List of United States political families (A)

The following is an alphabetical list of political families in the United States whose last name begins with A.

The Abeles

*Homer E. Abele (1916-2000), Ohio State Representative 1949-1952, Chairman of the Vinton County, Ohio Republican Committee 1954-1957; Solicitor of McArthur, Ohio; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1956; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 1958; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1963-1965; Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals 1966-1991; Chief Justice of the Ohio Court of Appeals 1978; substitute Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. Father of Peter B. Abele. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000011/]
**Peter B. Abele, Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals. Son of Homer E. Abele. [http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/District_Courts/Districts/dc04.asp/]

The Abbitts

*Watkins Moorman Abbitt (1908-1998), delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention 1945, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1948-1973, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1964 1972, Chairman of the Virginia Democratic Party 1964-1970. Father of Watkins Abbitt, Jr. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aaker-abbot.html#R9M0INDXW]
**Watkins Abbitt, Jr. (1944-), Virginia House Delegate 1986-present. Son of Watkins Moorman Abbitt. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aaker-abbot.html#RWI0RTLHL]

The Acevedos and Vilas

*Salvador Acevedo, Judge in Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Commonwealth Senator. Father of Anibal Acevedo Vila.
**Anibal Acevedo Vila (1962-), Puerto Rico Commonwealth Representative 1993-2001, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico to the U.S. Congress 2001-2004, Governor of Puerto Rico 2005-present. Son of Salvador Acevedo.

The Achesons

*Dean Acheson (1893-1971), U.S. Undersecretary of the Treasury 1933-1945, U.S. Undersecretary of State 1945-1947, U.S. Secretary of State 1949-1953. Father of David Acheson.
**David Acheson (1921-), member of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission 1948-1950, member of the Rogers Commission 1986, President of the U.S. Atlantic Council 1993-1999. Son of Dean Acheson.

The Addabbos

*Joseph Patrick Addabbo (1925-1986), U.S. Representative from New York 1961-1986. Father of Joseph Addabbo, Jr.. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000052/]
**Joseph Addabbo, Jr., New York City Councilman 2002-present. Son of Joseph Patrick Addabbo. [http://council.nyc.gov/d32/html/members/home.shtml/]

