S. Senator from Michigan 1841β47. Father-in-law of Henry T. Backus.Henry T. Backus (1809β1877), Michigan State Representative 1840, delegate to the Michigan Constitutional Convention 1850, Michigan State Senator 1861β62, Justice of the Arizona Territory Supreme Court 1865β69. Son-in-law of William Woodbridge.
John Moran Bailey (1904β1975), Chairman of the Democratic National Committee 1961β68. Father of Barbara B. Kennelly.Barbara B. Kennelly (born 1936), Hartford, Connecticut Councilwoman 1975β79; Connecticut Secretary of State 1979β82; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1982β99; candidate for Governor of Connecticut 1998. Daughter of John Moran Bailey.
James J. Kennelly, Connecticut State Representative. Husband of Barbara B. Kennelly.John B. Kennelly, Hartford, Connecticut Common Court Councilman. Son of Barbara B. Kennelly and James J. Kennelly.
Justin Kronholm, Executive Director of the Connecticut Democratic Committee. Grandson of John Moran Bailey.
Joseph W. Bailey (1862β1929), U.S. Representative from Texas 1891β1901, U.S. Senator from Texas 1901β13, candidate for Governor of Texas 1920. Father of Joseph W. Bailey, Jr.Joseph W. Bailey, Jr. (1892β1943), U.S. Representative from Texas 1933β35, candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate from Texas 1934. Son of Joseph W. Bailey.
David Baird (1839β1927), Sheriff of Camden County, New Jersey 1887β89 1895β97; candidate for U.S. Senate from New Jersey 1910; U.S. Senator from New Jersey 1918β19. Father of David Baird, Jr.David Baird, Jr. (1881β1955), U.S. Senator from New Jersey 1929β30, candidate for Governor of New Jersey 1931. Son of David Baird.
Bakers, Dirksens, and Landons
Howard Baker, Sr. (1902β1964), Tennessee State Representative, Member of Scott County, Tennessee Board of Education 1931β32, District Attorney for 19th Circuit of Tennessee 1932β38, candidate for Governor of Tennessee 1939, candidate for U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1940, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1940 1948 1952 1956, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1951β64. Father of Howard Baker.
Irene Baker (1901β1994), Republican National Committeewoman 1960β64, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1964β65. Wife of Howard Baker, Sr.
Everett Dirksen (1896β1969), U.S. Representative from Illinois 1933β49, U.S. Senator from Illinois 1951β69, Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1953β55 1957β59. Father-in-law of Howard Baker.
Alf Landon (1887β1987), Chairman of the Kansas Central Committee, Governor of Kansas 1933β37, candidate for President of the United States 1936. Father-in-law of Howard Baker.Howard Baker (1925β2014), candidate for U.S. Senate from Tennessee 1964, U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1967β85, White House Chief of Staff 1987β89, U.S. Ambassador to Japan 2001β05. Son of Howard Baker, Sr.
Nancy Kassebaum Baker (born 1932), U.S. Senator from Kansas 1978β97. Wife of Howard Baker.William Kassebaum (born 1962), Kansas House of Representatives 2002β04. Son of Nancy Kassebaum Baker.
William Baker (1813β1872), Pennsylvania State Representative 1847β49, Mayor of Evansville, Indiana 1859β68 1870β72. Brother of Conrad Baker.
Conrad Baker (1817β1885), Indiana State Representative 1845β46, Indiana Circuit Court Judge 1852β53, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana 1856, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana 1865β67, Governor of Indiana 1867β73. Brother of William Baker.
Bakers of Indiana and Kansas
John Harris Baker (1832β1915), Indiana State Senator 1862, U.S. Representative from Indiana 1875β81, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1888, U.S. District Court Judge of Indiana 1892β1904. Brother of Lucien Baker.
Lucien Baker (1846β1907), Attorney of Leavenworth, Kansas 1872β74; U.S. Senator from Kansas 1895β1901. Brother of John Harris Baker.Francis Elisha Baker (1860β1924), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court 1899β1902, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals 1902β24. Son of John Harris Baker.
Baldaccis and Mitchells
George J. Mitchell (born 1933), candidate for Governor of Maine 1974, U.S. Attorney of Maine 1977β79, U.S. District Judge of Maine 1979β80, U.S. Senator from Maine 1980β95, U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland 1995β2000, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East 2009βpresent. Cousin of John Baldacci.
John Baldacci (born 1955), Bangor, Maine Councilman 1978β82; Maine State Senator 1982β94; U.S. Representative from Maine 1995β2003, Governor of Maine 2003β11. Cousin of George J. Mitchell.
Howard Hammond Baldrige (1864β1928), Nebraska State Senator. Father of Howard M. Baldrige.Howard M. Baldrige (1894β1985), Nebraska State Representative 1923, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1924 1928, U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1931β33. Son of Howard Hammond Baldrige.Howard M. Baldrige, Jr. (1922β1987), U.S. Secretary of Commerce 1981β87. Son of Howard M. Baldrige.
Baldwins and Barlows
Abraham Baldwin (1754β1807), Georgia State Representative 1785, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Georgia 1785 1787 1788, U.S. Representative from Georgia 1789β99, U.S. Senator from Georgia 1799β1807. Brother of Henry Baldwin.
Henry Baldwin (1780β1844), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1817β22, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1830β44. Brother of Abraham Baldwin.
Joel Barlow (1754β1812), U.S. Consul to CΓ‘diz, Spain 1792β1893; U.S. Consul General to Algiers, Algeria 1795β97; U.S. Minister to France 1811β12. Brother-in-law of Abraham Baldwin and Henry Baldwin.
An exceedingly large political family spanning the country's history. Especially notable figures include:
Roger Sherman (1721β1793)
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
William Tecumseh Sherman
Susan B. Anthony
William Maxwell Evarts
Roger Sherman Baldwin
George Frisbie Hoar
Archibald Cox
John Sherman
Oliver Phelps
Roger Sherman Greene
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Alexander Buel Trowbridge
Hoar-Baldwin-Foster-Sherman family of Massachusetts at Political Graveyard
Frank Ballance (born 1942), North Carolina State Representative 1982β85, North Carolina State Senator 1989β2002, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 2003β04. Father of Garey M. Ballance.Garey M. Ballance, North Carolina District Court Judge. Son of Frank Ballance.
Simon Bamberger (1846β1926), Utah State Senator 1903β07, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1904 1924, Governor of Utah 1917β21. Father of Julian Bamberger.Julian Bamberger (1889β1967), Utah State Senator. Son of Simon Bamberger.
Bankheads and Brockmans
Three Senators and one Speaker of the House.
Brockmans
Thomas Patterson Brockman, State Senator from South Carolina; maternal great-grandfather of John H. Bankhead II and William B. Bankhead
Bankheads
John H. Bankhead, Senator from Alabama; father of John H. Bankhead II and William B. Bankhead, grandson-in-law of Thomas Patterson Brockman
John H. Bankhead II, Senator from Alabama
William Brockman Bankhead, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives; father of actress Tallulah Bankhead
Walter Will Bankhead (1897β1988), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1940, U.S. Representative from Alabama 1941. Son of John H. Bankhead II.
Jesse Bankston (1907β2010), Member, secretary, and chairman of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education from Louisiana's 6th congressional district 1968β96, Member and former chairman of the Louisiana State Democratic Central Committee 1960β2010, father of Larry S. BankstonLarry S. Bankston (born 1951), member of the Baton Rouge City-Parish Commission 1982β88, Louisiana State Senator from East Baton Rouge Parish 1988β96, son of Jesse Bankston
Noyes Barber (1781β1844), Connecticut State Representative 1818, U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1821β35. Uncle of Edwin Barber Morgan and Christopher Morgan.Edwin Barber Morgan (1806β1881), U.S. Representative from New York 1853β59. Nephew of Noyes Barber.
Christopher Morgan (1808β1877), U.S. Representative from New York 1839β43, New York Secretary of State 1847β51, Mayor of Auburn, New York 1860 1862. Nephew of Noyes Barber.
Thomas Barbour, member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Father of James Barbour and Philip Pendleton Barbour.
Benjamin Johnson, member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Father-in-law of James Barbour.James Barbour (1775β1842), Virginia House Delegate 1796β1812, candidate for Governor of Virginia 1811, Governor of Virginia 1812β14, U.S. Senator from Virginia 1815β25, U.S. Secretary of War 1825β28, U.S. Minister to Great Britain 1828β29. Son of Thomas Barbour.
Philip Pendleton Barbour (1783β1841), U.S. Representative from Virginia 1814β25 1827β30, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives 1821β23, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1836β41. Son of Thomas Barbour.
John S. Barbour (1790β1855), Virginia House Delegate 1813β16 1820β23 1833β34, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1823β33, delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention 1829 1830, Chairman of the Democratic National Convention 1852. Nephew of Thomas Barbour.
John S. Barbour, Jr. (1820β1892), Virginia House Delegate 1847β51, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1881β87, U.S. Senator from Virginia 1889β92. Son of John S. Barbour.
Antonio R. BarcelΓ³ (1868β1938), Puerto Rico Commonwealth Senator. Grandfather of Carlos Romero BarcelΓ³.
Carlos Romero BarcelΓ³ (born 1932), Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico 1969β76; Governor of Puerto Rico 1977β85; Puerto Rico Commonwealth Senator 1986β89; Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico to the U.S. Congress 1993β2001. Grandson of Antonio R. BarcelΓ³.
C. E. "Cap" Barham (1904β1972), Lieutenant governor of Louisiana 1952β56, Louisiana State Senator from Lincoln Parish 1948β52, father of Charles C. Barham
Charles C. Barham (1934β2010), Louisiana State Senator from Lincoln Parish 1964β72, 1976β88, son of C. E. Barham
William Barksdale (1821β1863), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1852, U.S. Senator from Mississippi 1853β61. Brother of Ethelbert Barksdale.
Ethelbert Barksdale (1824β1893), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1860 1868 1872 1880, Confederate States Representative from Mississippi 1861β65, Chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Committee 1877β79, U.S. Representative from Mississippi 1883β87. Brother of William Barksdale.
NOTE: Ethelbert Barksdale was also brother-in-law of Confederate States politician James B. Owens.
Orlando M. Barnes (1824β1899), Michigan State Representative 1863β64, Mayor of Lansing, Michigan 1877; candidate for Governor of Michigan 1878. Father of Orlando F. Barnes.Orlando F. Barnes (1856β1937), Mayor of Lansing, Michigan 1883β83. Son of Orlando M. Barnes.
P.T. Barnum (1810β1891), Connecticut State Representative 1865β66 1877β79, candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1867, Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut 1875. Third cousin of William Henry Barnum.
William Henry Barnum (1818β1889), Connecticut State Representative 1851β52, U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1867β76, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1876, U.S Senator from Connecticut 1876β79, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee 1877β89. Third cousin of P.T. Barnum.
Robert Barnwell (1761β1814), Delegate to the Continental Congress from South Carolina 1788β89, delegate to the South Carolina Constitutional Convention 1788, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1791β93, South Carolina State Representative 1795β97, South Carolina State Senator 1805β06. Father of Robert Woodward Barnwell.Robert Woodward Barnwell (1801β1882), South Carolina State Representative 1826β28, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1829β33, U.S. Senator from South Carolina 1850, Confederate States Provisional Representative from South Carolina 1861β62, Confederate States Senator from South Carolina 1862β65. Son of Robert Barnwell.
Elton Joseph Barras (1923β2007), assessor of Iberia Parish, Louisiana, 1984 to 2000, father of Taylor Barras
Taylor Barras (born 1957), Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives since January 11, 2016; member of the Louisiana House since 2008 from New Iberia, son of Elton Barras
Nelson Barrere (1808β1883), Ohio State Representative 1837β38, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1851β53. Uncle of Granville Barrere.Granville Barrere (1829β1889), member of the Canton, Illinois Board of Education; U.S. Representative from Illinois 1873β75. Nephew of Nelson Barrere.
Charles Barrett, Vermont State Representative. Father of John Barrett.John Barrett (1866β1938), U.S. Minister to Siam 1894β98, U.S. Consul General in Bangkok, Thailand 1894β98; U.S. Minister to Argentina 1903β04; U.S. Minister to Panama 1904β05; U.S. Minister to Colombia 1905β06. Son of Charles Barrett.
Daniel Laurens Barringer (1788β1852), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1813β14 1819β22, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1826β35, Tennessee State Representative 1843β45. Brother of Paul Barringer.
Paul Barringer, member of the North Carolina Senate. Brother of Daniel Laurens Barringer.
Daniel Moreau Barringer (1806β1873), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1829β34 1840 1842 1854, delegate to the North Carolina Constitutional Convention 1835, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1843β49, U.S. Minister to Spain 1849β53, Chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Committee 1872. Nephew of Daniel Laurens Barringer.
Rufus Barringer (1821β1895), delegate to the North Carolina Constitutional Convention 1875, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina 1880. Nephew of Daniel Laurens Barringer.
Alexander Barrow (1801β1846), Louisiana State Representative, U.S. Senator from Louisiana 1841β46. Brother of Washington Barrow.
Washington Barrow (1807β1866), U.S. Minister to Portugal 1841β44, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1847β49, Tennessee State Senator 1860β61. Brother of Alexander Barrow.
Barrys and Blackburns
William T. Barry (1784β1835), Kentucky State Representative 1807, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1810β11, U.S. Senator from Kentucky 1814β16, Kentucky State Senator 1817β21, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky 1820β24, Kentucky Secretary of States 1824β25, candidate for Governor of Kentucky 1828, U.S. Postmaster General 1829β35. Uncle of Luke P. Blackburn and Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn.
Luke P. Blackburn (1816β1887), Governor of Kentucky 1879β83. Nephew of William T. Barry.
Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (1838β1918), Kentucky State Representative 1871β75, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1875β85, U.S. Senator from Kentucky 1895β97 1891β97. Nephew of William T. Barry.
NOTE: Luke P. Blackburn and Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn were also distant cousins of U.S. Secretary of State Henry Clay.
Roscoe Bartlett (born 1926), U.S. Representative from Maryland 1993β2013. Father of Joseph R. Bartlett.Joseph R. Bartlett (born 1969), Maryland State Representative 1999β2011. Son of Roscoe Bartlett.
Josiah Bartlett (1729β1795), New Hampshire Assemblyman 1765β75, Justice of the Peace in New Hampshire, Delegate to the Continental Congress from New Hampshire 1775β76 1778, Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court 1782β88, Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court 1788β89, Governor of New Hampshire 1790β94. Father of Josiah Bartlett, Jr.Josiah Bartlett, Jr. (1768β1838), New Hampshire State Senator 1809β10 1824, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1811β13. Son of Josiah Bartlett.Edward T. Bartlett (1841β1910), candidate for Justice of the New York 1891, Judge of the New York Court of Appeals 1894β1910. Great-grandson of Josiah Bartlett.
John D. O'Rear (1870β1918), U.S. Minister to Bolivia 1913β18. Great-grandson of Josiah Bartlett.
NOTE: John D. O'Rear was also third cousin of Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge Edward Clay O'Rear.
Willard Bartlett (1846β1925), Justice of the New York Supreme Court 1884β1906, Judge of the New York Court of Appeals 1906β13, Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals 1913β16. Brother of Franklin Bartlett.
Franklin Bartlett (1847β1909), U.S. Representative from New York 1893β97, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1896 1904. Brother of Willard Bartlett.
Dewey F. Bartlett (1919β1979), Oklahoma State Senator 1962β66, Governor of Oklahoma 1967β71, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma 1973β79. Father of Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr.Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr., Tulsa, Oklahoma Councilman 1990β94; candidate for Oklahoma State Senate 2004, elected Mayor of Tulsa 2009. Son of Dewey F. Bartlett.
Mordecai Bartley (1783β1870), Ohio State Senator 1816β18, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1823β31, Governor of Ohio 1844β46. Father of Thomas W. Bartley.Thomas W. Bartley (1812β1885), Ohio State Representative 1829β31, Ohio State Senator 1841β45, Governor of Ohio 1844, Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court 1852β59. Son of Mordecai Bartley.
Craig Self (born 1940) Connecticut Former Republican Town Chair of Wallingford, Connecticut. Father of State Senator Dante Bartolomeo.
Dante Bartolomeo Connecticut (born 1969) Democratic State Senator of CT's 13th District, she was elected in 2012 . She is currently serving her first term in the state senate . Also, Dante Bartolomeo was a former Meriden City Councilor. She also served as an advocate for the Healthcare 4 Everyone CT.
Riley Bartolomeo (born 1996) Connecticut Maloney High School Class President. He also serves on the Board of Education Wellness Committee. Son of Sen. Bartolomeo. He was also Maloney's first Class President in its 50-year history to have a learning disability .
David Barton (1783β1837), Missouri State Representative, U.S. Senator from Missouri 1821β31. Brother of Joshua Barton.
Joshua Barton (1792β1823), Missouri Secretary of State, U.S. District Attorney of Jefferson County, Missouri. Brother of David Barton.
Bartons and Hamlins
Courtney W. Hamlin (1858β1950), U.S. Representative from Missouri 1903β05 1907β19. Cousin of William Edward Barton.
William Edward Barton (1868β1955), delegate to the Missouri Judicial Convention 1896 1906, Prosecuting Attorney of Texas County, Missouri 1901β02; Circuit Judge in Missouri 1923β28 1934β46; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1931β33. Cousin of Courtney W. Hamlin.
Charles Barwig (1837β1912), Mayor of Mayville, Wisconsin 1886β88; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1889β95. Father of Byron Barwig.
Byron Barwig (1862β1943), Mayor of Mayville, Wisconsin; delegate to the 1908 Democratic National Convention; Wisconsin State Senator. Son of Charles Barwig.
Coles Bashford (1816β1878), District Attorney of Wayne County, New York 1847β50; Wisconsin State Senator 1853β55; candidate for Governor of Wisconsin 1855; Governor of Wisconsin 1856β58; Attorney General of Arizona Territory 1864β66; U.S. Congressional Delegate from Arizona Territory 1867β69; Secretary of Arizona Territory 1869β76. Father of Levi Bashford.Levi Bashford, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1880. Son of Coles Bashford.
