List of United States political families (D)

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

The D'Alesandros

*Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro, Jr. (1903–1987), U.S. Representative from Maryland, 1939–1947; Mayor of Baltimore, 1947–1959. [http://www.infoplease.com/biography/us/congress/d-alesandro-thomas-jr.html]
**Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro III (born 1929), Mayor of Baltimore, 1967–1971; son of Thomas, Jr. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dales-dalto.html#RNX02ZHSH]
**Nancy Pelosi ("née" D'Alesandro) (born 1940), Speaker, United States House of Representatives, 2007-; Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, 2004-2006; U.S. Representative from California, 1987-present; daughter of Thomas, Jr. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000197]

The Daleys

Two members of the Daley family served as Mayor of Chicago, between them ruling the city for more than a third of a century.
* Richard J. Daley (1902–1976), mayor from 1955 until 1976, also served in Illinois General Assembly. [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9028585/Richard-J-Daley]
** Richard M. Daley (born 1942), mayor since 1989; son of Richard J. [http://www.citymayors.com/mayors/chicago_mayor.html]
** William M. Daley (born 1948), U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1997-2000. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/govt/admin/daley.htm]
** John P. Daley, Cook County Commissioner [http://thirdgenerationchicagonative.blogspot.com/2007/06/john-daley-11th-district-cook-county.html]

The Dallases, Pells, and Baches

*Alexander J. Dallas (1759-1817), U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 1814-1816. Father of George M. Dallas. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dales-dalto.html#RDH0PT7RA]
**George M. Dallas (1792-1864), Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1828-1829; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1831-1833; Attorney General of Pennsylvania 1833-1835; Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia 1835-1837; Vice President of the United States 1845-1849; Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Britain 1856-1861. Son of Alexander J. Dallas and uncle of Alexander Dallas Bache. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dales-dalto.html#R9M0IU7NN]
***Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867), Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Survey 1843-1865. Nephew of George M. Dallas.
***Robert J. Walker (1801-1869), U.S. Senator from Mississippi 1835-1845, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 1845-1849, Governor of Kansas Territory 1857. Nephew by marriage of George M. Dallas. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walker7.html#R9M0JGFXM]
****Benjamin Harris Brewster (1816-1888), Attorney General of Pennsylvania 1867-1868, Attorney General of the United States 1882-1885. Son-in-law of Robert J. Walker. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brewster.html#RAL0XQNAE]
*****Claiborne Pell (1918-), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island 1961-1997. Great-great-grandnephew of George M. Dallas. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pelfrey-pendery.html#R9M0J95LR]

NOTE: Robert J. Walker was also grandson-in-law of Congressional Delegate Benjamin Franklin [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/franklin.html#RAU0KS3O8] . Claiborne Pell is also son of U.S. Representative Herbert C. Pell, Jr. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pelfrey-pendery.html#R9M0J95PB] , great-great grandson of U.S. Representative John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/claiborne.html#R9M0ISJB1] , and great-great-great grandnephew of William C.C. Claiborne [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/claiborne.html#R9M0ISJP7] and Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/claiborne.html#R9M0ISJEK] .

The Daltons

*S.P. Dalton (1892-1965), Prosecuting Attorney of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri 1927-1928 1931-1934; Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court 1950-1956 1958-1965; Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court 1956-1958. Brother of John M. Dalton. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dalton.html#0B80DRWTM]
*John M. Dalton (1900-1972), Attorney General of Missouri 1953-1961, Governor of Missouri 1961-1965. Brother of S.P. Dalton. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dalton.html#RIO0R0D52]

The Daniels and Houstons

*Samuel Houston (1793-1863), U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1923-1927, Governor of Tennessee 1927-1929, President of the Republic of Texas 1836-1838 1841-1844, Texas Republic Representative 1838, U.S. Senator from Texas 1846-1859, Governor of Texas 1859-1861. Great-great-grandfather-in-law of Price Daniel. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houston.html#R9M0J13LI]
**Price Daniel (1910-1988), Texas State Representative 1939-1945, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1940 1948 1964, Attorney General of Texas 1947-1953, U.S. Senator from Texas 1953-1957, Governor of Texas 1957-1963, Justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Great-great-grandson-in-law of Samuel Houston. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daniel-daniello.html#R9M0IU9MX]
***Price Daniel, Jr. (1941-1981), Texas State Representative 1969-1978, delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention 1974, candidate for Democratic nomination for Attorney General of Texas 1978. Son of Price Daniel. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daniel-daniello.html#0JW0ZHYST]

NOTE: Samuel Houston was also father of U.S. Senator Andrew Jackson Houston [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houston.html#R9M0J1309] and cousin of U.S. Representative David Hubbard [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hubbard.html#R9M0J187V] . Price Daniel was also brother of Guam Governor William Daniel [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daniel-daniello.html#1TZ14EUJB] .