=The Adams=

*Samuel Adams (1722-1803), Delegate to the Continental Congress from Massachusetts delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention 1779 1788, Massachusetts State Senator 1781, candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1788, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1789-1794, Governor of Massachusetts 1793-1797. Third cousin of John Adams. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000045/]
*John Adams (1735-1826), Delegate to the Continental Congress from Massachusetts 1774-1778, U.S. Minister to the Netherlands 1781-1788, U.S. Minister to Great Britain 1785-1788, Vice President of the United States 1789-1797, President of the United States 1797-1801, delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention 1820. Third cousin of Samuel Adams. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000039/]
*Joshua Johnson, U.S. Consul to London, England 1790-1797. Father-in-law of John Quincy Adams. [http://www.mdoe.org/johnsonjoshuaMerch.html]
**Joseph Allen (1749-1827), delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention 1788, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1810-1811. Nephew of Samuel Adams. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000136/]
**William S. Smith (1755-1816), U.S. Representative from New York 1813-1815. Son-in-law of John Adams. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000638/]
**John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), U.S. Minister to the Netherlands 1794-1797, U.S. Minister to Prussia 1797-1801, U.S. Minister to Russia 1809-1814, U.S. Minister to Great Britain 1815-1817, Massachusetts State Senator 1802, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1803-1808, U.S. Secretary of State 1817-1825, President of the United States 1825-1829, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1831-1848, candidate for Governor of Massachusetts 1838. Son of John Adams. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=a000041/]
**William Cranch (1769-1855), Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia 1801 1806. Nephew by marriage of John Adams. [http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/books.html]
**John Pope (1770-1845), Kentucky State Representative 1802 1806, U.S. Senator from Kentucky 1807-1813, Kentucky Secretary of State 1816-1819, Governor of Arkansas Territory 1829-1835, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1837-1843. Brother-in-law of John Quincy Adams. [http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=318]
**Thomas Boylston Adams (1772-1832), member of the Massachusetts Legislature 1805-1806, Chief Justice of Circuit of Court of Common Pleas in Massachusetts. Son of John Adams. [http://www.masshist.org/adams/biographical.cfm]
**Benjamin Crowninshield (1773-1851), Massachusetts State Representative 1811, Massachusetts State Senator 1812, U.S. Secretary of the Navy 1815-1818, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1823-1831. Grandfather-in-law of John Quincy Adams.
***Charles Allen (1797-1869), Massachusetts State Representative 1830 1833-1835 1840, Massachusetts State Senator 1836-1837, Judge of Court of Common Pleas in Massachusetts 1842-1845, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1849-1853, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1856, Superior Court Judge in Massachusetts 1859-1867. Son of Joseph Allen. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000115]
***George Washington Adams (1801-1828), Massachusetts State Representative 1826. Son of John Quincy Adams. [http://www.who2.com/georgewashingtonadams.html]
***Edward Everett (1794-1865), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1825-1835, Governor of Massachusetts 1836-1840, U.S. Minister to Great Britain 1841-1845, U.S. Secretary of State 1852-1853, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1853-1854, candidate for Vice President of the United States 1860. Brother-in-law of Charles Francis Adams, Sr.
***Charles Francis Adams, Sr. (1807-1886), Massachusetts State Representative 1831, Massachusetts State Senator 1835-1840, candidate for Vice President of the United States 1848, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1856, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1859-1861, U.S. Minister to Great Britain 1861-1868, candidate for Governor of Massachusetts 1876. Son of John Quincy Adams. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000032]
****Alfred Cumming (1802-1873), Mayor of Augusta, Georgia 1836; Governor of Utah Territory 1858-1861. Great-grandson-in-law of Samuel Adams. [http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/c/CUMMING,ALFRED.html]
****John Quincy Adams (1833-1894), Massachusetts State Representative 1866 1869, candidate for Governor of Massachusetts 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1879, candidate for Vice President of the United States 1872. Son of Charles Francis Adams, Sr. [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=59426]
****William C. Lovering (1835-1910), Massachusetts State Senator 1874-1875, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1880, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1897-1910. Father-in-law of Charles Francis Adams III. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000465]
****William Everett (1839-1910), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1893-1895, candidate for Governor of Massachusetts 1897. Son of Edward Everett.
****Brooks Adams (1848-1927), delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention 1917. Son of Charles Francis Adams, Sr.
****Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924), Massachusetts State Representative 1880, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1887-1893, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1893-1924, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1924. Brother-in-law of Brooks Adams.
*****Charles Francis Adams III (1866-1954), Mayor of Quincy, Massachusetts 1896-1897; delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention 1917; U.S. Secretary of the Navy 1929-1933. Son of John Quincy Adams. [http://www.questia.com/library/encyclopedia/adams-charles-francis-1866-1954-us-secretary-of-the-navy.jsp]
******Thomas B. Adams (1910-1997), candidate for Democratic nominations for U.S. Senate from Massachusetts 1966, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1972. Great-grandson of Charles Francis Adams, Sr.
*******William R. Merriam (1849-1931), Minnesota State Representative 1883 1887, Governor of Minnesota 1889-1893, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1896. Descendant of John Adams. [http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/gov025.html]
*******Eugene H. Nickerson (1918-2002), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1972, Judge of U.S. District Court 1977. Descendant of John Adams. [http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/n/eugene_h_nickerson/index.html]

The Adams of Colorado

*Alva Adams (1850-1922), member of the Colorado Legislature 1876, Governor of Colorado 1887-1889 1897-1899 1905, Democratic National Committeeman. Brother of William Herbert Adams. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adams1.html#RDG1AVPL3]
*William Herbert Adams (1861-1954), Colorado State Representative 1887-1889, Colorado State Senator 1889-1927, Governor of Colorado 1927-1933. Brother of Alva Adams. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adams9.html#RFZ17E9QW]
**Alva B. Adams (1875-1941), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1916 1936, U.S. Senator from Colorado 1923-1924 1933-1941. Son of Alva Adams.