Robert P. Bass (1873β1960), New Hampshire State Representative 1905 1909, New Hampshire State Senator 1910, Governor of New Hampshire 1911β13. Father of Perkins Bass and Robert P. Bass, Jr.Perkins Bass (1912β2011), New Hampshire State Representative 1939 1941 1947 1951, New Hampshire State Senator 1949β51, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1955β63, candidate for U.S. Senate from New Hampshire 1962, Selectman of Peterborough, New Hampshire 1972β76. Son of Robert P. Bass.
Robert P. Bass, Jr. (born 1923), Republican National Committeeman 1970β73, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1972. Son of Robert P. Bass.Charles Foster Bass (born 1952), candidate for the Republican nomination for U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1980, member of the New Hampshire General Court 1982β88, delegate to the New Hampshire Constitutional Convention 1984, New Hampshire State Senator 1988β92, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1995β2007. 2011β2013 Son of Perkins Bass.
Herbert H. Bateman (1928β2000), Virginia State Senator 1968β83, candidate for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia 1981, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1983β2000. Father of Herbert H. Bateman, Jr.Herbert H. Bateman, Jr., Newport News, Virginia Councilman. Son of Herbert H. Bateman.
Three brothers:
Frederick Bates, Governor of Missouri
Edward Bates, Attorney General of the United States
James Woodson Bates, delegate to U.S. Congress
NOTE: Frederick Bates, Edward Bates and James Woodson Bates were also third cousins once removed of U.S. Representative Samuel H. Woodson, Missouri Governor Silas Woodson, Kansas Territory Governor Daniel Woodson and Montana legislator John Archibald Woodson, and third cousin twice removed of Democratic National Committeeman Urey Woodson. James Woodson Bates was also stepfather of Arkansas State Representative Matthew C. Moore.
George J. Bates (1891β1949), Massachusetts State Representative 1918β24, Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts 1924β37; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1937β49. Father of William H. Bates.William H. Bates (1917β1969), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1950β69. Son of George J. Bates.
Bates and Thayers
John Thayer (1820β1906), Nebraska Territory Senator 1860, delegate to the Nebraska Territory Constitutional Convention 1860 1866, U.S. Senator from Nebraska 1867β71, Governor of Wyoming Territory 1875β78, Governor of Nebraska 1897β91. Uncle of Arthur Laban Bates.Arthur Laban Bates (1859β1934), Solicitor of Meadville, Pennsylvania 1889β96; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1901β13; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1924. Nephew of John Thayer.
John S. Battle (1890β1972), Virginia House Delegate 1929, Virginia State Senator 1934β50, Governor of Virginia 1950β54, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1952, candidate for Democratic nomination for President of the United States 1956. Father of William Cullen Battle.William Cullen Battle, U.S. Ambassador to Australia 1962β64. Son of John S. Battle.
J. D. Batton (1911β1981), sheriff of Webster Parish, Louisiana, from 1952 to 1964, brother of Jack Batton
Jack Batton (1913β1996), mayor of Minden, Louisiana, from 1978 to 1982, and previously a member of the city council, brother of J. D. Batton
James P. Baxter (1831β1921), Mayor of Portland, Maine 1893β96 1904β05. Father of Percival Proctor Baxter.Percival Proctor Baxter (1876β1969), Maine State Representative 1905β06 1917β20, Maine State Senator 1909β10, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1920 1924 1928, Governor of Maine 1921β25. Son of James P. Baxter.
Baxters of North Carolina and Wyoming
John Baxter (1819β1886), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1842β43 1846β48 1852β57, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals 1877β86. Father of George W. Baxter.George W. Baxter (1855β1929), Governor of Wyoming Territory 1886, delegate to the Wyoming Constitutional Convention 1889, candidate for Governor of Wyoming 1890, candidate for U.S. Senate from Wyoming 1893. Son of John Baxter.
Bayard and Clayton family
Main article: Bayard family
John Bubenheim Bayard (1738β1807) 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 (1744β1798) State court judge, Delaware; Governor, Delaware, 1789β96; U.S. Senator, Delaware, 1798; he died in office 1798. Son-in-law of Richard Bassett; father of Thomas Clayton; uncle of John M. Clayton.
Richard Bassett (1745β1815) 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, 1789β93; common pleas court judge, Delaware, 1793β99; Governor, Delaware, 1799β1801; 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; great-great-grandfather of Thomas F. Bayard, Jr.; great-great grandfather of Alexis I. du Pont Bayard.James A. Bayard, Sr. (1767β1815) member, U.S. Representative, Delaware at-large, 1797β1803; 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; great-grandfather of Thomas F. Bayard, Jr.; great-great-great-grandfather of Alexis I. du Pont Bayard.
Thomas Clayton (1777β1854) Member, Delaware state house of representatives, 1802β06, 1810, 1812β13; member, Delaware state senate, 1808, 1821; secretary of state, Delaware, 1808β10; Delaware state attorney general, 1810β15; U.S. Representative, Delaware at-large, 1815β17; U.S. Senator, Delaware, 1824β27, 1837β47; judge, common pleas court, Delaware, 1828; superior court judge, Delaware, 1832. Son of Joshua Clayton; cousin of John M. Clayton.
Richard H. Bayard (1796β1868) Mayor, Wilmington, Delaware, 1832; U.S. Senator, Delaware, 1836β39, 1841β45; justice, Delaware state supreme court, 1839β41; U.S. ChargΓ© 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 M. Clayton (1796β1856) Member, Delaware state house of representatives, 1824; secretary of state, Delaware, 1826; U.S. Senator, Delaware, 1829β36, 1845β49, 1853β56; 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 C. Douglass Buck.James A. Bayard, Jr. (1799β1880) U.S. Senator, Delaware, 1851β64, 1867β69; 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; grandfather of Thomas F. Bayard, Jr.; great-grandfather of Alexis I. du Pont Bayard.Thomas F. Bayard (1828β1898) U.S. Senator, Delaware, 1869β85; candidate, Democratic nomination for President, 1880, 1884; U.S. Secretary of State, 1885β89; U.S. Ambassador, United Kingdom, 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 I. du Pont Bayard.
Henry A. du Pont (1838β1926) Colonel, Union Army, Civil War; U.S. Senator, Delaware, 1906β17; defeated, 1916. Received the Medal of Honor in 1898 for his handling of the retreat at the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 19, 1864. Cousin of T. Coleman du Pont.
T. Coleman du Pont (1863β1930) Delegate, Republican National Convention, Delaware, 1908 (alternate), 1920, 1928; member, Republican National Committee, Delaware, 1908β30; candidate, Republican nomination for President, 1916; U.S. Senator, Delaware, 1921β22, 1925β28; defeated, 1922; resigned 1928. Cousin of Henry A. du Pont; father-in-law of C. Douglass Buck.
Alfred I. du Pont (1864β1935), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1916. First cousin of T. Coleman du Pont and Pierre S. du Pont.
Pierre S. du Pont (1870β1954), member of the Delaware Board of Education 1919β21. First cousin of T. Coleman du Pont and Alfred I. du Pont.
Henry B. du Pont (1898β1970), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1936. First cousin of Henry A. du Pont.
Francis V. du Pont, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1944 1948, Republican National Committeeman 1952. First cousin of Henry A. du Pont, T. Coleman du Pont, Alfred I. du Pont, and Pierre S. du Pont.Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. (1868β1942) Lawyer; (Skull and Bones) Chairman, Delaware Democratic Party, 1906β16; U.S. Senator, Delaware, 1922β29; 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; married to Elizabeth Bradford du Pont Bayard; father of Alexis I. du Pont Bayard.
Elizabeth Bradford du Pont Bayard (1880β1975) Alternate delegate, Democratic National Convention, Delaware, 1944. Married to Thomas F. Bayard, Jr.; mother of Alexis I. du Pont Bayard.
C. Douglass Buck (1890β1965) Governor, Delaware, 1929β37; member, Republican National Committee, Delaware, 1932; delegate, Republican National Convention, Delaware, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948; U.S. Senator, Delaware, 1943β49; defeated, 1948. Great-grandnephew of John M. Clayton; son-in-law of T. Coleman du Pont.
Reynolds du Pont (1918β1980), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1964. First cousin twice removed of Henry A. du Pont.Alexis I. du Pont Bayard (1918β1985) 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; son of Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. and Elizabeth Bradford du Pont Bayard.
Pierre S. du Pont IV (born 1935), member of the Delaware Legislature, U.S. Representative from Delaware 1971β77, Governor of Delaware 1977β85, candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States 1988. Nephew of Reynolds du Pont.
Birch E. Bayh II (born 1928), U.S. senator from Indiana, 1963β81, and 1976 presidential candidate. Father of Evan Bayh.B. Evans "Evan" Bayh III (born 1955), Secretary of State, Indiana, 1986β89, Governor, Indiana, 1989β97, U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1999β2011 Son of Birch Bayh.
William Baylies (1776β1865), Massachusetts State Representative 1808β09 1812β13 1820β21, Massachusetts State Senator 1825β26 1830β31, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1813β17 1833β35. Brother of Francis Baylies.
Francis Baylies (1783β1852), candidate f8, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1821β27, Massachusetts State Representative 1827β32 1835, U.S. ChargΓ© d'Affaires to Argentina 1832. Brother of William Baylies.
Thomas M. Bayly (1775β1829), Virginia House Delegate 1804β14, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1817β23. Father of Thomas H. Bayly.Thomas H. Bayly (1810β1856), Virginia House Delegate 1836β42, Judge of the Superior Court of Law and Chancery of Virginia 1842β44, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1844β56. Son of Thomas M. Bayly.
George M. Beakes (1831β1900), New York Assemblyman 1891β92. Father of Samuel W. Beakes.
Hiram J. Beakes, Michigan State Representative 1863β64, Washtenaw County, Michigan Probate Court Judge 1864β72; Mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan 1873β75. Father-in-law of Samuel W. Meakes.Samuel W. Beakes (1861β1927), Mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan 1888β90; Postmaster of Ann Arbor, Michigan 1894β98; Treasurer of Ann Arbor, Michigan 1891β93 1903β05; U.S. Representative from Michigan 1913β17 1917β19; delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1916. Son of George M. Beakes.
Beales, Blaines, and Ewings
John Hoge Ewing (1796β1887), Pennsylvania State Representative 1835β36, Pennsylvania State Senator 1838β42, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1845β47. Uncle by marriage of James G. Blaine.James G. Blaine (1830β1893), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1856, Maine State Representative 1859β62, U.S. Representative from Maine 1863β76, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representative 1869β75, candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States 1876 1880, U.S. Senator from Maine 1876β81, U.S. Secretary of States 1881 1889β92, candidate for President of the United States 1884. Nephew by marriage of John Hoge Ewing.Truxtun Beale (1856β1936), U.S. Minister to Persia 1891β92, U.S. Minister to Greece 1892β93, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1912. Son-in-law of James G. Blaine.
NOTE: Truxtun Beale was also son of U.S. Minister Edward Fitzgerald Beale.
James Glenn Beall (1894β1971), Maryland State Senator 1930β34, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1936 1940 1956 1960, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1943β53, U.S. Senator from Maryland 1953β65. Father of John Glenn Beall, Jr. and George Beall.John Glenn Beall, Jr. (1927β2006), Maryland House Delegate 1962β68, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1969β71, U.S. Senator from Maryland 1971β77, candidate for Governor of Maryland 1978. Son of James Glenn Beall.
George Beall (born 1937), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1968, U.S. Attorney of Maryland 1970β75. Son of James Glenn Beall.
Beaupres and Marshes
C.W. Marsh, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1880. Father-in-law of Arthur M. Beaupre.Arthur M. Beaupre (1853β1919), Clerk of Kane County, Illinois 1886β94; U.S. Consul General in BogotΓ‘, Colombia 1902; U.S. Minister to Colombia 1903; U.S. Minister to Argentina 1904β08; U.S. Minister to the Netherlands 1908β11; U.S. Minister to Luxembourg 1908β11; U.S. Minister to Cuba 1911β13. Son-in-law of C.W. Marsh.
Beauregards, Slidells, and Villeres
John Slidell (1793β1871), candidate for U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1828, District Attorney in New Orleans, Louisiana 1829β33; Louisiana State Representative; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1843β45; U.S. Minister to Mexico 1845β46; U.S. Senator from Louisiana 1853β61. Brother-in-law of P.G.T. Beauregard.
P.G.T. Beauregard (1818β1893), Commissioner of Public Works of New Orleans, Louisiana. Brother-in-law of John Slidell.
Jacques Villere (1761β1830), Justice of the Peace in Louisiana, candidate for Governor of Louisiana 1812, Governor of Louisiana 1816β20. Step-grandson of P.G.T. Beauregard.
Maximilian F. Becker, Leader of Lynbrook Democratic Club in the 1910s. Father of Frank J. Becker.
Frank J. Becker (1899β1981), New York State Assemblyman 1945β52, Congressman from New York's 3rd and 5th Districts 1953β65, delegate to the 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Republican National Convention. Father of Francis X. Becker Sr and Robert G. Becker. Son of Maximillian F. Becker.Francis X. Becker Sr (1926-2016), Lynbrook, New York Mayor 1968β81, State Supreme Court Justice 1950s-1980s. Son of Frank J. Becker.
Robert G. Becker, Executive Leader of Lynbrook, New York Republican Club. Brother of Francis X. Becker Sr.Gregory R. Becker (Born 1954), New York State Assemblyman 1983β97, Candidate for Congress in 1998, Executive Leader of Lynbrook Republican Club. Son of Francis X. Becker Sr, brother of Francis X. Becker Jr and Hilary Becker.
Francis X. Becker Jr (Born 1952), Nassau County, New York Legislator 1995β2015, Candidate for Congress in 2010, 2012, Executive Leader of Lynbrook Republican Club. Son of Francis X. Becker Sr, brother of Gregory and Hilary Becker.
Hilary Becker, Lynbrook, New York Village Trustee 2009βPresent. Brother of Francis X. Becker Jr and Gregory Becker.
Bedfords and Reads
George Ross (1730β1779), Pennsylvania Colony Assemblyman 1768β76, delegate to the Pennsylvania Colony Constitutional Convention 1774, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania 1774β77, Judge in Pennsylvania 1779. Brother-in-law of George Read.
George Read (1733β1798), Delegate to the Continental Congress from Delaware 1774β77, Delaware Assemblyman 1776β88, President of Delaware 1777β78, delegate to the Philadelphia Convention, U.S. Senator from Delaware 1789β95, Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court 1793β98. Brother-in-law of George Ross.George Read, Jr. (1765β1836), U.S. Attorney of Delaware 1789β1836. Son of George Read.
John Read (1760β1854), Pennsylvania State Senator 1816β17. Son of George Read.
Gunning Bedford, Sr. (1742β1797), Delaware Assemblyman 1783β87, Governor of Delaware 1796β97. Son-in-law of George Read.
Gunning Bedford, Jr. (1747β1812), Delegate to the Continental Congress from Delaware 1783β84 1784β86. Cousin of Gunning Bedford, Sr.John Meredith Read (1797β1874), Pennsylvania State Representative 1823β25, U.S. Attorney in Pennsylvania 1837β41, Attorney General of Pennsylvania 1846, Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court 1858β72, Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court 1872β73. Son of John Read.John Meredith Read, Jr. (1837β1896), U.S. Minister to Greece 1873β77, U.S. ChargΓ© d'Affaires to Greece 1877β79. Son of John Meredith Read.
NOTE: John Read was also son-in-law of Continental Congressional Delegate Samuel Meredith.
George M. Bedinger (1756β1843), Kentucky State Representative 1792, Kentucky State Senator 1800β01, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1803β07. Uncle of Henry Bedinger.Henry Bedinger (1812β1858), U.S. Representative from Virginia 1845β49, U.S. Minister to Denmark 1853β58. Nephew of George M. Bedinger.
Thomas Bee (1739β1812), South Carolina State Representative 1778β79 1786β88, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina 1779β80, Delegate to the Continental Congress from South Carolina 1780β81, South Carolina State Senator 1788β90, Judge of U.S. District Court of South Carolina 1790β1812. Grandfather of Hamilton Prioleau Bee.Hamilton Prioleau Bee (1822β1897), Texas State Representative 1849β59. Grandson of Thomas Bee.Carlos Bee (1867β1932), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1904 1908, Texas State Senator 1915β19, U.S. Representative from Texas 1919β21. Son of Hamilton Prioleau Bee.
NOTE: Thomas Bee was also father of Texas Republic politician Barnard E. Bee, Sr.. Hamilton Prioleau Bee was also nephew of U.S. Representative James Hamilton, Jr..
Joe Begich (1930β), Mayor of Eveleth, Minnesota 1965β74, Minnesota House of Representatives 1975β92, Member Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board 1977β92 (Legislative) and 1999β2013 (Citizen)
Nick Begich (1932β1972), Alaska State Senate 1962β70, U.S. House of Representatives 1970β72
Margaret "Pegge" Begich (1938β), Democratic National Committewoman 1984, candidate for U.S. Representative from Alaska 1984, 1986. Wife of Nick Begich.Nicholas J. Begich (1958β), candidate for Governor of Alaska 1998, candidate for Alaska state representative 2004. Son of Nick Begich and Margaret Begich and father of Nicholas Begich III.
Thomas Begich (1960β), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 2004, Alaska state senator 2017βpresent. Son of Nick Begich and Margaret Begich.
Mark Begich (1962β), Anchorage Assembly 1988β98, Mayor of Anchorage 2003β09, U.S. Senator 2009-15. Son of Nick Begich
Deborah Bonito, Chairwoman of the Alaska Democratic Party. Wife of Mark Begich.Nicholas Begich III (ca. 1977β), candidate for Anchorage Assembly 2016. Son of Nicholas J. Begich.
Behms and Orths
C. Henry Orth (1773β1816), Pennsylvania State Senator 1801β04. Uncle of Godlove S. Orth.Godlove S. Orth (1817β1882), Indiana State Senator 1843β48, U.S. Representative from Indiana 1863β71 1873β75 1879β82, U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary 1875β76. Nephew of C. Henry Orth.Godlove O. Behm (1828β1888), Indiana State Representative 1851β52. Nephew of Godlove S. Orth.