The Daniels and Worths

*Jonathan Worth (1802-1869), North Carolina State Representative 1831-1835, North Carolina State Senator, candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina, North Carolina State Treasurer 1863-1865, Governor of North Carolina 1865-1868. Brother of John M. Worth.
*John M. Worth (1810-1900), North Carolina State Senator 1870-1876, North Carolina Treasurer 1876-1885. Brother of Jonathan Worth.
**Josephus Daniels (1862-1948), Chief Clerk of the United States Department of the Interior 1893-1895, U.S. Secretary of the Navy 1913-1921, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico 1933-1941. Grandson-in-law of Jonathan Worth. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daniels.html#RFY0L6N1NI]
***Jonathan W. Daniels (1902-1981), White House Press Secretary 1945, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1948. Son of Josephus Daniels. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daniels.html#RTZ14JMPE]

The Danners

*Patsy A. Danner (1934-), Missouri State Senator 1983-1993, U.S. Representative from Missouri 1993-2001. Mother of Steve Danner.
**Steve Danner, Missouri State Senator, candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 2000. Son of Patsy A. Danner.

The Darlingtons

*Isaac Darlington (1781-1839), Pennsylvania State Representative 1807-1809, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1817-1819, District Judge in Pennsylvania 1821-1839. Cousin of William Darlington and Edward Darlington. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000057]
*William Darlington (1782-1863), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1815-1817 1819-1823. Cousin of Isaac Darlington and Edward Darlington. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000059]
*Edward Darlington (1795-1884), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1833-1839, District Attorney of Delaware County, Pennsylvania 1851-1854. Cousin of Isaac Darlington and William Darlington. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000056]
*Smedley Darlington (1827-1899), delegate to the Liberal Republican Party National Convention 1872, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1896, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1887-1891. Second cousin of Isaac Darlington, William Darlington, and Edward Darlington. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000058]

The Davenports

*John Davenport (1752-1830), U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1799-1817. Brother of James Davenport. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000075]
*James Davenport (1758-1797), Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Connecticut, Connecticut State Representative, Connecticut State Senator, Judge of the Fairfield County, Connecticut Court 1792-1796; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1796-1797. Brother of John Davenport. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000073]

The Davis

*John J. Davis (1835-1916), Virginia House Delegate 1861, West Virginia House Delegate 1870, U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1871-1875, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1876. Father of John W. Davis. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html#R9M0IUHI0]
**John W. Davis (1873-1955), West Virginia House Delegate 1899, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1904 1928 1932, U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1911-1913, Solicitor General of the United States 1913-1918, U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain 1918-1921, candidate for Democratic nomination for President of the United States 1920, candidate for President of the United States 1924. Son of John J. Davis. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html#R9M0IUHSL]

The Davis and Elkins

*Henry G. Davis (1823-1916), West Virginia House Delegate, West Virginia State Senator 1868 1870, U.S. Senator from West Virginia 1871-1883, candidate for Vice President of the United States 1904. Brother of Thomas Beall Davis. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000103]
*Thomas Beall Davis (1828-1911), West Virginia Democratic Executive Committeeman 1876-1907, West Virginia House Delegate 1899-1900, U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1905-1907. Brother of Henry G. Davis. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis8.html#R9M0IUJ67]
**Stephen B. Elkins (1841-1911), New Mexico Territory Representative 1864-1865, Attorney General of New Mexico Territory 1867, U.S. District Attorney of New Mexico Territory 1867-1870, U.S. Congressional Delegate from New Mexico Territory 1873-1877, U.S. Secretary of War 1891-1893, U.S. Senator from West Virginia 1895-1911. Son-in-law of Henry G. Davis. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eliphaz-ellerbee.html#R9M0IVZLB]
***Davis Elkins (1876-1959), U.S. Senator from West Virginia 1911 1919-1925, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1916. Son of Stephen B. Elkins. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eliphaz-ellerbee.html#R9M0IVZHS]