The Adams of Kentucky

*Green Adams (1812-1884), Kentucky State Representative, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1847-1849 1859-1861, Kentucky Circuit Court Judge 1851-1856. Uncle of George Madison Adams. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000036]
**George Madison Adams (1837-1920), U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1867-1875, Register of the Kentucky Land Office 1884-1887, Kentucky Secretary of State 1887-1891. Nephew of Green Adams. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=a000035]

The Adams of South Carolina

See Adams political family of South Carolina

The Adams and Fagans

*Samuel Adams (1805-1850), member of the Arkansas Legislature 1836, Governor of Arkansas 1844, Treasurer of Arkansas 1845-1849. Stepfather of James Fleming Fagan.
**James Fleming Fagan (1828-1893), member of the Arkansas Legislature. Stepson of Samuel Adams.

NOTE: James Fleming Fagan was also related by marriage to Arkansas Governor Henry Massey Rector.

The Aderholts

*Bobby R. Aderholt, Circuit Court Judge in Alabama. Father of Robert Aderholt. [http://www.courthouseforum.com/forums/view.php?id=168464]
**Robert Aderholt (1965-), Judge in Alabama, Alabama State Senator, U.S. Representative from Alabama 1997-present. Son of Bobby R. Aderholt. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=a000055]

The Aikens

*William Aiken, Jr. (1806-1887), South Carolina State Representative 1838-1842, South Carolina State Senator 1842-1844, Governor of South Carolina 1844-1846, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1851-1857. Cousin of D. Wyatt Aiken. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aiken.html#R9M0INJE2]
*D. Wyatt Aiken (1828-1887), South Carolina State Representative 1864-1866, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1876, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1877-1887. Cousin of William Aiken, Jr.. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aiken.html#R9M0INJ6Z]
**Wyatt Aiken (1863-1923), U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1903-1917. Son of D. Wyatt Aiken. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aiken.html#R9M0INJHL]

The Aitkens

*Robert P. Aitken (1819-1873), Michigan State Representative 1865-1868. Father of David D. Aitken.
**David D. Aitken (1853-1930), Clerk of Flint, Michigan 1883-1886; Attorney of Flint, Michigan 1886-1890; U.S. Representative from Michigan 1893-1897; candidate for Governor of Michigan 1896; Mayor of Flint, Michigan 1905-1906. Son of Robert P. Aitken. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000068]

The Alberts and Vursells

*Charles W. Vursell (1881-1974), Sheriff of Marion County, Illinois 1914-1918; Illinois State Representative 1914-1916; U.S. Representative from Illinois 1943-1959. Cousin of Carl Albert. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000125]
*Carl Albert (1908-2000), U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 1947-1977, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives 1971-1975 1975-1977. Cousin of Charles W. Vursell. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=a000073]

The Aldrichs

*William Aldrich (1820-1885), Wisconsin Assemblyman, U.S. Representative from Illinois 1877-1883. Father of James F. Aldrich. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000086]
**James F. Aldrich (1853-1933), member of the Cook County, Illinois Board of Commissioners 1886-1888; member of the Cook County, Illinois Board of Education 1887; U.S. Representative from Illinois 1893-1897. Son of William Aldrich. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000082]

The Alexanders

*Nathaniel Alexander (1756-1808), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1797, North Carolina State Senator 1801-1802, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1803-1805, Governor of North Carolina 1805-1807. Cousin of Evan Shelby Alexander. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000100]
*Evan Shelby Alexander (1767-1809), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1796-1803, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1806-1809. Cousin of Nathaniel Alexander. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000092]

The Alexander, Griffins, and Harris

*Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. (1910-1990), Florida State Senator, Florida State Representative, candidate for Governor of Florida 1974. Grandfather of Katherine Harris and J.D. Alexander. [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1453344]
**Katherine Harris (1957-), Florida State Senator 1995-1999, Florida Secretary of State 1999-2003, U.S. Representative from Florida 2003-2007, candidate for U.S. Senate from Florida 2006. Granddaughter of Ben Hill Griffin, Jr.. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H001035]
**J.D. Alexander, Florida State Representative 1999-2002, Florida State Senator 2003-present. Grandson of Ben Hill Griffin, Jr.. [http://www.senatorjd.com]

NOTE: J.D. Alexander is also great-grandson of Florida Governor of Napoleon B. Broward.