NOTE: C. Henry Orth was also father-in-law of U.S. Representative Luther Reily.
James B. Belford (1837β1910), Indiana State Representative 1867, Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court, U.S. Representative from Colorado 1976β1877 1879β85. Cousin of Joseph M. Belford.
Joseph M. Belford (1852β1917), Chairman of the Suffolk County, New York Republican Committee; Clerk of the Suffolk County, New York Surrogate Court; U.S. Representative from New York 1897β99; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1900; Surrogate of Suffolk County, New York 1904β10. Cousin of Joseph M. Belford.
William W. Belknap (1829β1890), Iowa State Representative 1857β58, U.S. Secretary of War 1869β76. Father of Hugh R. Belknap.Hugh R. Belknap (1860β1901), U.S. Representative from Illinois 1895β99. Son of William W. Belknap.
William Burke Belknap (1835β1965), member of Kentucky state house of representatives 59th District, 1924β28, 1934β35; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1933.
Morris Burke Belknap (1856β1910), Republican nominee for Governor of Kentucky in 1903.
John Bell (1765β1836), Governor of New Hampshire 1828β29. Brother of Samuel Bell.
Samuel Bell (1770β1850), New Hampshire State Representative 1804β07, New Hampshire State Senator, New Hampshire Executive Councilman 1809β11, Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court 1816β19, Governor of New Hampshire 1819β23, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire 1823β35. Brother of John Bell.James Bell (1805β1857), New Hampshire State Representative 1846β50, candidate for Governor of New Hampshire 1854 1855, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire 1855β57. Son of Samuel Bell.
Charles H. Bell (1823β1893), New Hampshire State Representative 1858β60, New Hampshire State Senator 1863β64, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire 1879, Governor of New Hampshire 1881β83, President of the New Hampshire Constitutional Convention 1889. Son of John Bell.Samuel Newell Bell (1829β1889), U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1871β73 1875β77. Grandson of Samuel Bell.
Leonard Myers (1827β1905), Pennsylvania representative in the U.S. House 1863β69 1869β75. Daughter Fleurette de Benneville married John C. Bell.
John C. Bell (1861β1935), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1904, Pennsylvania Attorney General 1911β15. Father of John C. Bell, Jr.John C. Bell, Jr. (1892β1974), Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania 1943β47, Governor of Pennsylvania 1947, Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court 1950β61, Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court 1961β72. Son of John C. Bell, grandson of Leonard Myers.
Bells and Brabsons
Reese Bowen Brabson (1817β1863), Tennessee State Representative 1851β52, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1859β61. Uncle of Charles K. Bell.Charles K. Bell (1853β1913), Prosecuting Attorney of Hamilton County, Texas 1876; District Attorney of Hamilton County, Texas 1880β82; delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1884; Texas State Senator 1884β88; District Court Judge in Texas 1888β90; U.S. Representative from Texas 1893β97; Attorney General of Texas 1901β04. Nephew of Reese Bowen Brabson.
Bells and Keebles
John Bell (1797β1869), Tennessee State Senator 1817, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1827β41, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives 1834β35, U.S. Secretary of War 1841, Tennessee State Representative 1847, U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1847β59, candidate for President of the United States 1860. Father-in-law of Edwin Augustus Keeble.Edwin Augustus Keeble (1807β1868), Mayor of Murfreesboro, Tennessee 1838β55; member of the Tennessee Legislature 1861; Confederate States Representative from Tennessee 1864β65. Son-in-law of John Bell.
John Slidell (1793β1871), Louisiana State Representative, candidate for U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1828, U.S. District Attorney in Louisiana 1829β33, candidate for U.S. Senate from Louisiana 1834 1836 1848, U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1843β45, U.S. Senator from Louisiana 1853β61, Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. Uncle-in-law of August Belmont.
August Belmont (1813β1890), U.S. Minister to the Netherlands 1853β57, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1860, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Nephew-in-law of John Slidell.Perry Belmont (1851β1947), U.S. Representative from New York 1881β89, U.S. Ambassador to Spain 1889. Son of August Belmont.
Oliver Belmont (1858β1908), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1900, U.S. Representative from New York 1901β03. Son of August Belmont.
NOTE: John Slidells's brother-in-law, Matthew C. Perry, was also brother-in-law of George Washington Rodgers, Rodgers' brother, John Rodgers, was father-in-law of Montgomery C. Meigs, who was grandnephew of U.S. Postmaster General Return J. Meigs, Jr. Slidell was also grandfather-in-law of U.S. diplomat Joseph Grew and great-grandfather-in-law of U.S. diplomat Jay Pierrepont Moffat. August Butler was also first cousin by marriage of U.S. Senator Matthew C. Butler.
Benjamins and Hyams
Henry M. Hyams (1806β1875), Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana 1859. Cousin of Judah P. Benjamin.
Judah P. Benjamin (1811β1884), Louisiana State Representative 1842β44, delegate to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention 1845, U.S. Senator from Louisiana 1853β61, Attorney General of the Confederate States 1861, Confederate States Secretary of War 1861β62, Confederate States Secretary of State 1862β65. Cousin of Henry M. Hyams.
William S. Bennet (1870β1962), New York Assemblyman 1901β02, Justice of the New York City Municipal Court 1903, U.S. Representative from New York 1905β11 1915β17, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1808 1916, candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 1936 1944, delegate to the New York Constitutional Convention 1938. Father of Augustus W. Bennet.Augustus W. Bennet (1897β1983), U.S. Representative from New York 1945β47. Son of William S. Bennet.
Wallace Foster Bennett (1898β1993), U.S. Senator from Utah 1951β74. Father of Robert Foster Bennett.Robert Foster Bennett (1933-2016), U.S. Senator from Utah 1993β2011. Son of Wallace F. Bennett.
Bennetts and Memmingers
Thomas Bennett, Jr. (1781β1865), Governor of South Carolina 1820β22. Adoptive father of Christopher G. Memminger.Christopher G. Memminger (1803β1888), member of the South Carolina Legislature 1836β52 1854β60 1876β79, Delegate to the Confederate States Provisional Congress from South Carolina 1861β62, Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury 1861β64. Adoptive son of Thomas Bennett, Jr.Lucien Memminger, U.S. Vice Consul in Boma, Belgian Congo 1907β08; U.S. Vice Consul in Naples, Italy 1908β10; U.S. Vice Consul in Beirut, Lebanon 1910β11; U.S. Vice Consul in Smyrna, Anatolia 1911; U.S. Consul in Rouen, France 1914; U.S. Consul in Madras, India 1916β19; U.S. Consul in Leghorn, Italy 1920β21; U.S. Consul in Bordeaux, France 1924β29; U.S. Consul General in Belfast, Northern Ireland 1932; U.S. Consul General in Paramaribo, Suriname 1943. Grandson of Christopher G. Memminger.Robert B. Memminger (1904β1981), U.S. Vice Consul in Zagreb, Croatia 1938; U.S. Vice Consul in Montevideo, Uruguay 1943; U.S. Consul in Basra, Iraq 1944; U.S. Consul in Baghdad, Iraq 1944. Nephew of Lucien Memminger.
Philip Allen Bennett (1881β1942), Chairman of the Dallas County, Missouri Republican Committee; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1912; Missouri State Senator 1921β25; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri 1925β29; candidate for Governor of Missouri 1928; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 1938; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1941β42. Father of Marion Tinsley Bennett.Marion Tinsley Bennett (1914β2000), U.S. Representative from Missouri 1943β49, Judge of U.S. Court of Claims 1972β82, Circuit Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals 1982β97. Son of Philip Allen Bennett.
Henry L. Benson (1854β1921), District Attorney in Oregon 1892β96, Oregon State Representative 1897, Circuit Court Judge in Oregon 1898β1914, Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court 1915β21. Brother of Frank W. Benson.
Frank W. Benson (1858β1911), Oregon Secretary of State 1907β11, Governor of Oregon 1909β10. Brother of Henry L. Benson.
Alvin Morell Bentley (1918β1969), U.S. Representative from Michigan 1953β61, candidate for U.S. Senate from Michigan 1960, delegate to the Michigan Constitutional Convention 1961 1962, candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1962. Father of Alvin M. Bentley, Jr.Alvin M. Bentley, Jr. (born 1941), Chairman of the Shiawassee County, Michigan Republican Party 1968β73. Son of Alvin Morell Bentley.
Nathaniel S. Benton (1792β1869), New York State Senator 1828β31, U.S. Attorney in New York 1831, New York Secretary of States 1845β47. Brother of Charles S. Benton.
Charles S. Benton (1810β1882), U.S. Representative from New York 1843β47, candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1862, Judge of La Crosse County, Wisconsin 1874β81. Brother of Nathaniel S. Benton.
Bentons, Browns, Clays, Fremonts, and McDowells
The Benton-Brown-Fremont-Clay-McDowell family is a family of politicians from the United States. Below is a list of members:
John Brown (1757β1837), Virginia State Senator 1783β88, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia 1787β88, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1789β92, U.S. Senator from Kentucky 1792β1805. Brother of James Brown.
John Breckinridge (1760β1806), candidate for U.S. Senate from Kentucky 1794, Attorney General of Kentucky 1795β97, Kentucky State Representative 1798β1800, U.S. Senator from Kentucky 1801β05. Cousin of John Brown and James Brown.
James Breckinridge (1763β1833), Virginia House Delegate 1789β1802 1806β08 1819β21 1823β24, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1809β17. Cousin of John Brown and James Brown.
Francis Preston (1765β1836), Virginia House Delegate 1788β89 1812β14, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1793β97, Virginia State Senator 1816β20. Cousin of John Brown and James Brown.
James Brown (1766β1835), Secretary of the Louisiana Territory, U.S. District Attorney of Louisiana Territory, U.S. Senator from Louisiana 1813β17 1819β23, U.S. Minister to France 1823β29. Brother of John Brown.
Henry Clay (1777β1852), U.S. Senator from Kentucky 1806β07 1810β11 1831β42 1849β52, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1811β14 1815β21 1823β25, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representative 1811β13 1813β14 1815β17 1817β19 1819β20 1823β25, candidate for President of the United States 1824 1832 1844, U.S. Secretary of State 1825β29. Brother-in-law of James Brown.
Thomas Hart Benton (1782β1858), U.S. Senator from Missouri 1821β51, U.S. Representative from Missouri 1853β55. Cousin-in-law of James Brown and Henry Clay.
James McDowell (1795β1851), Virginia House Delegate 1831β35 1838, Governor of Virginia 1843β46, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1846β51. Brother-in-law of Thomas Hart Benton.
Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810β1903), U.S. Ambassador to Russia 1861β62 1863β69. Second cousin of Henry Clay.Henry Clay, Jr. (1811β1847), Kentucky State Representative 1835β37. Son of Henry Clay.
John C. Fremont (1813β1890), Governor of California 1847, U.S. Senator from California 1850β51, candidate for President of the United States 1856, Governor of Arizona Territory 18178-1881. Son-in-law of Thomas Hart Benton.
James Brown Clay (1817β1864), U.S. ChargΓ© d'Affaires to Portugal 1849β50, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1857β59. Son of Henry Clay.
Charles Donald Jacob (1838β1898), Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky 1873β78 1882β84 1888β90; U.S. Minister to Colombia 1886. Brother-in-law of James Brown Clay.
Bentons and Dargans
Lemuel Benton (1754β1818), South Carolina State Representative 1782β88, Justice of Darlington County, South Carolina Court 1785 1791; delegate to the South Carolina Constitutional Convention 1788 1790; Sheriff of Cheraw District, South Carolina 1789 1791; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1793β99. Great-grandfather of George W. Dargan.George W. Dargan (1841β1898), South Carolina State Representative 1877, Circuit Court Solicitor in South Carolina 1880, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1883β91. Great-grandson of Lemuel Benton.
Lloyd Bentsen (1921β2006), Hidalgo County, Texas Judge 1946β49; U.S. Representative from Texas 1949β55; U.S. Senator from Texas 1971β93; candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States 1976; candidate for Vice President of the United States 1988; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 1993β94. Husband of B.A. Bentsen.
B.A. Bentsen (born 1922), Democratic National Committeewoman. Wife of Lloyd Bentsen.Ken Bentsen, Jr. (born 1959), U.S. Representative from Texas 1995β2003, candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate 2002. Nephew of Lloyd Bentsen.
John Teunis Bergen (1786β1855), Sheriff of Kings County, New York 1821β25 1828β31; U.S. Representative from New York 1831β33. Second cousin of Teunis G. Bergen.
Teunis G. Bergen (1806β1881), delegate to the New York Constitutional Convention 1846 1867 1868, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1860, U.S. Representative from New York 1865β67. Second cousin of John Teunis Bergen.
Campbell P. Berry (1834β1901), California Assemblyman 1869β73 1875β80, U.S. Representative from California 1879β83. Cousin of James Henderson Berry.James Henderson Berry (1841β1913), Arkansas State Representative 1866 1872β74, Arkansas State Court Judge 1878, Governor of Arkansas 1883β85, U.S. Senator from Arkansas 1885β1907. Cousin of Campbell P. Berry.
Berrys and Johnsons
John Berry (1833β1879), U.S. Representative from Ohio 1873β75. Father-in-law of Henry V. Johnson.Henry V. Johnson, Attorney of Scott County, Kentucky; U.S. Attorney of Colorado 1893β97; Mayor of Denver, Colorado 1899β1901. Son-in-law of John Berry.
NOTE: Henry V. Johnson was also son of Confederate Governor of Kentucky George W. Johnson.
Steve Beshear (1944-) Governor of Kentucky 2007-2015 Father of Andy Beshear.
Andy Beshear (1977-) Attorney General of Kentucky 2016-present. Son of Steve Beshear.
Tom Bevill (1921β2005), Alabama State Representative 1958β66, U.S. Representative from Alabama 1967β97, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1996. Father of Don Bevill.Don Bevill, candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama 1998. Son of Tom Bevill.
Bibbs and Graves
William Wyatt Bibb (1781β1820), Georgia State Representative 1803β05, U.S. Representative from Georgia 1807β13, U.S. Senator from Georgia 1813β16, Governor of Alabama Territory 1817β19, Governor of Alabama 1819β20. Brother of Thomas Bibb.
Thomas Bibb (1783β1839), delegate to the Alabama Constitutional Convention 1819, Governor of Alabama 1820β21. Brother of William Wyatt Bibb.Bibb Graves (1873β1942), member of Alabama Legislature, Montgomery, Alabama City Attorney; candidate for Governor of Alabama 1922; Governor of Alabama 1927β31 1935β39. Cousin of William Wyatt Bibb and Thomas Bibb.
Dixie Bibb Graves (1882β1965), U.S. Senator from Alabama 1937β38. Wife of Bibb Graves.
Bibbs and Scotts
Charles Scott (1739β1813), member of the Virginia Legislature 1789, Governor of Kentucky 1808β12. Father-in-law of George M. Bibb.George M. Bibb (1776β1859), Kentucky State Representative 1806 1817, U.S. District Attorney of Kentucky 1807β08 1819β24, Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals 1808β10 1828, U.S. Senator from Kentucky 1811β14 1829β35, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 1844β45. Son-in-law of Charles Scott.
Biddle family of Philadelphia and New York
Chris Biddle (2001βpresent), a leading representative member of the hacktivist group Anonymous (group).
Bidens and Blewitts
Edward F. Blewitt (1859β1926), Pennsylvania State Senator. Great-grandfather of Joseph R. Biden, Jr..
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (born 1942), New Castle County, Delaware Councilman 1970β72; U.S. Senator Delaware 1973β2009; candidate for Democratic nomination for President 1988 2008; Vice President of the United States 2009β2017. Great-grandson of Edward F. Blewitt.Joseph R. Biden III (1969β2015), Attorney General of Delaware 2007β15. Son of Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
Benjamin T. Biggs (1821β1893), delegate to the Delaware Constitutional Convention 1852, U.S. Representative from Delaware 1867β73, Governor of Delaware 1887β91. Father of John Biggs.John Biggs, Attorney General of Delaware. Son of Benjamin T. Biggs.
John Bigler (1805β1871), California Assemblyman 1850β52, Governor of California 1852β56, U.S. Minister to Chile 1857β61. Brother of William Bigler.
William Bigler (1814β1880), Pennsylvania State Senator 1841β47, Governor of Pennsylvania 1852β55, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1856β61, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1860 1864 1868, delegate to the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention 1872. Brother of John Bigler.
James Bilbray (born 1938), Nevada State Senator 1981β87, U.S. Representative from Nevada 1987β95. Cousin of Brian Bilbray.
Brian Bilbray (born 1951), Imperial Beach, California Councilman 1976β78; Mayor of Imperial Beach, California 1978β85; member of San Diego County, California Board of Supervisors 1985β95; U.S. Representative from California 1995β2001 2006β2013. Cousin of James Bilbray.
Michael Bilirakis (born 1930), U.S. Representative from Florida 1983β2007. Father of Gus Bilirakis.Gus Bilirakis (born 1963), Florida State Representative 1998β2006, U.S. Representative from Florida 2007βpresent. Son of Michael Bilirakis.
Hiram Bingham III (1875β1956), Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut 1922β24, U.S. Senator from Connecticut 1924β33, Governor of Connecticut 1925. Father of Hiram Bingham IV and Jonathan Brewster Bingham.Hiram Bingham IV (1903β1988), U.S. Vice Consul in France 1939β41, U.S. Vice Consul in Portugal, U.S. Vice Consul in Argentina. Son of Hiram Bingham III.
Jonathan Brewster Bingham (1914β1986), U.S. Representative from New York 1965β83. Son of Hiram Bingham III.
George A. Bingham, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1860, Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court 1876β80 1884β91. Father of George Hutchins Bingham.George Hutchins Bingham (1864β1949), Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court 1902β13, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals 1913β39. Son of George A. Bingham.
Binghams and Wardens
Kinsley S. Bingham (1808β1861), Michigan State Representative 1837β39 1841β42, U.S. Representative from Michigan 1847β51, Governor of Michigan 1855β59, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1856, U.S. Senator from Michigan 18597-1861. Brother-in-law of Robert Warden, Jr.
Robert Warden, Jr., delegate to the Michigan Constitutional Convention 1850. Brother-in-law of Kinsley S. Bingham.
Binghams and Willings
Thomas Willing (1731β1821), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Common Councilman 1755; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Alderman 1759; Justice of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania City Court; Common Pleas Court Judge in Pennsylvania Colony; Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1763; Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court 1767β77; member of the Committee of Correspondence in Pennsylvania Colony 1774; member of the Committee of Safety in Pennsylvania Colony 1775; Pennsylvania Colony Representative; Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania 1775β76. Father-in-law of William Bingham.
William Bingham (1752β1804), Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania 1786β88, Pennsylvania State Representative 1790β91, Pennsylvania State Senator 1794β95, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1795β1801. Son-in-law of Thomas Willing.
William D. Bishop (1827β1904), U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1857β59, U.S. Commissioner of Patents 1859β60, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1860, Connecticut State Senator 1866 1877β78, Connecticut State Representative 1871, candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1902. Father of Henry A. Bishop.Henry A. Bishop, Connecticut State Representative 1886, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1888, candidate for Connecticut Secretary of State 1888, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut 1904. Son of William D. Bishop.
Bivinses and Dewhursts
Teel Bivins (1947β2009), Texas State Senator of District 31 1989β2004 and US ambassador to Sweden 2004β06.
David Dewhurst, Lt. Gov. of Texas, married Bivins' ex-wife, Tricia Hamilton Bivins.Tricia's daughter, Carolyn Hamilton Bivins (now known as Carolyn Dewhurst) is the birth daughter of Teel Bivins and stepdaughter of David Dewhurst.
Edward Junius Black (1806β1846), Georgia State Representative 1829β31, U.S. Representative from Georgia 1839β41 1842β45. Father of George Robinson Black.George Robinson Black (1835β1886), delegate to the Georgia Constitutional Convention 1865, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1872, Georgia State Senator 1874β77, U.S. Representative from Georgia 1881β83. Son of Edward Junius Black.
Jeremiah S. Black (1810β1883), Pennsylvania State Court Judge 1842, Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court 1851β54, Attorney General of the United States 1857β60, U.S. Secretary of States 1860β61. Father of Chauncey Forward Black.Chauncey Forward Black (1839β1904), Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania 1883β87, candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania 1886. Son of Jeremiah S. Black.
NOTE: Chauncey Forward Black was also son-in-law of U.S. Representative John Littleton Dawson.
Blacks and Starks
Susan H. Black (born 1943), County Judge in Florida 1973β75, Circuit Court Judge in Florida 1975β79, U.S. District Court Judge in Florida 1979β92, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals 1992βpresent. Cousin of Robert J. Starks.
Robert J. Starks (born 1945), Florida State Representative 1987βpresent. Cousin of Susan H. Black.
Blackburns and Gales
Luke Pryor Blackburn (1816β1887), member of the Kentucky Legislature 1843, Governor of Kentucky 1879β83. Brother of Joseph C.S. Blackburn.
Joseph C.S. Blackburn (1838β1918), Kentucky State Representative 1871β75, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1875β85, U.S. Senator from Kentucky 1885β97 1901β07, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1896 1900 1904, Governor of the Panama Canal Zone 1907β09. Brother of Luke Pryor Blackburn.William H. Gale, U.S. Consul in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic 1906β07; U.S. Consul in Malta 1907β10; U.S. Consul General in Athens, Greece 1910β14; U.S. Consul General in Munich, Germany 1914β17; U.S. Consul General in Copenhagen, Denmark 1919β20; U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong, China 1921β24; U.S. Consul General in Amsterdam, Netherlands 1926; U.S. Consul General in Budapest, Hungary 1927β29. Son-in-law of Joseph C.S. Blackburn.
William Blackledge, member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1797β99, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1803β09 1811β13. Father of William Salter Blackledge.William Salter Blackledge (1793β1857), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1820, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1821β23. Son of William Blackledge.
Blagojeviches and Mells
Richard Mell (born 1938), candidate for Democratic Committeeman from Illinois 1972, Chicago, Illinois Councilman 1976β2013; Democratic Committeeman from Illinois 1976β2013. Father of Deborah L. Mell.Deborah L. Mell, Illinois State Representative 2009β13, Chicago, Illinois Councilwoman 2013βpresent. Daughter of Richard Mell.
Milorad Blagojevich (born 1956), Illinois State Representative 1993β97, U.S. Representative from Illinois 1997β2003, Governor of Illinois 2003β09. Son-in-law of Richard Mell.
James Blair (1762β1837), Attorney General of Kentucky 1797β1820. Father of Francis Preston Blair.Francis Preston Blair (1791β1876), advisor to presidents Andrew Jackson β Andrew Johnson
Montgomery Blair (1813β1883), Postmaster General, 1861β64, son of Francis Preston Blair.
Francis Preston Blair, Jr. (1821β1875), 1868 Democratic candidate for Vice President, Senator from Missouri, 1871β73, son of Francis Preston Blair.
B. Gratz Brown (1826β1885), Senator, Governor of Missouri, nephew of Francis Preston Blair.
Gist Blair (1860β1940), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1916. Son of Montgomery Blair.
Blair Lee I (1857β1944) Senator, maternal grandson of Francis Preston Blair.
Blair Lee III(1916β1985) Acting governor of Maryland, "direct descendant" of Francis Preston Blair.
NOTE: Montgomery Blair was also son-in-law of U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Levi Woodbury.
Blairs of Michigan and New York
Bernard Blair (1801β1880), U.S. Representative from New York 1841β43. Third cousin of Austin Blair.
Austin Blair (1818β1894), Clerk of Eaton County, Michigan Court; Michigan State Representative 1845; delegate to the Free-Soil Party National Convention 1848; Prosecuting Attorney of Jackson County, Michigan; Michigan State Senator; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1860; Governor of Michigan 1861β65; U.S. Representative from Michigan 1867β73; candidate for Governor of Michigan 1872. Third cousin of Bernard Blair.Charles A. Blair (1854β1912), Prosecuting Attorney of Jackson County, Michigan; candidate for Michigan Circuit Court Judge 1899; Attorney General of Michigan 1903β04; Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court 1905β12; Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court 1909. Son of Austin Blair.
James T. Blair, Missouri State Representative 1899β1901, Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court 1915β21 1922β24, Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court 1921β22. Father of James T. Blair, Jr.James T. Blair, Jr. (1902β1962), Missouri State Representative, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1936 1960, Mayor of Jefferson City, Missouri 1947; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri 1949β57; Governor of Missouri 1957β61. Son of James T. Blair.
John Blair (1758β1818), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1788β89, delegate to the North Carolina Constitutional Convention 1788 1789, Tennessee State Representative 1796β97. Father of John Blair.John Blair (1790β1863), Tennessee State Senator 1819β23, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1823β35, Tennessee State Representative 1849β51. Son of John Blair.
Robert M. Blakeman, New York State Assemblyman from 6th District 1962β64, 19th District 1966. Village Attorney of Valley Stream, NY, 1st President of Franklin General Hospital. Father of Bruce Blakeman and Bradley Blakeman.Bruce Blakeman, Town of Hempstead, New York Councilman 1993β95, 2015βPresent, Nassau County, New York Legislator and Presiding Officer 1996β99, Candidate for New York Comptroller 1998, Candidate for US Senate 2010, Candidate for Congress 2014. Board of Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 2001β09 Son of Robert Blakeman, brother of Bradley Blakeman.
Bradley A. Blakeman, President of Freedom Watch, member of George W. Bush Senior Staff 2001β04 (Deputy Assistant to the President for Appointments and Scheduling, Vetting and Research, Correspondence and Surrogate Scheduling). Son of Robert Blakeman, brother of Bruce Blakeman.
Blakes and Lintons
Thomas H. Blake (1792β1849), U.S. Attorney of Indiana 1817β18, Indiana State Court Judge 1818, Indiana State Representative 1819β20 1823β24, Indiana State Senator 1821β22 1829β30, U.S. Representative from Indiana 1827β29, candidate for U.S. Senate from Illinois 1831 1838. Brother-in-law of William Crawford Linton.
William Crawford Linton (1795β1835), Indiana State Senator 1828β31, candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 1833. Brother-in-law of Thomas H. Blake.
George Washington Blanchard (1884β1964), Wisconsin State Assemblyman 1925β27, Wisconsin State Senator 1927β33, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1933β35. Father of David Blanchard.
David Blanchard (1921β1962), Wisconsin State Assemblyman 1955β62. Son of George Washington Blanchard.
Carolyn Blanchard Allen (born 1921), Wisconsin State Assemblywoman 1963β70. Wife of David Blanchard.
Richard M. Blatchford (1798β1875), New York Assemblyman 1855, U.S. Minister to the Papal States 1862. Father of Samuel M. Blatchford.Samuel M. Blatchford (1820β1893), U.S. District Court Judge in New York 1867β78, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals 1878β82, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1882β93. Son of Richard M. Blatchford.
Coleman Livingston Blease (1868β1942), South Carolina State Representative 1890β94 1899β1900, South Carolina State Senator 1905β08, Governor of South Carolina 1911β15, U.S. Senator from South Carolina 1925β31, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1928. Brother of Eugene S. Blease.
Eugene S. Blease, Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court 1927β31, Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court 1931β34, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1944. Brother of Coleman Livingston Blease.
Bledsoes and Chiltons
Jesse Bledsoe (1776β1836), Kentucky Secretary of State, Kentucky State Representative 1812, U.S. Senator from Kentucky 1813β14, Kentucky State Senator 1817β20. Uncle of Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor, Thomas Chilton, and William Parish Chilton.Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (1793β1874), Kentucky State Representative 1819β20, Alabama State Representative 1824, U.S. Representative from Alabama 1829β31, District Judge of the Republic of Texas, Justice of the Republic of Texas Supreme Court. Nephew of Jesse Bledsoe.
Thomas Chilton (1798β1854), Kentucky State Representative, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1828β31 1833β35. Nephew of Jesse Bledsoe.
William Parish Chilton (1810β1871), member of the Alabama Legislature 1839, U.S. Representative from Alabama 1843, Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court 1852β56, Alabama State Senator 1859, Delegate to the Confederate Congress from Alabama 1861β62, Confederate Representative from Alabama 1862β65. Nephew of Jesse Bledsoe.
Jan Jansen Bleecker Mayor of Albany, 1700β01
Johannes Bleecker Mayor of Albany, 1701β02
Rutger Bleecker, Mayor of Albany, 1726β29
Charles Edward Bleecker Mayor of Albany, 1868β70
Anthony Bleecker Banks Mayor of Albany, 1876β78, 1884β86
Harvey Bliss (1791β1874), New York Assemblyman 1839. Second cousin of Albert Bliss.
Albert Bliss (1811β1876), Rhode Island State Representative, Rhode Island State Senator. Second cousin of Harvey Bliss.Cornelius N. Bliss (1833β1911), Chairman of the New York Republican Committee 1887β89, U.S. Secretary of the Interior 1897β99, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1900 1904. Fourth cousin once removed of Albert Bliss.Cornelius N. Bliss, Jr. (1874β1949), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1924 1928. Son of Cornelius N. Bliss.F. Walter Bliss, Justice of the New York Supreme Court 1933β44. Great-grandson of Harvey Bliss.
Lyman W. Bliss (1836β1907), Mayor of Saginaw, Michigan 1879β81 1888β89; candidate for Mayor of Saginaw, Michigan 1890. Brother of Aaron T. Bliss.
Aaron T. Bliss (1837β1906), Michigan State Senator 1883, U.S. Representative from Michigan 1889β91, Governor of Michigan 1901β04. Brother of Lyman W. Bliss.
Iris Blitch (1912β1993), candidate for Georgia State Representative 1940, Georgia State Senator 1847β1948 1953β54, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1948 1952, Democratic National Committeewoman 1948β56, Georgia State Representative 1949β50, U.S. Representative from Georgia 1955β63. Mother of Brooks E. Blitch III.Brooks E. Blitch III, Superior Court Judge in Georgia. Son of Iris Blitch.
Peg Blitch, Georgia State Representative 1990β92, Georgia State Senator. Wife of Brooks E. Blitch III.
William Blood, Kaysville, Utah Councilman. Father of Henry H. Blood.
Henry H. Blood (1872β1942), Governor of Utah 1933β41. Son of William Blood.
William Blount (1749β1800), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1780β84, Delegate to the Continental Congress from North Carolina 1782β83 1786β87, North Carolina State Senator 1788β90, Governor of the Southwest Territory 1790, U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1796β97, Tennessee State Senator 1798β1800. Brother of Thomas Blount and Willie Blount.
Thomas Blount (1759β1812), U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1793β99 1805β09 1811β12. Brother of William Blount and Willie Blount.
Willie Blount (1768β1835), Judge in Tennessee, Tennessee State Representative 1807β09, Governor of Tennessee 1809β15, candidate for Governor of Tennessee 1827, delegate to the Tennessee Constitutional Convention 1837. Brother of William Blount and Thomas Blount.William Grainger Blount (1784β1827), Tennessee State Representative 1811, Tennessee Secretary of State 1811β15, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1815β19. Son of William Blount.Hill McAlister (1875β1959), Tennessee State Senator 1911β13, Chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party 1918β20, Treasurer of Tennessee 1919β27 1931β33, Governor of Tennessee 1933β37.Great-great-grandson of Willie Blount.
NOTE: Hill McAlister was also great-grandson of U.S. Postmaster General Aaron V. Brown.
James H. Blount (1837β1903), delegate to the Georgia Constitutional Convention 1865, U.S. Representative from Georgia 1873β93, U.S. Minister to the Kingdom of Hawaii 1893. Father of James H. Blount, Jr.James H. Blount, Jr. (1869β1918), U.S. District Court Judge in the Philippines 1901β05. Son of James H. Blount.
NOTE: James H. Blount, Jr. was also former son-in-law of U.S. Senator Braxton B. Comer.
George Blow, Jr. (1813β1894), Texas Republic Representative 1840β41, Virginia Circuit Court Judge 1870β86. Third cousin of Henry T. Blow.
Henry T. Blow (1817β1875), Missouri State Representative 1854β58, U.S. Minister to Venezuela 1861β62, U.S. Representative from Missouri 1863β67, U.S. Minister to Brazil 1869β71. Third cousin of George Blow, Jr.Katharine C. Blow (1897β1965), candidate for Virginia House Delegate 1949, candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Representative from Virginia 1950. Granddaughter-in-law of George Blow, Jr.
Leroy Blunt (1921-2016), Missouri State Representative, father of Roy Blunt, grandfather of Matt BluntRoy Blunt (born 1950), US Senator and Congressman from Missouri, son of Leroy Blunt Matt Blunt (born 1970), Governor of Missouri, son of Roy Blunt
Elijah Boardman (1760β1823), Connecticut State Representative 1803β05 1816, Connecticut State Senator 1817β21, U.S. Senator from Connecticut 1821β23. Brother of David Sherman Boardman.
David Sherman Boardman (1786β1864), Justice of the Peace in Connecticut, Connecticut State Representative. Brother of Elijah Boardman
William Whiting Boardman (1794β1871), Connecticut State Senator 1830β32, Connecticut State Representative 1836β39 1845 1849β51, U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1840β43. Son of Elijah Boardman.Mabel Thorp Boardman (1860β1946), member of the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners 1920β21. Great-granddaughter of Elijah Boardman.
John W. Boehne (1856β1946), Evansville, Indiana Councilman 1897β1901; candidate for Mayor of Evansville, Indiana 1901; Mayor of Evansville, Indiana 1905β08; delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1908; U.S. Representative from Indiana 1909β13. Father of John W. Boehne, Jr.John W. Boehne, Jr. (1895β1973), U.S. Representative from Indiana 1931β43. Son of John W. Boehne.
Hale Boggs, (1914β1972), Representative of Louisiana 1941β43, 1947β73, Democratic Whip 1961β71, Democratic Majority
Leader 1971β73, presumed dead in 1973 with House Resolution 1. Husband of Lindy Boggs.
Lindy Boggs, (1916β2013), Representative of Louisiana 1973β91, US Ambassador to the Vatican 1997β2001. Wife and later widow
of Hale Boggs.
Barbara Boggs Sigmund (1939β1990), elected Mayor of Princeton, New Jersey, in 1983 and 1987, died
in office, daughter of Hale and Lindy Boggs
Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. (1941-2014), lawyer and lobbyist based in Washington, D.C., founder of Patton Boggs consultants, son of Hale and Lindy Boggs
Cokie Roberts (born 1943), ABC News political commentator, daughter of Hale and Lindy Boggs
Steven V. Roberts (born 1943), political commentator, journalist, and columnist, husband of Cokie Roberts
Bolands
Christopher G. Boland (1854β1924), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1896. Brother of William P. Boland.
William P. Boland (1863β1931), candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1924. Brother of Christopher G. Boland.
Patrick J. Boland (1880β1942), Scranton, Pennsylvania Councilman 1905β06; member of the Scranton, Pennsylvania School Board 1907β09; Commissioner of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania 1915β19; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1931β42. First cousin of Christopher G. Bland and William P. Bland.
Veronica G. Boland (1899β1982), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1942β43. Wife of Patrick J. Boland.
James E. Bolin (1914β2002), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives 1940β44, district attorney of Bossier and Webster parishes 1948β52, judge of the Louisiana 26th Judicial District 1952β60, judge of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, based in Shreveport, 1960β78, when he retired; father of Bruce M. BolinBruce M. Bolin (born 1950), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives 1979β90 and 26th Judicial District judge from Bossier and Webster parishes 1991 to 2012, his retirement; son of James E. Bolin
Henry B. Payne (1810β1896), Clerk of Cleveland, Ohio 1836; Ohio State Senator 1849β51; candidate for U.S. Senate from Ohio 1851; candidate for Governor of Ohio 1857; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1875β77; candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States 1880 1884; U.S. Senator from Ohio 1885β91. Grandfather of Frances P. Bolton.Frances P. Bolton (1885β1977), Ohio Republican Committeewoman 1937β40, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1940β69, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1948 1956 1960 1964 1968. Granddaughter of Henry B. Payne.