The Allens

*Willis Allen (1806-1859), Sheriff of Franklin County, Illinois 1834-1838; Illinois State Representative 1838-1840; Illinois State Senator 1844-1847; delegate to the Illinois Constitutional Convention 1847 1848; U.S. Representative from Illinois 1851-1855. Father of William J. Allen. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000154]
**William J. Allen (1829-1901), Illinois State Senator 1855, Judge in Illinois 1859-1861, U.S. Representative from Illinois 1862-1865, delegate to the Illinois Constitutional Convention 1862 1870, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888, U.S. Judge for Illinois 1887-1901. Son of Willis Allen. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000152]

The Allens of Louisiana

*Oscar K. Allen (1882-1936), Governor of Louisiana 1932-1936. Brother of A. Leonard Allen.
*A. Leonard Allen (1891-1969), Superintendent of Winn Parish, Louisiana Schools 1917-1922; delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1936; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1937-1953. Brother of Oscar K. Allen.

The Allens of Virginia

*Robert Allen (1794-1859), Virginia State Senator 1821-1826, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1827-1833. Brother John J. Allen. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen7.html#R9M0INQVO]
*John J. Allen (1797-1871), Virginia State Senator 1828, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1833-1835, Virginia State Court Judge 1836, Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court 1840. Brother of Robert Allen. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen5.html#R9M0INPW9]

The Allens and Roses

*Robert S. Rose (1774-1835), New York Assemblyman 1811 1820-1821, U.S. Representative from New York 1823-1827 1829-1831. Father of Robert L. Rose. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000439]
*Nathaniel Allen (1780-1832), Postmaster of Honeoye Falls, New York 1811; New York Assemblyman 1812; Sheriff of Ontario County, New York 1814-1819; U.S. Representative from New York 1819-1821; Supervisor of Richmond, New York 1824-1826. Father-in-law of Robert L. Rose. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000140]
**Robert L. Rose (1804-1877), U.S. Representative from New York 1847-1851. Son of Robert S. Rose. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000438]

The Allens and Thurmans

*William Allen (1803-1879), U.S. Representative from Ohio 1833-1835, U.S. Senator from Ohio 1837-1849, Governor of Ohio 1874-1876. Uncle of Allen G. Thurman.
**Allen G. Thurman (1813-1895), U.S. Representative from Ohio 1845-1847, Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court 1851-1854, Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court 1854-1856, candidate for Governor of Ohio 1867, U.S. Senator from Ohio 1869-1881, candidate for Democratic nomination for President of the United States 1876 1880 1884, candidate for Vice President of the United States 1888. Nephew of William Allen.

The Allisons

*James Allison, Jr. (1772-1854), Prosecuting Attorney of Beaver County, Pennsylvania 1803-1809; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1823-1825. Father of John Allison. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000157]
**John Allison (1812-1878), Pennsylvania State Representative 1846-1847 1849, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1851-1853 1855-1857, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1856. Son of James Allison, Jr.. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000158]

The Alstons, Kenans, and Howards

Nathaniel Macon 1757-1837, North Carolina 1780-1782 1784-1785, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1791-1815, U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1815-1828, candidate for Vice President of the United States 1824, delegate to the North Carolina Constitutional Convention 1835, Presidential Elector for North Carolina 1836. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000034]

Willis Alston 1769-1837, member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1790-1792 1820-1824, North Carolina State Senator 1794-1796, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1799-1815 1825-1831. Nephew of Willis Alston. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000167]

Augustus A. Alston 1805-1839, Georgia State Representative 1828-1829. Nephew by marriage of Willis Alston.

Augustus Holmes Kenan 1805-1870, Georgia State Representative, Georgia State Senator, Delegate to the Confederate Provisional Congress 1861-1862, Confederate Representative from Georgia 1862-1864. Nephew by marriage of Willis Alston.

David S. Walker 1815-1891, candidate for Governor of Florida 1856, Justice of the Florida Supreme Court 1860-1865, Governor of Florida 1865-1868.

Robert A. Alston 1832-1879, Georgia State Representative 1878-1879. Nephew of Augustus A. Alston.

Lewis Holmes Kenan 1833-1871, Georgia State Senator 1867-1868. Nephew of Augustus A. Alston.