Chester C. Bolton (1882β1939), Lyndhurst, Ohio Councilman 1918β21; Ohio State Senator 1923β28; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1928; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1929β37 1939. Husband of Frances P. Bolton.Oliver P. Bolton (1917β1972), U.S. Representative from Ohio 1953β57 1965β67. Son of Frances P. Bolton and Chester C. Bolton.
Bonds and Grosvenors
Charles H. Grosvenor (1833β1917), Ohio State Representative 1874β78, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1896 1900, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1885β91 1893β1907. Uncle of Charles G. Bond.Charles G. Bond (1877β1974), U.S. Representative from New York 1921β23. Nephew of Charles H. Grosvenor.
Bonhams and Brooks
Milledge Luke Bonham (1813β1890), South Carolina State Representative 1840β43 1865β66, Circuit Court Judge Solicitor in South Carolina 1848β57, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1857β60, Confederate States Representative from South Carolina 1862, Governor of South Carolina 1862β64, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1868. Cousin of Preston S. Brooks.
Preston S. Brooks (1819β1857), South Carolina State Representative 1844, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1853β56 1856β57. Cousin of Milledge Luke Bonham.M.L. Bonham, Circuit Court Judge in South Carolina 1924β30, Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court 1931β40, Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court 1940. Son of Milledge Luke Bonham.
NOTE: Preston S. Brooks was also first cousin of U.S. Senator Matthew Butler.
Edward J. Bonior (1922β2001), Mayor of East Detroit, Michigan 1963β67. Father of David E. Bonior.David E. Bonior (born 1945), Michigan State Representative 1973β76, U.S. Representative from Michigan 1977β2003, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1984 1996 2000 2008, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Michigan 2002. Son of Edward J. Bonior.
Dennis Bonnen (born 1972), banker and, since 1997, Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 25 in Angleton in Brazoria County, Texas; brother of Greg Bonnen
Greg Bonnen (born 1966), neurosurgeon and, since 2013, Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 24 in Friendswood in Galveston County; brother of Dennis Bonnen
Bontecous and Metcalfs
Jesse H. Metcalf (1860β1942), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1888, Rhode Island State Representative 1889β1901 1907, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island 1924β37, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1928, Republican National Committeeman 1935β40. Father-in-law of Frederic H. Bontecou.
Frederic H. Bontecou (1893β1959), New York State Senator 1934β38 1943β47, delegate to the New York Constitutional Convention 1938, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York 1938, Chairman of the Dutchess County, New York Republican Party 1939β42, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1944 1952 1956. Son-in-law of Jesse H. Metcalf.
NOTE: Frederic H. Bontecou was also fourth cousin once removed of Waukegan, Illinois Mayor Asiel Z. Blodgett.
Newton Booth (1825β1892), California State Senator 1863, Governor of California 1871β75, U.S. Senator from California 1875β81. Brother of Walter Booth.
Walter Booth, Mayor of Paris, Illinois. Brother of Newton Booth.Booth Tarkington (1869β1946), Indiana State Representative 1903β04. Nephew of Newton Booth.
Fenton W. Booth (1869β1947), Illinois State Representative 1896β97, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1904, Judge and Chief Justice 1928β39 of the U.S. Court of Claims 1905β39. Nephew of Newton Booth.John Tarkington Jameson (1889β1963), Indiana State Representative 1921β22. Nephew of Booth Tarkington.
Donald Ovid Butler Jameson (1891β1967), Indiana State Representative 1917β18. Nephew of Booth Tarkington.
NOTE: Booth Tarkington was also son of Indiana State Representative John Stevenson Tarkington and grandnephew of Indiana State Senator William Clayborne Tarkington. John Tarkington Jameson and Donald Ovid Butler Jameson were also sons of Indiana State Representative Ovid Butler Jameson.
John Boozman (born 1950), U.S. Representative from Arkansas 2001β11. U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2011βpresent, Brother of Fay Boozman.
Fay Boozman, Health Director of Arkansas, candidate for U.S. Senate from Arkansas 1998. Brother of John Boozman.
Borahs and McConnells
William J. McConnell (1839β1925), Oregon State Senator 1882, delegate to the Idaho Constitutional Convention 1890, U.S. Senator from Idaho 1890β91, Governor of Idaho 1893β97. Father-in-law of William E. Borah.William E. Borah (1865β1940), candidate for U.S. Representative from Idaho 1896, U.S. Senator from Idaho 1907β40, Republican National Committeeman 1908β12, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932, candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States 1936. Son-in-law of William J. McConnell.
Note: It has been generally accepted that William Borah was the likely birth father of Paulina Longworth Strum, daughter of Alice Roosevelt Longworth and granddaughter of President Theodore Roosevelt. (At the time, Paulina's father was assumed to be House Speaker Nicholas Longworth, a Republican from Ohio.)
Borens and Ryans
Lyle Boren (1909β1992), US Congressman from Oklahoma.David Boren (born 1941), Governor of Oklahoma US Senator, and president of the University of Oklahoma, son of Lyle Boren.Dan Boren (born 1973), US Congressman from Oklahoma, son of David Boren.
Janna Little Ryan, the wife of 2012 Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan, is the niece by marriage of David Boren (spouse Janna Lou Little).
Botts and Lewis
John Botts (1802β1869), Virginia House Delegate 1833β39, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1839β43 1847β49, delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention 1850 1851. Father-in-law of Lunsford L. Lewis.Lunsford L. Lewis (1846β1920), Attorney of Culpeper County, Virginia 1870β74; U.S. Attorney in Virginia 1874β82 1902β05 1905β12; Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court 1883β95. Son-in-law of John Botts.
NOTE: Lunsford L. Lews was also brother of U.S. Senator John F. Lewis.
NOTE: May be incomplete.
Henry C. Bottum (1826β1913), Wisconsin State Assemblyman. Father of Joseph H. Bottum.
Darius S. Smith (1833β1913), Justice of the Peace, County Commissioner of Faulk County, South Dakota; South Dakota State Senator 1895β96. Father-in-law of Joseph H. Bottum.
Joseph H. Bottum (1853β1946), Register of Deeds of Faulk County, Dakota Territory; South Dakota State Senator; State's Attorney of Faulk County, South Dakota 1900β04, Circuit Court Judge in South Dakota. Son of Henry C. Bottum.
Joseph H. Bottum (1903β1984), State's Attorney of Faulk County, South Dakota 1932β36, candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of South Dakota 1942; candidate for the Republican nomination for U.S. Representative from South Dakota 1950; Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota 1961β62; U.S. Senator from South Dakota 1962β63. Son of Joseph H. Bottum.
William C. Bouck (1786β1859), New York Assemblyman, New York State Senator, Sheriff of Schoharie County, New York, Governor of New York 1843β44. Brother of Joseph Bouck.
Joseph Bouck (1788β1858), U.S. Representative from New York 1831β33. Brother of William C. Bouck.
Gabriel Bouck (1828β1904), Attorney General of Wisconsin 1858β60, Wisconsin Assemblyman 1860 1874, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1868 1872, candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1874, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1877β81. Son of William C. Bouck.
Charles C. Bouck, New York Assemblyman. Son of William C. Bouck.
NOTE: Charles C. Bouck's daughter, Katherine Lawyer, was also daughter-in-law of New York Governor Alonzo B. Cornell.
Gerald Boudreaux, Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate for Lafayette, St. Landry, and St. Martin parishes, effective January 2016, brother of Kenneth Boudreaux
Kenneth Paul Boudreaux (born 1957), District 4 member of the Lafayette City-Parish Council, brother of Gerald Boudreaux
Boudinots, Bradfords, and Stocktons
Elias Boudinot (1740β1821), New Jersey Assemblyman 1775β77, Delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey 1777β78 1781β83, U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1789β95, Director of the United States Mint 1785β1805. Brother of Elisha Boudinot.
Elisha Boudinot (1749β1819), Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court 1798β1804. Brother of Elias Boudinot.
Richard Stockton (1730β1781), New Jersey Executive Councilman 1768β74, Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court 1774β76, Delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey 1776. Brother-in-law of Elias Boudinot.William Bradford (1755β1795), Attorney General of Pennsylvania 1780β91, Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court 1791β94, Attorney General of the United States 1794β95. Son-in-law of Elias Boudinot.
Richard Stockton (1764β1828), U.S. Attorney for New Jersey 1789β91, U.S. Senator from New Jersey 1796β99, candidate for Governor of New Jersey 1801 1803 1804, U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1813β15, candidate for Vice President of the United States 1820. Son of Richard Stockton.Robert F. Stockton (1795β1866), Governor of California 1846β47, U.S. Senator from New Jersey 1851β52. Son of Richard Stockton.John P. Stockton (1826β1900), U.S. Minister to the Papal States 1858β61, U.S. Senator from New Jersey 1865β66 1869β75, Attorney General of New Jersey 1877β97. Son of Robert F. Stockton.
Bouldins and Steeles
Thomas Bouldin (1781β1834), Virginia Circuit Court Judge, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1829β33 1833β34. Brother of James Bouldin.
James Bouldin (1792β1854), Virginia House Delegate 1825β26, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1834β39. Brother of Thomas Bouldin.David Steele (born 1968), candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 1998. Descendant of Thomas Bouldin.
Francisco Bouligny (1736β1800), colonial official and military governor of Louisiana under Spanish Rule. Father of Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny and Louis (Luis) Mauricio Bouligny.Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny (1773β1833), U.S. Senator from Louisiana 1824β29. Uncle of John Edward Bouligny.
Louis (Luis) Mauricio Bouligny (1781β1862), New Orleans alderman elected in 1808, he represented Jefferson Parish in the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1819, 1832β34, and 1840β42. Father of John Edward Bouligny.John Edward Bouligny (1824β1864), U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1859β61. Son of Louis Bouligny and nephew of Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny.
Boustanys, Edwardses, Reggies and Kennedys
Edwin Edwards (born 1927), Governor of Louisiana 1972β80 1984β88 1992β96. Uncle-in-law of Charles Boustany.
Charles Boustany (born 1956), U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2005β2017. Nephew-in-law of Edwin Edwards, cousin of Victoria Reggie.
Edmund Reggie (1926-2013), father of Victoria Reggie.
Victoria Reggie (born 1954), daughter of Edmund, lawyer, and wife of U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy.
Lemuel Jackson Bowden (1815β1864), Virginia House Delegate 1841β46, delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention 1849 1851, U.S. Senator from Virginia 1863β64. Uncle of George E. Bowden.George E. Bowden (1852β1908), Collector of Customs of Norfolk, Virginia 1879β85; U.S. Representative from Virginia 1887β91; Republican National Committeeman 1896; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1904. Nephew of Lemuel Jackson Bowden.
Bowdles and Eyres
T. Lawrence Eyre (1862β1926), Pennsylvania State Senator 1917β22. Third cousin of Stanley E. Bowdle.
Stanley E. Bowdle (1868β1919), delegate to the Ohio Constitutional Convention 1912, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1913β15, candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 1916, Mayor of Clifton, Ohio. Third cousin of T. Lawrence Eyre.Joseph L. Eyre (1905β1976), Mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania 1956β63. Fourth cousin once removed of T. Lawrence Eyre and Stanley E. Bowdle.
NOTE: Joseph L. Eyre was also a descendant of Pennsylvania State Representative John Larkin, Jr.
James Bowdoin (1726β1790), delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention 1779 1780, Governor of Massachusetts 1785β87. Father of James Bowdoin III.James Bowdoin III (1752β1811), member of the Massachusetts Legislature 1776β77, delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention 1779 1780. Son of James Bowdoin.
Bowdons and Bowies
Franklin Welsh Bowdon (1817β1857), Alabama State Representative 1844β45, U.S. Representative from Alabama 1846β51. Uncle of Sydney J. Bowie.Sydney J. Bowie (1865β1928), Talladega, Alabama City Clerk 1885β86; Talladega, Alabama Alderman 1891; Alabama Democratic Committeeman 1894β99; U.S. Representative from Alabama 1901β07. Nephew of Franklin Welsh Bowdon.
Bowens and Hardys
Arthur Sherburne Hardy (1847β1930), U.S. Minister to Persia 1897β99, U.S. Consul General in Teheran, Persia 1897β99; U.S. Minister to Greece 1899β1901; U.S. Minister to Serbia 1899β1901; U.S. Minister to Switzerland 1901β03; U.S. Minister to Spain 1902β05. Brother-in-law of Herbert W. Bowen.
Herbert W. Bowen (1856β1927), U.S. Consul in Barcelona, Spain 1890β95; U.S. Consul General in Barcelona, Spain 1895β98; U.S. Minister to Persia 1899β1901; U.S. Minister to Venezuela 1901β05. Brother-in-law of Arthur Sherburne Hardy.
Bowies and Johnsons
Walter Bowie (1748β1810), delegate to the Maryland Constitutional Convention 1776, Maryland House Delegate 1780β1800, Maryland State Senator 1800β02, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1802β05. Brother of Robert Bowie.
Robert Bowie (1750β1818), Maryland State Representative 1785β90 1801β03, Maryland State Court Judge 1790β96, Governor of Maryland 1803β06 1811β12, Maryland State Senator 1809β10. Brother of Walter Bowie.Walter Bowie, Jr., Levy Court Judge of Prince George's County, Maryland. Son of Walter Bowie.
Thomas F. Bowie (1808β1869), Maryland House Delegate 1842β48, candidate for Governor of Maryland 1843, candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 1850, delegate to the Maryland Constitutional Convention 1851, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1855β59. Grandson of Robert Bowie.
William Duckett Bowie (1803β1873), Levy Court Judge of Prince George's County, Maryland; candidate for Maryland State Legislature; Maryland House Delegate. Nephew of Walter Bowie, Jr.
Reverdy Johnson (1796β1876), Maryland State Senator 1821β27, U.S. Senator from Maryland 1845β49 1863β68, Attorney General of the United States 1849β50, Maryland House Delegate 1861β62, U.S. Minister to Great Britain 1868β69. Brother-in-law of Thomas F. Bowie.Oden Bowie (1826β1894), Maryland House Delegate 1849, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1864, Maryland State Senator 1867, Governor of Maryland 1869β72. Son of William Duckett Bowie.
NOTE: Robert Bowie was also brother-in-law of Maryland House Delegates Benjamin Mackall IV and Thomas Mackall.
Boyds and Burleighs
Parker B. Burleigh (1812β1899), Maine State Representative, Maine State Senator. Father of Edwin C. Burleigh.Edwin C. Burleigh (1843β1916), Treasurer of Maine 1885β88, Governor of Maine 1889β93, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1896, U.S. Representative from Maine 1897β1911, U.S. Senator from Maine 1913β16. Son of Parker B. Burleigh.Byron Boyd (1864β1941), Maine Secretary of State 1897β1908, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1908, Chairman of the Maine Republican Party 1908. Son-in-law of Edwin C. Burleigh.
Boylands
Thomas S. Boyland (1942-1982), Member of the New York State Assembly in 54th District 1977-1982. Brother of William F. Boyland, Uncle of William Boyland, Jr.
William F. Boyland Sr., Member of New York State Assembly in 54th and 55th district 1982-2003. Brother of Thomas S. Boyland, Father of William Boyland, Jr. and Tracy L. Boyland.
William Boyland, Jr., Member of New York State Assembly in 55th district 2003-2014. Nephew of Thomas S. Boyland, Son of William F. Boyland Sr., brother of Tracy L. Boyland.
Tracy L. Boyland, Member of New York City Council. Brother of William Boyland, Jr., Son of William F. Boyland, Sr. Niece of Thomas S. Boyland
William Bradford (1590β1657), Governor of Plymouth Colony 1621β33 1635β36 1637β38 1639β44 1645β57. Great-great-grandfather of William Bradford.
William Bradford (1729β1808), Rhode Island Colony Representative, member of the Bristol County, Rhode Island Committee of Safety; member of the Rhode Island Colony Committee of Correspondence 1773β76; Deputy Governor of Rhode Island 1775β78; Delegate to the Continental Congress from Rhode Island 1776; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island 1793β97. Great-great-grandson of William Bradford.
James De Wolf (1764β1837), Rhode Island State Representative, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island 1821β27. Son-in-law of William Bradford.James G. Carter (1795β1849), Massachusetts State Representative. Descendant of William Bradford.
Charles Sumner (1811β1874), candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1848, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1851β55 1855β57 1857β73 1873β74. Descendant of William Bradford.
George B. McClellan (1826β1885), candidate for President of the United States 1864, Governor of New Jersey 1878β81. Descendant of William Bradford.
William Collins Whitney (1841β1904), U.S. Secretary of the Navy 1885β89. Descendant of William Bradford.
James DeWolf Perry, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1868. Grandson of James De Wolf.
LeBaron B. Colt (1846β1924), Rhode Island State Representative 1879β81, U.S. District Court Judge of Rhode Island 1881β84, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals 1884β1913, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island 1913β24. Great-great-grandson of William Bradford.George B. McClellan, Jr. (1865β1940), New York City Alderman, acting Mayor of New York City 1893, U.S. Representative from New York 1895β1903, Mayor of New York City 1904β09. Son of George B. McClellan.
Robert F. Bradford (1902β1983), Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1945β47, Governor of Massachusetts 1947β49. Descendant of William Bradford.
John Hay Whitney (1904β1982), U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1957β61. Grandson of William Collins Whitney.
William Rehnquist (1924β2005), Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1972β86, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1986β2005. Descendant of William Bradford.
Adlai Stevenson III (born 1930), Illinois State Representative 1965β67, Treasurer of Illinois 1967β70, U.S. Senator from Illinois 1970β81, candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President of the United States 1976, candidate for Governor of Illinois 1982 1986. Descendant of William Bradford.
Edward Lamont, Jr. (born 1954), Greenwich, Connecticut Selectman; candidate for Connecticut State Senate 1990; candidate for U.S. Senate from Connecticut 2006. Descendant of William Bradford.
Sheldon Whitehouse (born 1955), U.S. Attorney in Rhode Island 1994β98, Attorney General of Rhode Island 1999β2003, candidate for Governor of Rhode Island 2002, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island 2007βpresent. Great-great-great-grandson of William Bradford.