NOTE: Nathaniel Macon was also uncle of Congressman Micajah T. Hawkins. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000373]

The Ames

*Oakes Ames (1804-1873), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1863-1873. Father of Oliver Ames. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ames.html#R9M0INTUI]
**Oliver Ames (1831-1895), Massachusetts State Senator, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1883-1887, Governor of Massachusetts 1887-1890. Son of Oakes Ames. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ames.html#RL21FEG8F]

The Ames and Butlers

*Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818-1893), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1848 1852 1856 1860, Massachusetts State Representative 1853, Massachusetts State Senator 1859, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1867-1875 1877-1879, candidate for Governor of Massachusetts 1871 1872 1878 1879, Governor of Massachusetts 1883-1884, candidate for President of the United States 1884. Father-in-law of Adelbert Ames. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001174]
**Adelbert Ames (1835-1933), Governor of Mississippi 1868-1870 1874-1876, U.S. Senator from Mississippi 1870-1874. Son-in-law of Benjamin Franklin Butler. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000172]
***Butler Ames (1871-1954), Lowell, Massachusetts Common Councilman 1896; Massachusetts State Representative 1897-1899; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1903-1913. Son of Adelbert Ames. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000173]

The Ammons

*Elias M. Ammons (1860-1925), Colorado State Representative 1890-1894, Colorado State Senator 1898-1902, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Colorado 1904 1906, Governor of Colorado 1913-1915. Father of Teller Ammons. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/amick-andersen.html#RLJ0JWR1C]
**Teller Ammons (1895-1972), Colorado State Senator 1930-1935, Governor of Colorado 1937-1939. Son of Elias M. Ammons. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/amick-andersen.html#RLJ0JU6ET]

The Andersons

*Joseph Anderson (1757-1837), U.S. Judge of the Southwest Territory, U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1797-1815, Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury 1815-1836. Father of Alexander Outlaw Anderson. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=a000197]
**Alexander Outlaw Anderson (1794-1869), U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1840-1841, California State Senator 1850-1851, Judge of the California Supreme Court 1851-1853. Son of Joseph Anderson. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000181]

The Andersons and Clarks

*William Clark (1770-1838), Governor of Missouri Territory 1813-1820, candidate for Governor of Missouri 1820. Stepfather-in-law of Stephen W. Kearny.
**Stephen W. Kearny (1794-1848), Governor of California 1847. Stepson-in-law of William Clark.
***Charles Anderson (1814-1895), Prosecutor of Montgomery County, Ohio; Ohio State Senator; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio 1864-1865; Governor of Ohio 1865-1866. First cousin twice removed of William Clark.
***Edgar P. Rucker (1861-1908), Attorney General of West Virginia 1897-1901. Grandson-in-law of William Clark. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ruble-ruggero.html#RNX01QBDZ]

The Anderson, Maxwells, and Wilsons

*Walker Anderson, Justice of the Florida Supreme Court. Father-in-law of Augustus Maxwell. [http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/about/gallery/anderson.shtml]
**Augustus Maxwell (1820-1903), Attorney General of Florida 1846-1847, Florida State Representative 1847, Florida Secretary of State 1848, Florida State Senator 1849-1850, U.S. Representative from Florida 1853-1857, Confederate States Senator from Florida 1962-1865, Justice of the Florida Supreme Court 1865-1866 1887-1891. Son-in-law of Walker Anderson. [http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/about/gallery/maxwell.shtml]
***Evelyn C. Maxwell, Justice of the Florida Supreme Court. Son of Augustus Maxwell. [http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/about/gallery/ecmax.shtml]
****Emmett Wilson (1882-1918), U.S. Attorney for Florida 1907 1907-1909, Florida State Attorney 1911-1913, U.S. Representative from Florida 1913-1917. Grandson of Augustus Maxwell. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000575]

The Andersons and Talbotts

*Simeon H. Anderson (1802-1840), Kentucky State Representative 1828-1829 1832 1836-1838, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1839-1840. Brother-in-law of Albert G. Talbott. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000232]
*Albert G. Talbott (1808-1887), delegate to the Kentucky Constitutional Convention 1849, Kentucky State Representative 1850 1883, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1855-1859, Kentucky State Senator 1869-1873. Brother-in-law of Simeon H. Anderson. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000020]
**William Clayton Anderson (1826-1961), Kentucky State Representative 1851-1853, candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1856, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1859-1861. Son of Simeon H. Anderson. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000237]