NOTE: James DeWolf Perry was also first cousin of U.S. Senator Matthew C. Butler. Adlai Stevenson III is also great-grandson of U.S. Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson I, grandson of Illinois Secretary of State Lewis G. Stevenson, and son of Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson II. John Hay Whitney was also grandson of U.S. Secretary of State John Hay. Whitney's wife, Betsey, was also ex-wife of U.S. Representative James Roosevelt.
Bradfords and Tauls
Micah Taul (1785β1850), U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1815β17. Grandfather of Taul Bradford.Taul Bradford (1835β1883), Alabama State Representative 1871β72, U.S. Representative from Alabama 1875β77. Grandson of Micah Taul.
Joseph P. Bradley (1813β1892), Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1870β92. Grandfather of J.G. Bradley.J.G. Bradley, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1916. Grandson of Joseph P. Bradley.
NOTE: J.G. Bradley was also grandson of U.S. Secretary of War Simon Cameron and grandson-in-law of U.S. Secretary of State Thomas F. Bayard, Sr..
Stephen R. Bradley (1754β1830), County Judge in Vermont 1783, Vermont State Representative 1785, Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court 1788β89, U.S. Senator from Vermont 1791β95 1801β13. Father of William Czar Bradley.William Czar Bradley (1782β1867), U.S. Representative from Vermont 1813β15 1823β27, member of the Vermont Legislature. Son of Stephen R. Bradley.
Bradleys and Hendersons
Lewis R. Bradley (1805β1879), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1860, California Assemblyman 1861β62, Governor of Nevada 1871β79. Grandfather of Charles B. Henderson.Charles B. Henderson (1873β1954), Nevada State Representative 1905β07, U.S. Senator from Nevada 1918β21, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1928 1936. Grandson of Lewis R. Bradley.
Bradleys and Morrows
William O'Connell Bradley (1847β1914), Prosecuting Attorney of Garrard County, Kentucky 1870; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1872 1876; candidate for U.S. Senate from Kentucky 1876; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1880; candidate for Governor of Kentucky 1887; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President of the United States 1888; Republican National Committeeman 1890β96; candidate for Republican nomination for President of the United States 1896; Governor of Kentucky 1895β99; U.S. Senator from Kentucky 1909β14. Brother-in-law of Thomas Zanzinger Morrow.
Thomas Zanzinger Morrow, Kentucky State Senator, Kentucky Circuit Court Judge, candidate for Governor of Kentucky 1883. Brother-in-law of William O'Connell Bradley.Edwin P. Morrow (1877β1935), U.S. District Attorney in Kentucky, candidate for Governor of Kentucky 1915, Governor of Kentucky 1919β23. Son of Thomas Zantzinger Morrow.
Christine Bradley South (1879β1957), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1920 1928 1932, Republican National Committeewoman. Daughter of William O'Connell Bradley.
NOTE: Christine Bradley South is also connected to the South-Cockrell-Hargis family.
Bradstreets and Wiggins
Thomas Wiggin (1592β1667), Governor of Upper Plantation of New Hampshire. Grandfather of Andrew Wiggin.
Simon Bradstreet (1603β1697), Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony 1679β86 1689β92. Father-in-law of Andrew Wiggin.
Andrew Wiggin (1671β1756), New Hampshire Colony Representative, Justice of the New Hampshire Colony Supreme Court. Grandson of Thomas Wiggin.
Elisha Williams (1694β1755), member of the Connecticut Colony Legislature. Great-grandson of Simon Bradstreet.Benjamin Wade (1800β1878), U.S. Senator from Ohio 1851β69. Descendant of Simon Bradstreet.
Richard Henry Dana, Jr. (1815β1882), U.S. Attorney of Massachusetts 1861β68. Descendant of Simon Bradstreet.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841β1935), Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court, Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court 1899β1902, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1902β32. Descendant of Simon Bradstreet.
Herbert Hoover (1874β1964), U.S. Secretary of Commerce 1921β28, President of the United States 1929β33. Descendant of Simon Bradstreet.
Elliot Richardson (1920β1999), U.S. Attorney of Massachusetts 1959β61, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1965β67, U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare 1970β73, U.S. Secretary of Defense 1973, Attorney General of the United States 1973, U.S. Secretary of Commerce 1976β77. Descendant of Simon Bradstreet.
David Souter (born 1939), Attorney General of New Hampshire 1976β78, Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court 1978β83, Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court 1983β90, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals 1990, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1990βpresent. Descendant of Simon Bradstreet.
John Kerry (born 1943), candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1972, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1982β85, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1985β2013, Secretary of State 2013β2017, candidate for President of the United States 2004. Descendant of Simon Bradstreet.
NOTE: John Kerry's wife, Teresa, is also widow of U.S Senator H. John Heinz III.
James H. Brady (1862β1918), Chairman of the Idaho Republican Committee 1904β08, member of Idaho Legislature, Governor of Idaho 1909β11, U.S. Senator from Idaho 1913β18. Great-grandfather of Jerry Brady.Jerry Brady (born 1936), candidate for Governor of Idaho 2002 2006. Great-grandson of James H. Brady.
Brainerds and Smiths
Lawrence Brainerd (1794β1870), U.S. Senator from Vermont 1854β55, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1856. Father-in-law of J. Gregory Smith.J. Gregory Smith (1818β1891), Governor of Vermont 1863β65. Son-in-law of Lawrence Brainerd.
Edward Curtis Smith (1854β1925), Governor of Vermont 1898β1900. Son of J. Gregory Smith.
John Branch (1782β1863), North Carolina State Senator 1811β17 1822, Governor of North Carolina 1817β20, U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1823β29, U.S. Secretary of the Navy 1829β31, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1831β33, Governor of Florida 1844β45. Uncle of Lawrence O'Bryan Branch.Lawrence O'Bryan Branch (1820β1862), U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1855β61. Nephew of John Branch.William A.B. Branch (1847β1910), U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1891β95. Son of Lawrence O'Bryan Branch.
Brandegees
Augustus Brandegee (1828β1904), Connecticut State Representative 1854 1858β59 1861, U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1863β67, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1864 1880 1884, Mayor of New London, Connecticut; Corporation Counsel of New London, Connecticut 1897β98. Father of Frank B. Brandegee.Frank B. Brandegee (1864β1924), Connecticut State Representative 1888 1899, Corporation Counsel of New London, Connecticut 1889β93 1894β97 1901β02; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1902β05; Chairman of the Connecticut Republican Convention 1904; U.S. Senator from Connecticut 1905β24. Son of Augustus Brandegee.
Brandeis, Nagels, and Taussigs
Charles Nagel (1849β1940), Missouri State Representative 1881β83, Republican National Committeeman 1908β12, U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Labor 1909β13. Brother-in-law of Louis D. Brandeis.
Louis D. Brandeis (1856β1941), Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1916β39. Brother-in-law of Charles Nagel.
Walter M. Taussig (1862β1923), Mayor of Yonkers, New York 1922β23. Brother-in-law of Louis D. Brandeis.
Benjamin Daniel Brantley (1830β1891), member of the Georgia Legislature. Father of William G. Brantley.William G. Brantley (1860β1934), Georgia State Representative 1884β85, Georgia State Senator 1886β87, Georgia State Judge 1892β96, U.S. Representative from Georgia 1897β1913, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1912. Son of Benjamin Daniel Brantley.
Braxtons, Brockenbroughs, and Stevensons
Carter Braxton (1736β1797), member of the Virginia Colony House of Burgesses 1761β71, member of the Virginia House of Burgesses 1775β76, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia 1776, Virginia House Delegate 1776β83 1785β86 1790β94, member of the Virginia Council of State 1786β91 1794β97. Grandfather-in-law of William Brockenbrough and Andrew Stevenson.William Brockenbrough (1778β1838), Virginia House Delegate 1802β03 1807β09. Grandson-in-law of Carter Braxton.
Andrew Stevenson (1784β1857), Virginia House Delegate 1809β16 1818β21, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1821β34, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives 1827β34, U.S. Minister to Great Britain 1836β41. Grandson-in-law of Carter Braxton.John White Brockenbrough (1806β1877), Judge of U.S. District Court in Virginia 1846β61, founder of the Washington and Lee University School of Law, Delegate to the Confederate States Provisional Congress 1861β62, Confederate State District Court Judge 1861. Great-grandson of Carter Braxton.
John W. Stevenson (1812β1886), Kentucky State Representative 1845β48, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1848 1852 1856 1880, delegate to the Kentucky Constitutional Convention 1849, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1857β61, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky 1867, Governor of Kentucky 1867β71, U.S. Senator from Kentucky 1871β77. Great-grandson of Carter Braxton.
Elliott Muse Braxton (1823β1891), Virginia State Senator 1852β56, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1871β73. Great-grandson of Carter Braxton.William Tyler Page, candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 1902. Descendant of Carter Braxton.
NOTE: William Brockenbrough was also father-in-law of U.S. Representative Edward Colston and uncle of U.S. Representative William H. Brockenbrough. William Tyler Page was also a relative of Virginia Governor John Tyler, Sr..
William G. Bray (1903β1979), U. S. Representative from Indiana 1951β75.
Richard Bray (born 1934), Indiana House 1974β92, Indiana Senate 1992β2012. Son of William G. Bray.
Rodric Bray (born 1969), Indiana Senate 2012-present. Son of Richard Bray.
William Daniel Brayton (1815β1887), Rhode Island State Representative 1841 1851, Rhode Island State Senator 1848 1853, U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1857β61, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1872, Republican National Committeeman. Father of Charles R. Brayton.Charles R. Brayton (1840β1910), Chairman of the Rhode Island Republican Party 1876β77, Republican National Committeeman 1896β1910, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1900. Son of William Daniel Brayton.
John Breathitt (1786β1834), Kentucky State Representative 1811, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky 1828β32, Governor of Kentucky 1832β34. Great-grandfather of John S. Marmaduke.John S. Marmaduke (1833β1887), Governor of Missouri 1885β87. Great-grandson of John Breathitt.James Breathitt, Jr. (1890β1934), Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky 1927β31, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1928. Descendant of John Breathitt.
Edward T. Breathitt (1924β2003), Kentucky State Representative 1952β57, Governor of Kentucky 1963β67, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1980. Nephew of James Breathitt, Jr.
NOTE: John S. Marmaduke was also son of Missouri Governor Meredith Miles Marmaduke and nephew of Missouri Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson.
See Breckinridge family
Brewers, Fields, and Wells
Stephen J. Field (1816β1899), California Assemblyman 1851β52, Justice of the California Supreme Court 1857β59, Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court 1959β1863, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1863β97. Uncle of David Josiah Brewer.David Josiah Brewer (1837β1910), County Judge in Kansas 1862β65, District Court Judge in Kansas 1865β69, Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court 1870β84, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals 1884β90, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1890β1910. Nephew of Stephen J. Field.Wellington Wells (1868β1955), Massachusetts State Senator. Son-in-law of David Josiah Brewer.
Brewers and Harts
Edward Hart, Justice of the Peace in New Jersey Colony. Father of John Hart.
John Hart (1713β1779), New Jersey Colony Assemblyman 1761β71, member of the Hunterdon County, New Jersey Board of Freeholders; member of Committee of Safety in New Jersey; member of Committee of Correspondence in New Jersey; Delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey 1776; New Jersey Assemblyman 1776β78; Chairman of the New Jersey Council of Safety 1777β78. Son of Edward Hart.J. Hart Brewer (1844β1900), New Jersey Assemblyman 1876, U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1881β85. Great-great-great grandson of John Hart.
NOTE: John Hart was also a descendant of Flushing, New York Clerk Edward Hart. Hart was also ancestor of Sarah Hart, who married New York State Senator George B. Guinnip.
William E. Brewster, Maine State Representative 1919β20. Father of Ralph Owen Brewster.Ralph Owen Brewster (1888β1861), Maine State Representative 1917β18 1921β22, Maine State Senator 1923β25, Governor of Maine 1925β29, candidate for U.S. Representative from Maine 1932, U.S. Representative from Maine 1925β41, U.S. Senator from Maine 1941β52, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1956. Son of William E. Brewster.
John Brice, Jr. (1705β1766), Clerk of the Anne Arundel County, Maryland Court; Justice of the Maryland Colony Supreme Court; Maryland Colony Governor's Councilman; Chief Justice of the Maryland Colony Supreme Court; Mayor of Annapolis, Maryland 1755β56 1762β63. Father of John Brice III and James Brice.
John Brice III (1738β1820), Maryland Governor's Councilman 1779β80, Mayor of Annapolis, Maryland 1780β81. Son of John Brice, Jr..
James Brice (1746β1801), Mayor of Annapolis, Maryland 1782β83 1788β89; Governor of Maryland 1792. Son of John Brice, Jr..
James F. Briggs (1827β1905), New Hampshire State Representative 1856β58 1874 1883 1891 1897, New Hampshire State Senator 1876, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1877β83. Father of Frank O. Briggs.Frank O. Briggs (1851β1913), member of the Trenton, New Jersey School Board 1884β92; Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey 1899β1902; Treasurer of New Jersey 1902β07; Chairman of the New Jersey Republican Committee 1904β11; U.S. Senator from New Jersey 1907β13. Son of James F. Briggs.
Michael Graham Bright (1803β1881), Indiana State Representative 1838β39, delegate to the Indiana Constitutional Convention 1850 1851. Brother of Jesse D. Bright.
Jesse D. Bright (1812β1875), Indiana State Court Judge 1834β39, Indiana State Senator 1841β43, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana 1843β45, U.S. Senator from Indiana 1845β62, Kentucky State Representative 1867β71. Brother of Michael Graham Bright.
Clarence Addison Brimmer, Jr. (1922β2014), chairman of the Wyoming Republican Party 1967β71, attorney general of Wyoming 1971β74, United States Attorney 1975, judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming 1975β2013, father of Philip A. BrimmerPhilip A. Brimmer (born 1959), United States District judge in Denver, Colorado, since 2008, son of Clarence Addison Brimmer, Jr.
Henry R. Brinkerhoff (1787β1844), U.S. Representative from Ohio 1843β44. Cousin of Jacob Brinkerhoff.
Jacob Brinkerhoff (1810β1880), Prosecuting Attorney of Richland County, Ohio 1839β43; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1843β47; Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court 1856β59; Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court 1859β71. Cousin of Henry R. Brinkerhoff.
Bristows and Drapers
Francis Bristow (1804β1864), Kentucky State Representative 1831β33, Kentucky State Senator 1846, delegate to the Kentucky Constitutional Convention 1849, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1854β55 1859β61. Father of Benjamin Bristow.Benjamin Bristow (1832β1896), Kentucky State Senator 1863β65, U.S. Attorney of Kentucky 1866β70, U.S. Solicitor General 1870β72, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 1874β76, candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States 1876. Son of Francis Bristow.Ebenezer Sumner Draper (1858β1914), Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1906β09, Governor of Massachusetts 1909β11. Son-in-law of Benjamin Bristow.Eben S. Draper, Massachusetts State Representative 1921β22, Massachusetts State Senator 1923β26, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1928. Son of Ebenezer Sumner Draper.
NOTE: Ebenezer Sumner Draper was also brother of U.S. Representative William F. Draper.
Brittons and Davis
Forbes N. Britton, Texas State Senator. Father-in-law of Edmund J. Davis.Edmund J. Davis (1827β1883), District Court Judge in Texas 1856β61, delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention 1866, Governor of Texas 1870β74, Republican National Committeeman 1872β74, candidate for Governor of Texas 1880, candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 1882. Son-in-law of Forbes N. Britton.
William Emerson Brock I (1872β1950), U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1929β31. Grandfather of William E. Brock III.William E. Brock III (born 1930), U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1963β71, U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1971β77, Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1977β81, U.S. Secretary of Labor 1985β87, candidate for U.S. Senate from Maryland 1994. Grandson of William Emerson Brock I.
Brodericks and Kennedys
Andrew Kennedy (1810β1847), Indiana State Representative 1835, Indiana State Senator 1838, U.S. Representative from Indiana 1841β47, candidate for U.S. Senate from Indiana 1847. First cousin of David C. Broderick and Case Broderick.
David C. Broderick (1820β1859), candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 1846, California State Senator 1850β51, U.S. Senator from California 1857β59. First cousin of Andrew Kennedy and Case Broderick.
Case Broderick (1839β1920), Mayor of Holton, Kansas 1874β75; Prosecuting Attorney of Jackson County, Kansas 1876β80; Kansas State Senator 1880β84; Justice of the Idaho Territory Supreme Court 1884β88; U.S. Representative from Kansas 1891β99. First cousin of Andrew Kennedy and David C. Broderick.Evender Chalane Kennedy (1842β1893), Indiana State Representative 1875, member of the Kansas Legislature. Son of Andrew Kennedy.
Richard Brodhead (1811β1863), Pennsylvania State Representative 1837β39, Treasurer of Northampton County, Pennsylvania; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1843β49; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1851β57. Father of Jefferson Davis Brodhead.Jefferson Davis Brodhead (1859β1920), District Attorney of Northampton County, Pennsylvania; delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1892 1904; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1907β09. Son of Richard Brodhead.
NOTE: Jefferson Davis Brodhead was also grandnephew of U.S. Secretary of War Jefferson Davis.
Robert Brooke, Sr. (1602β1655), Governor of Maryland Colony 1652. Father of Thomas Brooke, Sr..
Thomas Brooke, Sr. (1632β1676), member of the Calvert County, Maryland House of Burgesses 1663β69 1671β76; Sheriff of Calvert County, Maryland 1660β67; Chief Justice of Calvert County, Maryland Court 1667. Son of Robert Brooke, Sr..
Thomas Brooke, Jr., Justice of the Peace in Calvert County, Maryland 1679β81 1685β89; Maryland Colony Councilman 1692β1707 1715β22; Justice of the Maryland Colony Supreme Court 1694β1708; acting Governor of Maryland Colony 1720. Son of Thomas Brooke, Sr..