The Ankenys, McArthurs, Nesmiths, and Wilsons

*James Nesmith (1820-1885), Judge in Oregon Territory, U.S. Marshal of Oregon Territory 1853-1855, U.S. Senator from Oregon 1961-1867, U.S. Representative from Oregon 1873-1875. Cousin of Joseph G. Wilson. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000050]
*Joseph G. Wilson (1826-1873), Prosecuting Attorney of Marion County, Oregon 1860-1862; Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court 1864-1866 1868-1870; candidate for U.S. Representative from Oregon 1870; U.S. Representative from Oregon 1873. Cousin of James Nesmith. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000605]
**Lewis Linn McArthur (1843-1897), Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court 1870-1878. Son-in-law of James Nesmith. [http://chronicles.dickinson.edu/encyclo/m/ed_mcarthurLL.htm]
**Levi Ankeny (1844-1921), U.S. Senator from Washington 1903-1909. Son-in-law of James Nesmith.
***Clifton Nesmith McArthur (1879-1923), Oregon State Representative 1909-1913, U.S. Representative from Oregon 1915-1923. Son of Lewis Linn McArthur.

The Applebys

*T. Frank Appleby (1864-1924), member of the Asbury Park, New Jersey Board of Education 1887-1897; member of the New Jersey Board of Education 1894-1902; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1896; Asbury Park, New Jersey Councilman 1899-1906; Mayor of Asbury Park, New Jersey 1908-1912; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1921-1923. Father of Stewart H. Appleby. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000267]
**Stewart H. Appleby (1890-1964), U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1925-1927. Son of T. Frank Appleby. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodsiplay.pl?index=A000266]

The Appletons

*Nathan Appleton (1779-1861), member of the Massachusetts General Court 1816 1821-1822 1824 1827, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1831-1833 1842. Cousin of William Appleton. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000269]
*William Appleton (1786-1862), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1851-1855 1861. Cousin of Nathan Appleton. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000270]
**John Appleton (1815-1864), U.S. Minister to Bolivia 1848-1849, U.S. Representative from Maine 1853-1855, U.S. Ambassador to Russia 1860-1861. First cousin once removed of William Appleton.

The Archers

*John Archer (1741-1810), delegate to the Maryland Constitutional Convention 1776, Maryland House Delegate 1777-1779, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1801-1807. Father of Stevenson Archer. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000272]
**Stevenson Archer (1786-1848), Maryland House Delegate 1809-1810, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1811-1817 1819-1821, U.S. Judge of Mississippi Territory, Baltimore, Maryland Circuit Court Judge; Chief Justice of Maryland Court of Appeals 1844-1848. Son of John Archer. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000273]
***Stevenson Archer (1827-1898), Maryland House Delegate 1854, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1867-1875, Treasurer of Maryland 1886-1890. Son of Stevenson Archer. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000274]

The Archers and Egglestons

*Joseph Eggleston (1754-1811), member of the Virginia Legislature, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1798-1801. Uncle of William S. Archer. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/egburt-ehrmann.html#R9M0IVY49]
**William S. Archer (1789-1855), Virginia House Delegate 1812-1819, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1820-1835, U.S. Senator from Virginia 1841-1847. Nephew of Joseph Eggleston. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/archer.html#R9M0IO20F]
**Joseph Cary Eggleston (1812-1846), Indiana State Representative 1835-1837, Indiana State Senator 1840-1842, candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 1845. First cousin once removed of Joseph Eggleston. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/egburt-ehrmann.html#RS204K8PP]

NOTE: William S. Archer was also second cousin once removed of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jasen-jeffreys.html#RAU0KZWM9] and first cousin once removed of Virginia House of Burgesses member Branch Tanner Archer [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/archer.html#RDH03RHP1] .

The Armstrongs

*John Armstrong (1717-1795), Surveyor of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania 1879-1880. Father of James Armstrong and John Armstrong, Jr.. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000281]
**James Armstrong (1748-1828), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1793-1795. Son of John Armstrong. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000280]
**John Armstrong, Jr. (1758-1843), Pennsylvania Secretary of State, U.S. Senator from New York 1800-1802 1803-1804, U.S. Minister to France 1804-1810, U.S. Secretary of War 1813-1814. Son of John Armstrong. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000282]
**Robert Livingston (1746-1813), U.S. Secretary of Foreign Affairs 1781-1783, Chancellor of New York 1777-1801, U.S. Minister to France 1801-1804. Brother-in-law of John Armstrong, Jr..

NOTE: John Armstrong, Jr.'s daughter, Margaret, married William Backhouse Astor, Sr., who was a member of the Astor family, which includes several members of British nobility.

The Arnalls

*Ellis Arnall (1907-1992), Georgia State Representative 1933-1937, Attorney General of Georgia 1939-1943, Governor of Georgia 1943-1947, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1944. Uncle of Joseph Arnall. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/arn-arnick.html#RKA0X0TB5]
**Joseph Arnall, Florida State Representative. Nephew of Ellis Arnall. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/arn-arnick.html#S6Q1CIDCO]

The Arnolds and Bovees

*Benedict Arnold (1780-1849), New York Assemblyman 1816-1817, U.S. Representative from New York 1829-1831. Brother-in-law of Matthias J. Bovee. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000287]
*Matthias J. Bovee (1793-1827), Chairman of Amsterdam, New York; member of the Montgomery County, New York Board of Supervisors; New York Assemblyman 1826; U.S. Representative from New York 1835-1837; Justice of the Peace in Wisconsin. Brother-in-law of Benedict Arnold. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000675]

=The Arnolds=

*Jonathan Arnold (1741-1793), member of the Rhode Island Legislature 1776, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Rhode Island 1782-1784, Vermont Governor's Councilman, Vermont State Court Judge. Father of Lemuel H. Arnold. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/arnold.html#R9R11CA2P]
**Lemuel H. Arnold (1792-1852), Rhode Island State Representative 1826, Governor of Rhode Island 1831-1833, U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1845-1847. Son of Jonathan Arnold. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/arnold.html#R9M0IO3PC]
***Samuel G. Arnold (1821-1880), Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island 1852-1853 1861-1862, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island 1862-1863. Granduncle of Theodore F. Green. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/arnold.html#R9M0IO3ZY]
****Theodore F. Green (1867-1966), Rhode Island State Representative 1907-1908, candidate for Governor of Rhode Island 1912 1928 1930, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1928 1936 1940 1944 1948 1960, Governor of Rhode Island 1933-1937, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island 1938-1961, Democratic National Committeeman 1936. Great-great-grandson of Jonathan Arnold. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/green8.html#R9M0IYMZ4]

The Arringtons and Williams

*Archibald Hunter Arrington (1809-1872), U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1841-1845, Confederate States Representative from North Carolina 1861, Chairman of the Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Nash County, North Carolina 1866-1867; Commissioner of Nash County, North Carolina 1868. Uncle of Archibald Hunter Arrington Williams. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000302]
**Archibald Hunter Arrington Williams (1842-1895), North Carolina State Representative 1883-1885, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1891-1893. Nephew of Archibald Hunter Arrington. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000489]

The Ashes

*John Baptista Ashe, North Carolina Colony Assemblyman. Father of John Ashe and Samuel Ashe.
**John Ashe (1720-1781), North Carolina Colony Assemblyman, North Carolina Colony Congressman, Treasurer of North Carolina 1777-1781. Son of John Baptista Ashe.
**Samuel Ashe (1725-1813), North Carolina Colony Congressman, President of the North Carolina Council of Safety 1776, North Carolina State Senator, Judge of the North Carolina Superior Court 1777-1795, Governor of North Carolina 1795-1798. Son of John Baptista Ashe.
***John Baptista Ashe (1748-1802), member of the North Carolina House of Common 1784-1786, Delegate to the Continental Congress from North Carolina 1787, North Carolina State Senator 1789, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1790-1793. Son of Samuel Ashe. [http://www.infoplease.com/biography/us/congress/ashe-john-baptista-A000307.html]
****John Baptista Ashe (1810-1857), U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1843-1845. Nephew of John Baptista Ashe. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000308]
****Thomas Samuel Ashe (1812-1887), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1842, Solicitor in North Carolina 1847-1851, North Carolina State Senator 1854, Confederate States Representative from North Carolina 1861-1864, Counselor of North Carolina 1866, candidate for Governor of North Carolina 1868, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1873-1877, Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court 1878-1887. Nephew of John Baptista Ashe. [http://www.infoplease.com/biography/us/congress/ashe-thomas-samuel.html]
****William Shepperd Ashe (1814-1862), North Carolina State Senator 1846-1848 1859-1861, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1849-1855, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1860, delegate to the North Carolina Constitutional Convention 1861. Nephew of John Baptista Ashe. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000310]