NOTE: Robert Brooke, Sr.'s son; Baker; was son-in-law of Maryland Colony Governor Leonard Calvert. Thomas Brooke, Jr. was also son-in-law of Maryland Colony Assemblyman Thomas Dent, Sr.; father-in-law of U.S. Representatives Charles S. Sewall and William Barton Wade Dent and Maryland Colony Assemblyman Philip Lee, Sr..
Brooks and Hinshaws
Edmund H. Hinshaw (1860β1932), Fairbury, Nebraska City Clerk 1889; candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1898; candidate for U.S. Senate from Nebraska 1901; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1903β11. Cousin of Edwin B. Brooks.
Edwin B. Brooks (1868β1933), Superintendent of Schools of Newman, Illinois 1894β97; Superintendent of Schools of Newton, Illinois 1897β1903; Superintendent of Schools of Greenville, Illinois 1903β05; Superintendent of Schools of Paris, Illinois 1905β12; Superintendent of Schools of Jasper County, Illinois 1914β18; U.S. Representative from Illinois 1919β23. Cousin of Edmund H. Hinshaw.
Brooks and Overtons
Thomas Overton, Judge in Louisiana. Father of John H. Overton.
John H. Overton (1875β1948), U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1931β33, U.S. Senator from Louisiana 1933β48. Son of Thomas Overton.Overton Brooks (1897β1961), U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1937β61. Nephew of John H. Overton.
Brooks and Thomas
John W. Thomas (1874β1945), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1920 1932 1936 1940 1944, Republican National Committeeman 1924β33, U.S. Senator from Idaho 1928β33 1940β45. Father-in-law of C. Wayland Brooks.C. Wayland Brooks (1897β1957), candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 1934, candidate for Governor of Illinois 1936, Republican National Committeeman 1939β52, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956, U.S. Senator from Illinois 1940β49. Son-in-law of John Thomas.
Jacob Broom (1752β1810), Delaware Assemblyman 1784β86 1788, delegate to the Philadelphia Convention. Father of James M. Broom.James M. Broom (1776β1850), U.S. Representative from Delaware 1805β07, Pennsylvania State Representative 1824. Son of Jacob Broom.Jacob Broom (1808β1864), Clerk of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Orphans' Court 1848β52; candidate for President of the United States 1852; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1855β57; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1858. Son of James M. Broom.
James E. Broome (1808β1883), Florida Probate Court Judge 1843β48, Governor of Florida 1853β57, Florida State Senator 1861. Father of John Dozier Broome and James E. Broome.John Dozier Broome, delegate to the Florida Constitutional Convention 1885, Florida Circuit Court Judge 1887β98. Son of James E. Broome.
James E. Broome, Florida State Senator 1897. Son of James E. Broome.
J. Melville Broughton (1888β1949), North Carolina State Senator 1927β29, Governor of North Carolina 1941β45, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1944 1948, U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1948β49. Father of J. Melville Broughton, Jr.J. Melville Brought, Jr. (1922β1997), candidate for Governor of North Carolina 1968. Son of J. Melville Broughton.
Paul Broun, Sr. (1916β2005), Georgia State Senator 1963β2001. Father of Paul Broun.
Paul Broun (born 1946), candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia 1990, candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Senate from Georgia 1996, U.S. Representative from Georgia 2007β2015. Son of Paul Broun, Sr.
Robert F. Broussard (1864β1918), Prosecuting Attorney in Louisiana 1892β97, U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1897β1915, U.S. Senator from Louisiana 1915β18. Brother of Edwin S. Broussard.
Edwin S. Broussard (1874β1934), Prosecuting Attorney in Louisiana 1903β08, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana 1916, U.S. Senator from Louisiana 1921β33. Brother of Robert F. Broussard.
Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Sr. (1905β1996), Governor of California, 1959β67; candidate for the Democratic nomination for President, 1960.Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown Jr. (born 1938), California Secretary of State 1971β75, Governor of California 1975β83, 2011βpresent; candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States President in 1976, 1980, and 1992; Chair of the California Democratic Party 1989β91; Mayor of Oakland, 1998β2006; Attorney General of California 2007β11; son of Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Sr.
Kathleen Brown (born 1946), California State Treasurer 1991β95, Democratic candidate for Governor of California 1994, daughter of Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Sr., sister of Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown Jr.
Harold C. Brown (1908β1998), Justice of the California Court of Appeal, 1966β76, brother of Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Sr.
Geoffrey F. Brown (born 1943), Commissioner California Public Utilities Commission 2001βpresent, and the Public Defender of San Francisco 1978β2000, nephew of Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Sr. and Harold C. 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.)
Joseph E. Brown (1821β1894), Georgia Circuit Court Judge 1855β57, Governor of Georgia 1857β65, Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court 1868β70, U.S. Senator from Georgia 1880β91. Father of Joseph Mackey Brown.Joseph Mackey Brown (1851β1932), Governor of Georgia 1909β11 1912β13. Son of Joseph E. Brown.
John Y. Brown, Sr. (1900β1985), Kentucky State Representative 1930β33 1946β47 1954β55 1962β63 1966β67, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1933β35, candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate from Kentucky 1936 1942 1948 1960, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1936 1948 1980, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Kentucky 1939, candidate for U.S. Senate from Kentucky 1946 1966, member of the Kentucky Legislature 1953β54, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Kentucky State Representative 1973, candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1980. Father of John Y. Brown, Jr.John Y. Brown, Jr. (born 1933), Governor of Kentucky 1979β83, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1980, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Kentucky 1980. Son of John Y. Brown, Sr.John Y. Brown III, Kentucky Secretary of State 1996β2000, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky 2007. Son of John Y. Brown, Jr.
Prentiss M. Brown (1889β1973), Prosecuting Attorney of Mackinac County, Michigan 1914β26; Attorney of St. Ignace, Michigan 1916β28; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1924; candidate for Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court 1928; U.S. Representative from Michigan 1933β36; U.S. Senator from Michigan 1936β43. Father of Prentiss M. Brown, Jr. and Paul W. Brown.Prentiss M. Brown, Jr., candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1952 1956 1958 1960. Son of Prentiss M. Brown.
Paul W. Brown, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan 1974. Son of Prentiss M. Brown.
E. Lakin Brown, Michigan State Representative 1841, Michigan State Senator 1855β56 1879β80. Father of Addison M. Brown.Addison M. Brown (1859β1931), Michigan State Senator 1899β1900, candidate for Republican nomination for Michigan State Senate 1928. Son of E. Lakin Brown.Garry E. Brown (1923β1998), delegate to the Michigan Constitutional Convention 1961 1962, Michigan State Senator 1962β66, U.S. Representative from Michigan 1967β79. Grandson of Addison M. Brown.
Clarence J. Brown (1803β1965), Lieutenant Governor of Ohio 1919β23, Ohio Secretary of State 1927β33, candidate for Republican nomination for Governor of Ohio 1932, candidate for Governor of Ohio 1934, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1936 1940 1944 1948, Republican National Committeeman, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1939β65. Father of Clarence J. Brown Jr.Clarence J. Brown Jr. (born 1927), U.S. Representative from Ohio 1965β83, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1968 1972 1976 1984, candidate for Governor of Ohio 1982, acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce 1987. Son of Clarence J. Brown.Roy Brown, candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Representative from Ohio 2002. Son of Clarence J. Brown, Jr..
Foster V. Brown (1852β1937), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1884 1896 1900 1916, Attorney General in Tennessee 1886β94, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1895β97, Attorney General of Puerto Rico 1910β12. Father of Joseph Edgar Brown.Joseph Edgar Brown (1880β1939), U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1921β23, Chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party 1922β24, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1924. Son of Foster V. Brown.
William G. Brown, Sr. (1800β1884), Virginia House Delegate 1832 1840β43, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1845β49 1861β63, delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention 1850, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1860, U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1863β65. Father of William Gay Brown, Jr.William Gay Brown, Jr. (1856β1916), candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1896, U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1911β16. Son of William G. Brown, Sr.
NOTE: William Gay Brown, Jr. was also cousin of U.S. Senator Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver.
Browns and Howes
Thomas Marshall Howe (1808β1877), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1851β55, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1860. Father-in-law of James W. Brown.James W. Brown (1844β1909), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1903β05. Son-in-law of Thomas Marshall Howe.
Browns, Bowens, and Francis
John Brown (1736β1803), Treasurer of Rhode Island 1775β96, Rhode Island State Representative 1782β84, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Rhode Island 1784β85, U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1799β1801. Brother of Jabez Bowen.
Jabez Bowen (1739β1815), Providence, Rhode Island Councilman 1773 1775; Rhode Island Assemblyman 1777; Deputy Governor 1778β79 1781β86; Rhode Island Superior Court Judge 1776β81; Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court. Brother-in-law of John Brown.
Benjamin Brown (1756β1831), Massachusetts State Representative 1809 1811β12 1819, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1815β17. Nephew of John Brown.John Brown Francis (1791β1864), Rhode Island State Representative 1821β29, Rhode Island State Senator 1831 1842 1845β56, Governor of Rhode Island 1833β38, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island 1844β45. Grandson of John Brown.
Browns and McMillins
Neill S. Brown (1810β1886), Governor of Tennessee 1847β49, U.S. Minister to Russia 1850β53. Brother of John C. Brown.
John C. Brown (1827β1889), Governor of Tennessee 1871β75, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1876. Brother of Neill S. Brown.Benton McMillin (1845β1933), Tennessee State Representative 1874, Tennessee State Court Judge 1877, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1879β99, Governor of Tennessee 1799β1803, U.S. Minister to Peru 1913β19, U.S. Minister to Guatemala 1919β21, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1928. Son-in-law of John C. Brown.
Lucille McMillin, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1924. Wife of Benton McMillin.
Charles E. Browne (1816β1895), Wisconsin Territory Legislator. Father of Edward L. Browne.Edward L. Browne (1830β1925), Wisconsin State Senator 1861β62 1867β68, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1868. Son of Charles E. Browne.
Edward E. Browne (1868β1945), Prosecuting Attorney of Waupaca County, Wisconsin 1898β1905; Wisconsin State Senator 1907β13; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1913β31. Son of Edward L. Browne.
William Gannaway Brownlow (1805β1877), candidate for U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1842, delegate to the Tennessee Constitutional Convention 1864, Governor of Tennessee 1865β69, U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1869β75. Uncle of Walter Preston Brownlow.Walter P. Brownlow (1851β1910), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1880 1884 1896 1900 1904, Postmaster of Jonesboro, Tennessee 1881; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1881β83 1897β1910; Republican National Committeeman 1884 1896 1900. Nephew of William Gannaway Brownlow.
William Cabell Bruce (1860β1946), Maryland State Senator 1894β96, candidate for U.S. Senate from Maryland 1916, U.S. Senator from Maryland 1923β29. Father of James Bruce and David K.E. Bruce.James Bruce (1892β1980), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1956, U.S. Ambassador to Argentina 1957β59. Son of William Cabell Bruce.
David K.E. Bruce (1898β1977), Maryland House Delegate 1924β26, U.S. Vice Consul in Rome, Italy 1926; Virginia House Delegate 1939β42; delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1940; U.S. Ambassador to France 1949β52; U.S. Ambassador to Germany 1957β59; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain 1961β69; U.S. Liaison to China 1873β1974. Son of William Cabell Bruce.
NOTE: David K.E. Bruce was also former son-in-law of U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon.
Ferdinand Brucker (1858β1904), East Saginaw, Michigan Alderman 1882β84; Probate Court Judge of Saginaw County, Michigan 1888β96; delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1896; U.S. Representative from Michigan 1897β99. Father of Wilber Marion Brucker.Wilber Marion Brucker (1894β1968), Prosecuting Attorney of Saginaw County, Michigan 1923β27; Attorney General of Michigan 1928β30; Governor of Michigan 1931β33; candidate for U.S. Senate from Michigan 1936; U.S. Secretary of the Army 1955β61. Son of Ferdinand Brucker.
Charles N. Brumm (1838β1917), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1881β89 1895β99 1906β09, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1884, Judge of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas 1909β17. Father of George F. Brumm.George F. Brumm (1880β1934), candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1918 1920, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1923β27 1929β34. Son of Charles N. Brumm.
Silas Bryan, Illinois state senator, Illinois judge.William Jennings Bryan, U.S. Representative from Nebraska, Democratic nominee for President of the United States 1896 1900 1908, U.S. Secretary of State, son of Silas Bryan.Ruth Bryan Owen, U.S. Representative from Florida, U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, daughter of William Jennings Bryan.Rudd Brown, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1956 1960, candidate for U.S. Representative from California 1958 1960. Daughter of Ruth Bryan Owen.
William Jennings Bryan, Jr. (1889β1978), assistant U.S. Attorney, Collector of Customs for the port of Los Angeles, son of William Jennings Bryan.
Charles W. Bryan, Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska; Governor of Nebraska; Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States 1924; son of Silas Bryan; brother of William Jennings Bryan.
T.S. Allen, Chairman of the Nebraska Democratic Party 1904β09 1921β32, U.S. Attorney of Nebraska 1915β21, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1924 1932 1940. Brother-in-law of William Jennings Bryan.
Nathan P. Bryan (1872β1935), Florida State Senator 1911, U.S. Senator from Florida 1911β17, Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for Florida 1920β35. Brother of William James Bryan.
William James Bryan (1876β1908), Solicitor of the Duval County, Florida Criminal Court of Record 1902β07; U.S. Senator from Florida 1907β08. Brother of Nathan P. Bryan.
Bryans of North Carolina and Tennessee
Joseph Hunter Bryan (1782β1839), North Carolina State Representative 1804β05 1807β09, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1815β19. Brother of Henry Hunter Bryan.
Henry Hunter Bryan (1786β1835), U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1819β21. Brother of Joseph Hunter Bryan.
James W. Bryan (1874β1956), Washington State Senator 1908β12, U.S. Representative from Washington 1913β15, Prosecuting Attorney of Kitsap County, Washington. Father of James W. Byran, Jr.James W. Byran, Jr., Prosecuting Attorney of Kitsap County, Washington 1931β32; candidate for Washington State Senate 1956. Son of James W. Bryan.Robert J. Bryan (born 1934), Chairman of the Kitsap County, Washington Republican Party 1961β62; Superior Court Judge in Washington 1967β84; U.S. District Court Judge in Washington 1986β2000. Son of James W. Bryan, Jr.
Bryans and Wellers
John A. Bryan (1794β1864), Auditor of Ohio 1833β39, U.S. ChargΓ© d'Affaires to Peru 1845. Father of Charles H. Bryan.Charles H. Bryan (1822β1877), California State Senator 1854, Justice of the California Supreme Court 1854β55, delegate to the Nevada Constitutional Convention 1863. Son of John A. Bryan.
John B. Weller (1812β1875), Prosecuting Attorney of Butler County, Ohio 1833β36; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1839β45; candidate for Governor of Ohio 1848; U.S. Senator from California 1852β57; Governor of California 1858β60; U.S. Minister to Mexico 1860β61. Son-in-law of John A. Bryan.
James Buchanan (1791β1868), Pennsylvania State Representative 1814, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1821β31, U.S. Minister to Russia 1832β33, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1834β45, candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States 1844 1848 1852, U.S. Secretary of State 1845β49, U.S. Minister to Great Britain 1853β56, President of the United States 1857β61. Cousin of James M. Buchanan.
James M. Buchanan (1803β1876), U.S. Minister to Denmark 1858β61. Cousin of James Buchanan.
Buchanans and Pous
Edward W. Pou (1863β1934), Chairman of the Johnston County, North Carolina Democratic Executive Committee 1886; Solicitor in North Carolina 1890β1901; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1896; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1901β34; delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1916. Cousin of James P. Buchanan.
James P. Buchanan (1867β1937), Justice of the Peace in Washington County, Texas 1889β92; District Attorney in Texas 1899β1906; Texas State Representative 1906β13; U.S. Representative from Texas 1913β37. Cousin of Edward W. Pou.
Buchanans, Rieckers, and Towsleys
Margaret Towsley (1906β1994), Ann Arbor, Michigan Councilwoman. Mother of Margaret Ann Riecker.Margaret Ann Riecker, Vice Chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party 1969, Republican National Committeewoman 1971β81, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1972. Daughter of Margaret Towsley.
Wiley T. Buchanan, Jr. (1914β1986), U.S. Minister to Luxembourg 1953β56, U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg 1956, U.S. Ambassador to Austria 1975β77. Nephew by marriage of Margaret Towsely.
Daniel Buck (1753β1816), Prosecuting Attorney of Orange County, Vermont 1783β85; delegate to the Vermont Constitutional Convention 1791; Vermont State Representative 1793β94; U.S. Representative from Vermont 1795β97; Attorney General of Vermont 1802β03; Vermont State Representative 1906β07. Father of Daniel Azro Ashley Buck.Daniel Azro Ashley Buck (1789β1841), Vermont State Representative 1816β26 1828β30 1830β34, Attorney of Orange County, Vermont 1819β22 1830β34; U.S. Representative from Vermont 1823β25 1827β29. Son of Daniel Buck.
William Alfred Buckingham (1804β1875), Mayor of Norwich, Connecticut 1849; Governor of Connecticut 1858β66; U.S. Senator from Connecticut 1869β75. Father of Edward T. Buckingham.Edward T. Buckingham, Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut 1909β11 1929β33. Son of William Alfred Buckingham.
James L. Buckley (born 1923), candidate for U.S. Senate from New York 1968, U.S. Senator from New York 1971β77, candidate for U.S. Senate from Connecticut 1980, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals 1985β96. Brother of William F. Buckley, Jr.
William F. Buckley, Jr. (1925β2008), Founder and Editor of National Review. Candidate for Mayor of New York City 1965. Brother of James L. Buckley.
L. Brent Bozell Jr., conservative writer, aide to U.S. Senators Joseph McCarthy and Barry Goldwater, unsuccessful candidate for Maryland House of Delegates 1958, candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 1964. Brother-in-law of James L. Buckley and William F. Buckley, Jr.
Elliott Ross Buckley, candidate for Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana 1962. Cousin of James L. Buckley and William F. Buckley, Jr.