The Ashbrooks

*William A. Ashbrook (1867-1940), Ohio State Representative, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1907-1921 1935-1940. Father of John M. Ashbrook. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000306]
**John M. Ashbrook (1928-1982), Ohio State Representative 1957-1961, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1961-1982, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1964 1968, candidate for Republican nomination for President of the United States 1972, candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Senate from Ohio 1982, died during campaign. Son of William A. Ashbrook. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000221]
**Jean Spencer Ashbrook (1934-), U.S. Representative from Ohio 1982-1983. Wife of John M. Ashbrook. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000220]

The Ashleys

*James Mitchell Ashley (1824-1896), U.S. Representative from Ohio 1859-1869, Governor of Montana Territory 1869-1870. Great-grandfather of Thomas W.L. Ashley. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000314]
**Thomas W.L. Ashley (1923-), U.S. Representative from Ohio 1955-1981. Great-grandson of James Mitchell Ashley. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000222]

The Ashmores

*John D. Ashmore (1819-1871), South Carolina State Representative 1848-1853, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1859-1860. Cousin of Robert T. Ashmore. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ashlock-athelston.html#R9M0IO69B]
*Robert T. Ashmore (1904-1989), U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1953-1969. Cousin of John D. Ashmore. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ashlock-athelston.html#R9M0IO6CU]

The Ashmuns

*Eli P. Ashmun (1770-1819), Massachusetts State Representative 1803-1804, Massachusetts State Senator 1808-1810, Massachusetts Governor's Councilman 1816, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1816-1818. Father of George Ashmun. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000317]
**George Ashmun (1804-1870), Massachusetts State Representative 1833-1837, Massachusetts State Senator 1838-1840, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1845-1851, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1860. Son of Eli P. Ashmun. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000318]

The Atkinsons

*William Yates Atkinson (1854-1899), Georgia State Representative 1886-1894, Chairman of the Georgia Democratic Party 1890-1892, Governor of Georgia 1894-1898. Father of William Y. Yates, Jr.. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/atkinson.html#RDH0488B3]
**William Y. Atkinson, Jr. (1887-1953), Chairman of the Georgia Democratic Party 1942, Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court 1943-1948. Son of William Yates Atkinson. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/atkinson.html#S1Y0SNT6U]

The Atkinsons and Avis

*George W. Atkinson (1845-1925), Chairman of the West Virginia Republican Party 1884-1888, U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1890-1891, Governor of West Virginia 1897-1901, U.S. Attorney in West Virginia 1901-1905, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1904, Judge of the U.S. Court of Claims 1905-1916. Father-in-law Samuel Brashear Avis. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/atkinson.html#R9M0IO814]
**Samuel Brashear Avis (1872-1924), U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1913-1915, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1916. Son-in-law of George W. Atkinson. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aviata-ayer.html#R9M0IO9WD]

The Atkinsons and Hawleys

*James H. Hawley (1847-1929), Mayor of Boise, Idaho 1903-1905; Governor of Idaho 1911-1913; candidate for U.S. Senate from Idaho 1914; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President of the United States 1920; delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1924. Father-in-law of Reilly Atkinson. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hawks-hawthorne.html#RLJ0OS495]
**Reilly Atkinson, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1944, Chairman of the Idaho Republican Party 1945, candidate for Republican nomination for Governor of Idaho 1948. Son-in-law of James H. Hawley. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/atkinson.html#S7X05QRLD]

The Austins and Luces

*Albert E. Austin (1877-1942), Health Officer of Greenwich, Connecticut 1917-1937; Connecticut State Representative 1917-1919 1921-1923; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1939-1941. Stepfather of Clare Boothe Luce. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000339]
**Clare Boothe Luce (1903-1987), U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1943-1947, U.S. Ambassador to Italy 1953-1956. Stepdaughter of Albert E. Austin. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000497]