Bulkeleys, Brainards, and Morgans
Eliphalet Bulkeley, Connecticut State Senator 1838 1840, Connecticut State Representative. Father of Edwin D. Morgan and William H. Bulkeley.Morgan G. Bulkeley (1837β1922), Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut 1880β88; candidate for Governor of Connecticut 1880; Governor of Connecticut 1889β93; U.S. Senator from Connecticut 1905β11. Son of Eliphalet Bulkeley.
William H. Bulkeley, Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut 1881β83. Son of Eliphalet Bulkeley.
Edwin D. Morgan (1811β1883), Hartford, Connecticut Councilman 1832; New York City Alderman 1849; New York State Senator 1850β55; Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1856β64 1876β79; Governor of New York 1859β63; U.S. Senator from New York 1863β69. Cousin of Morgan G. Bulkeley.
Leveret Brainard, Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut 1894β96. Son-in-law of Eliphalet Bulkeley.
NOTE: Edwin D. Morgan was also uncle of U.S. Consul W.F. Rowland.
Thomas Bullitt, military officer in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, also surveyed Kentucky.
Cuthbert Bullitt (1740β1791), delegate to the revolutionary Provincial Congress of Virginia, Commonwealth Attorney for Prince William County, Virginia, later became a state court judge and delegate to the Virginia Ratifying Convention.Alexander Scott Bullitt (1761β1816), delegate to Kentucky constitutional convention. Served in the Kentucky Senate and later became Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky.John Christian Bullitt (1824β1902), lawyer and Grandson of Alexander Scott Bullitt. Founded law firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath, drafted Philadelphia city charter.
William Christian Bullitt (1856β1914), Pennsylvania State Representative. Son of John Christian Bullitt.
William Christian Bullitt, Jr. (1891β1967), United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union 1933β36, United States Ambassador to France 1936β40, candidate for Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1943. Son of William Christian Bullitt.
A. Scott Bullitt (1877β1932), candidate for Governor of Washington 1928. First cousin of William Christian Bullitt, Jr.Daniel B. Brewster (1923β2007), Maryland House Delegate 1950β58, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1959β63, U.S. Senator from Maryland 1963β69. Son-in-law of William Christian Bullitt, Jr.
Stephen Bullock (1735β1816), member of the Massachusetts Legislature, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1797β99. Granduncle of Nathaniel Bullock.Nathaniel Bullock (1777β1867), Rhode Island State Representative 1825β26, U.S. Collector of Customs 1827β36, Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island 1842β43. Grandnephew of Stephen Bullock.Richmond M. Bullock (1809β1883), Connecticut State Senator 1880. Third cousin once removed of Nathaniel Bullock.
Jonathan Russell Bullock (1815β1899), Rhode Island State Representative 1844β46, U.S. Collector of Customs 1849β53, Rhode Island State Senator 1859β60, Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island 1860β61, Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court 1862β64, U.S. District Court Judge in Rhode Island 1865β69. Son of Nathaniel Bullock.
Alexander Bullock (1816β1882), Massachusetts State Representative 1845β49 1862β64, Massachusetts State Senator 1849, Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts 1859; Governor of Massachusetts 1866β69. Third cousin once removed of Nathaniel Bullock.
Benjamin K. Bullock (1821β1901), Mayor of Provo, Utah 1855β60 1863. Third cousin once removed of Nathaniel Bullock.
Isaac Bullock (1824β1891), Mayor of Provo, Utah 1863. Third cousin once removed of Nathaniel Bullock.William J. Bullock (1864β1920), Massachusetts State Representative 1898β1903, Massachusetts State Senator 1904β07, candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1912. Third cousin three times removed of Nathaniel Bullock.
Chandler Bullock (1872β1962), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1944. Grandson of Alexander Bullock.James Robert Bullock (1916β1999), Utah State Representative 1963β67, U.S. District Court Judge in Utah 1973β83. Great-grandson of Benjamin K. Bullock.
Bullocks and Carrs
Robert Bullock (1828β1905), Judge of the Florida Probate Court 1866, Florida State Representative 1879, U.S. Representative from Florida 1889β93. Uncle of Julian Carr.Julian Carr (1845β1924), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1888 1912 1916. Nephew of Robert Bullock.
William Simeon Bullock (1856β1935), Criminal Court Judge in Florida 1882, Circuit Court Judge in Florida. Son of Robert Bullock.
William Rufus Bumpers (1888β1949), member of the Arkansas Legislature, 1930s. Merchant and teacher. Father of Dale Bumpers.
Dale Bumpers (1925β2016), Governor of Arkansas 1971β75, U.S. Senator for Arkansas 1975β99. Son of William Rufus Bumpers.
James P.D. Bunning (born 1931), Kentucky State Senator 1979β83, candidate for Governor of Kentucky 1983, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1987β99, U.S. Senator from Kentucky 1999β2011. Father of David L. Bunning.David L. Bunning (born 1966), U.S. District Court Judge in Kentucky 2002βpresent. Son of James P.D. Bunning.
Burbanks and Kibbeys
John A. Burbank (1827β1905), Governor of Dakota Territory 1869β73. Father-in-law of Joseph H. Kibbey.Joseph H. Kibbey (1853β1924), 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 1905β09, candidate for U.S. Senate from Arizona 1916. Son-in-law of John A. Burbank.
NOTE: John A. Burbank was also brother-in-law of U.S. Senator Oliver P. Morton. Joseph H. Kibbey was also son of Indiana Attorney General John F. Kibbey.
Usher Burdick (1879β1960), North Dakota State Representative 1907β11, Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota 1911β13, State Attorney of Williams County, North Dakota 1913β15; candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Representative from North Dakota 1932; U.S. Representative from North Dakota 1935β45 1949β53; candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Senate from North Dakota 1944; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Dakota 1944. Father of Quentin N. Burdick.Quentin N. Burdick (1908β1992), U.S. Representative from North Dakota 1959β60, U.S. Senator from North Dakota 1960β92. Son of Usher Burdick.
Jocelyn Burdick (born 1922), U.S. Senator from North Dakota 1992. Wife of Quentin N. Burdick.
Robert W. Levering (1914β1989), candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 1948 1950 1954 1956 1962, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1959β61. Son-in-law of Usher Burdick.
Burgess, Gundersons, and Lees
Andrew E. Lee (1847β1934), Governor of South Dakota 1897β1901, candidate for Governor of South Dakota 1908. Brother-in-law of Lyman Burgess and Hans Gunderson.
Lyman Burgess, Dakota Territory Representative 1862. Brother-in-law of Andrew E. Lee.
Hans Gunderson, Dakota Territory Councilman 1877β78. Brother-in-law of Andrew E. Lee and Lyman Burgess.Carl Gunderson (1864β1933), South Dakota State Senator 1893 1897β1901 1917, Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota 1921β25, Governor of South Dakota 1925β27. Son of Hans Gunderson.
Henry Burk (1850β1903), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1901β03. Brother of Charles D. Burk and Alfred E. Burk.
Charles D. Burk (1856β1916), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1908. Brother of Henry Burk and Alfred E. Burk.
Alfred E. Burk (1864β1921), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1920. Brother of Henry Burk and Charles D. Burk.
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (born 1932), U.S. Representative from California 1972-78 and Los Angeles County Supervisor 1992 to 2008. Also the first member of Congress to give birth while in office to Autumn Burke (born 1973), California State Assemblymember 2014 to present.
William A. "Bill" Burke, founder of the Los Angeles Marathon and South Coast Air Quality Management District board member.
William Burleigh (1785β1827), U.S. Representative from Maine 1823β27. Father of John H. Burleigh.John H. Burleigh (1822β1877), Maine State Representative 1862 1864 1866 1872, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1864, U.S. Representative from Maine 1873β77. Son of William Burleigh.
Edward Burleson (1798β1851), Vice President of the Republic of Texas 1841β44, candidate for President of the Republic of Texas 1844, Texas State Senator 1846β50 1851. Father of Edward Burleson, Jr.Edward Burleson, Jr. (1826β1877), delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention 1875. Son of Edward Burleson.Albert S. Burleson (1863β1937), U.S. Representative from Texas 1899β1913, U.S. Postmaster General 1913β21. Grandson of Edward Burleson.
William Burnet (1730β1791), member of the Newark, New Jersey Committee of Safety 1775; U.S. Surgeon General 1776β83; Judge of the New Jersey Court of Common Pleas 1776; Delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey 1880β81. Father of Jacob Burnet.Jacob Burnet (1770β1853), Northwest Territory Councilman 1799β1802, Ohio State Representative 1814β16, Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court 1821β28, U.S. Senator from Ohio 1828β31. Son of William Burnet.David G. Burnet (1788β1870), President of the Republic of Texas 1836, Vice President of the Republic of Texas 1838β41, Texas Secretary of State 1846β48. Grandson of William Burnet.
Willard H. Burney (1857β1943), Nebraska State Representative 1919. Father of Dwight Burney.Dwight Burney (1892β1987), member of the Nebraska Legislature 1945β57, Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska 1957β60 1961β65, Governor of Nebraska 1960β61. Son of Willard H. Burney.
Henry L. Burnham, New Hampshire State Senator 1864β66. Father of Henry E. Burnham.Henry E. Burnham (1844β1917), New Hampshire State Representative 1873β74, Treasurer of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire 1875β77; Probate Court Judge in New Hampshire 1876β79; delegate to the New Hampshire Constitutional Convention 1879; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire 1901β13; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1904. Son of Henry L. Burnham.
A. J. Burns, Sr. (1907β1976), Democratic member of the Webster Parish School Board from Shongaloo, Louisiana, first elected in 1958 as a write-in candidate; father of Kerry O. Burns and Henry BurnsKerry O. Burns (1940β2015), Democratic property tax assessor of his native Webster Parish, Louisiana, prior to 2004; son of A. J. Burns, Sr., and brother of Henry Burns
Henry Burns (born 1947), Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 9 in Bossier Parish, 2008β16, unsuccessful candidate for Louisiana State Senate in 2015, resident of Haughton; son of A. J. Burns, Sr., and brother of Kerry O. Burns
Burrs and Alstons
Aaron Burr (1756β1836), New York Assemblyman 1784β85 1798β1801, Attorney General of New York 1789β91, U.S. Senator from New York 1791β97, Vice President of the United States 1801β05. Father-in-law of Joseph Alston.Joseph Alston (1779β1816), Governor of South Carolina 1812β14. Son-in-law of Aaron Burr.Richard Burr, U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 2005βpresent. Twelfth cousin of Aaron Burr.
NOTE: Aaron Burr was also nephew of Continental Congressional Delegate Pierpont Edwards and first cousin of U.S. Representative Theodore Dwight and U.S. Senator Henry W. Edwards. Joseph Alston was also brother-in-law of South Carolina Governor John Lyde Wilson.
Burrells and Huffs
Jeremiah M. Burrell, District Judge in Pennsylvania. Father-in-law of George Franklin Huff.
George Franklin Huff (1842β1912), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1880, Pennsylvania State Senator 1884β88, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1891β93 1895β97 1903β11. Son-in-law of Jeremiah M. Burrell.
Daniel Burrows (1766β1858), Connecticut State Representative 1816β20 1826, delegate to the Connecticut Constitutional Convention 1818, U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1821β23. Uncle of Lorenzo Burrows.Latham A. Burrows (1792β1855), presidential elector 1820; Clerk of Broome County, NY 1821β22; New York State Senator (6th D.) 1824β27; nephew of Daniel Burrows; brother of Lorenzo Burrows
Lorenzo Burrows (1805β1885), Treasurer of Orleans County, New York 1840; Supervisor of Barre, New York 1845; U.S. Representative from New York 1849β53; New York State Comptroller 1855β57; nephew of Daniel Burrows; brother of Latham A. Burrows.
Burrows and Connables
Julius C. Burrows (1837β1915), Prosecuting Attorney of Kalamazoo County, Michigan 1866β70; U.S. Representative from Michigan 1873β75 1879β83 1885β95; U.S. Senator from Michigan 1895β1911. Brother-in-law of Alfred B. Connable, Sr..
Alfred B. Connable, Sr., Mayor of Kalamazoo, Michigan 1913β14. Brother-in-law of Julius C. Burrows.
Phillip Burton (1926β1983), California Assemblyman 1956β64, delegate to the California Democratic Convention 1968 1972 1976 1980 1982, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1968 1972, U.S. Representative from California 1964β83. Brother of John L. Burton.
John L. Burton (born 1932), U.S. Representative from California 1974β82, California State Senator 1997β2005. Brother of Phillip Burton.
Sala Burton (1925β1987), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1956 1976 1980 1984, U.S. Representative from California 1983β87. Wife of Phillip Burton.
Danny L. Burton (born 1938), Indiana State Representative 1967β68 1977β80, Indiana State Senator 1969β70 1981β82, U.S. Representative from Indiana 1983β2013. Brother of Woody Burton.
Woody Burton, Indiana State Representative. Brother of Danny L. Burton.
Bushongs and Roberts
Anthony Ellmaker Roberts (1803β1885), Sheriff of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1839β42; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1843; U.S. Marshal in Pennsylvania 1850β53; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1855β59; candidate for Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1867. Grandfather of Robert Grey Bushong.Robert Grey Bushong (1883β1951), Pennsylvania State Representative 1908β09, Judge of Berks County, Pennsylvania Orphans' Court 1914β15; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1916 1924; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1927β29. Grandson of Anthony Ellmaker Roberts.
Roderick R. Butler (1827β1902), Postmaster of Taylorsville, Tennessee; Tennessee State Senator 1859β63 1893β1901; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1864 1872 1876; delegate to the Tennessee Constitutional Convention 1865; Chairman of the Tennessee Republican Committee; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1867β75 1887β89; Chairman of the Tennessee Republican Convention 1869 1882; Tennessee State Representative 1879β85. Grandfather of Robert R. Butler.Robert R. Butler (1881β1933), Mayor of Condon, Oregon; Circuit Court Judge in Oregon 1909β11; Oregon State Senator 1913β17 1925β29; U.S. Representative from Oregon 1928β33. Grandson of Roderick R. Butler.
William Butler (1822β1909), Common Pleas Court Judge in Pennsylvania 1861β79, U.S. District Court Judge in Pennsylvania 1879β99. Brother of Samuel Butler.
Samuel Butler, Treasurer of Pennsylvania 1880β82. Brother of William Butler.Thomas S. Butler (1855β1928), Pennsylvania State Court Judge 1888, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1897β1928. Son of Samuel Butler.Smedley Butler (1881β1940), candidate for U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania 1932. Son of Thomas S. Butler.
NOTE: Thomas S. Butler was also son-in-law of U.S. Representative Smedley Darlington.
Butlers and Belmonts
See Butler-Belmont Family
Butlers and Walkers
James A. Walker (1832β1901), Virginia House Delegate 1871β72, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1895β99. Great-grandfather of M. Caldwell Butler.M. Caldwell Butler (1925-2014), Virginia House Delegate 1962β71, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1972β83. Great-grandson of James A. Walker.
Byas and Standifers
James Israel Standifer (1782β1837), U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1823β25 1829β37. Great-great-great-grandfather of Steven D. Byas.Steven D. Byas (born 1954), Oklahoma Republican Committeeman 1981β83, candidate for Oklahoma State Representative 1992 1994 1996. Great-great-great-grandson of James Israel Standifer.
Byrds and Floods
Colonel William Byrd I (1652β1704), married to Mary Horsmanden, daughter of Sir Warham Horsmanden
Colonel William Byrd II (1674β1744) of Westover PlantationβFounded Richmond, Virginia. Member of the Royal Society of Great Britain and served on the Virginia House of Burgesses.
William Byrd III (1752β1777) - 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 (1865β1921), U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1901β21.
Joel W. Flood (1894β1964), U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1932β33; brother of Henry D. Flood and uncle of Harry Byrd Sr.Harry F. Byrd Sr. (1887β1966), Governor of Virginia, 1926β30; Vice Chair of the Democratic Party, 1929; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1932; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1933β65; 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 Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, aviator, explorer.Harry F. Byrd Jr. (1914β2013), U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1965β83; son of Harry F. Byrd Sr.
(The Virginia Byrds are not related to Sen. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, who was born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr. and renamed after his aunt and uncle Vlurma and Titus Byrd)
NOTE: Harry F. Byrd, Jr. is also brother-in-law of Virginia House Delegate James Thomson.
Joseph W. Byrns, Sr. (1869β1936), Tennessee State Representative 1895β1900, Tennessee State Senator 1901, candidate for District Attorney of Davidson County, Tennessee 1902, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1909β36. Father of Joseph W. Byrns, Jr.Joseph W. Byrns, Jr. (1903β1973), U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1939β41. Son of Joseph W. Byrns, Sr.
Brendan Byrne (born 1924), New Jersey Superior Court Judge 1970β73, Governor of New Jersey 1974β82, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1980. Father of Brendan T. Byrne, Jr.Brendan T. Byrne, Jr., Chairman of the New Jersey Democratic Party 1994β97, candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate from New Jersey 2000. Son of Brendan Byrne.
James Francis Byrnes, Clerk of Charleston, South Carolina. Father of James F. Byrnes.
James F. Byrnes (1882β1972), Solicitor of South Carolina 1908β10, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1911β25, U.S. Senator from South Carolina 1931β41, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1936 1940 1952, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1941β42, U.S. Secretary of State 1945β47, Governor of South Carolina 1951β55. Son of James Francis Byrnes.
Louis E. McComas (1846β1907), candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 1876, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1883β91, Justice of the District of Columbia Supreme Court 1892β99, U.S. Senator from Maryland 1899β1905, Republican National Committeeman 1904, Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals 1905β07. Grandfather of Katharine Byron.Katharine Byron (1903β1976), U.S. Representative from Maryland 1941β43. Granddaughter of Louis E. McComas.
William D. Byron (1895β1941), Mayor of Williamsport, Maryland 1926β30; Maryland State Senator 1930β34; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1939β41. Husband of Katharine Byron.Goodloe Byron (1929β1978), Maryland House Delegate 1963β67, Maryland State Senator 1967β71, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1971β78. Son of Katharine Byron and William D. Byron.
Beverly Byron (born 1932), U.S. Representative from Maryland 1979β93. Wife of Goodloe Byron.
Note: William D. Byron was also grandson of Williamsport, Maryland Mayor William Byron.