The Davis and Lodges

The Davis family is related by marriage to The Lodges and The Cabots
* John Davis (1787–1854), congressman from Massachusetts 1825 to 1834, Governor of Massachusetts 1834 to 1835; 1841 to 1843, senator from Massachusetts 1835 to 1841; 1845 to 1853.
* George Bancroft (1800–1891), United States Secretary of the Navy 1845 to 1846; U.S. Minister to Britain 1846 to 1849; U.S. Minister to Berlin 1849 to 1867. Brother-in-law of John Davis
** John Chandler Bancroft Davis (1822–1907), Assistant US Secretary of State 1869 to 1871; 1873 to 1874; 1881 to 1882, US Ambassador to Germany 1874 to 1877, United States Supreme Court Reporter of Decisions 1883 to 1902.
** Horace Davis (1831–1916), congressman from California 1877 to 1881.
****Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (1902–1985), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1937–1944 and 1947–1953; Ambassador to the UN, 1953–1960; Republican nominee for Vice President, 1960; Ambassador to Vietnam, 1963–1964 and 1965–1967; Ambassador to Germany, 1968–1969; candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 1964; great-great-grandson of John Davis and brother of John Davis Lodge.
****John Davis Lodge (1903–1985), 1933–1940; U.S. Representative from Connecticut, 1947–1951; governor of Connecticut, 1951–1955; U.S Ambassador to Spain, 1955–1961; Ambassador to Argentina, 1969–1973; Ambassador to Switzerland, 1983–1985; great-great-grandson of John Davis and brother of Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.

The Davis and Tredwells

*Thomas Tredwell (1743-1831), New York Colony Councilman 1774-1775, delegate to the New York Constitutional Convention 1776 1777 1801, New York Assemblyman 1777-1783, Probate Court Judge in New York 1778-1787, New York State Senator 1786-1789 1803-1807, U.S. Representative from New York 1791-1795. Grandfather of Thomas Treadwell Davis. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000361]
**Thomas Treadwell Davis (1810-1872), U.S. Representative from New York 1863-1867. Grandson of Thomas Tredwell. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000139]

The Davis and Vances

*John J. Davis (1835-1916), Virginia House Delegate 1861, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1868 1876 1892, West Virginia House Delegate 1869-1870, U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1871-1875. Father of John W. Davis. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodispaly.pl?index=D000119]
**John W. Davis (1873-1955), U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1911-1913, U.S. Solicitor General 1913-1918, U.S. Ambassador to Britain 1918-1921, candidate for President of the United States 1924. Son of John J. Davis. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000121]
***Cyrus Vance (1917-2002), U.S. Secretary of the Army 1962-1964, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense 1964-1967, U.S. Secretary of State 1977-1980, Honorary Chair of the American Iranian Council 1997. First cousin of John W. Davis. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vance.html#RFP1BVTAN]

The Dawes

*Rufus R. Dawes (1838-1899), U.S. Representative from Ohio 1881-1883. Father of Charles G. Dawes, Rufus C. Dawes, and Beman G. Dawes. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000149]
**Charles G. Dawes (1865-1951), Comptroller of the Currency of the United States Department of the Treasury 1898-1901, candidate for U.S. Senate from Illinois, 1901, Director of the Bureau of the Budget 1921-1922, Vice President of the United States 1925-1929, U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1929-1932, Chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Son of Rufus R. Dawes. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000147]
**Rufus C. Dawes (1867-1940), delegate to the 1920 Illinois Constitutional Convention. Son of Rufus R. Dawes. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis-dawsey.html#0TW0HNH2E]
**Beman G. Dawes (1870-1953), U.S. Representative from Ohio 1905-1909. Son of Rufus R. Dawes. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000146]

The Dawsons, Johnson, and Wickliffes

*John Bennett Dawson (1798-1845), member of the Louisiana Legislature, U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1841-1845. Brother-in-law of Isaac Johnson.
*Isaac Johnson (1803-1853), Louisiana State Representative, Louisiana Secretary of State, Governor of Louisiana 1846-1850, Attorney General of Louisiana. Brother-in-law of John Bennett Dawson.
**Robert C. Wickliffe (1819-1895), Louisiana State Senator, Governor of Louisiana 1856-1860, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1876. Son-in-law of John Bennett Dawson.

NOTE: Robert C. Wickliffe was also son of U.S. Postmaster General Charles A. Wickliffe [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitten-wickware.html#R9M0JHEBL] and uncle of U.S. Senator J.C.W. Beckham [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beckham-bedel.html#R9M0IP2J6] .

The Daytons

*William L. Dayton (1807-1864), New Jersey Councilman 1837-1838, Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court 1838-1841, U.S. Senator from New Jersey 1842-1851, candidate for Vice President of the United States 1856, Attorney General of New Jersey 1857-1861, U.S. Minister to France 1861-1864. Father of William Lewis Dayton, Jr..
**William Lewis Dayton, Jr., U.S. Minister to Netherlands 1882-1885. Son of William L. Dayton.

NOTE: William L. Dayton was also distantly related to U.S. Senator Jonathan Dayton.

The Daytons of New Jersey

*Elias Dayton (1737-1807), Delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey 1778, New Jersey Assemblyman 1791-1792 1794-1796, Mayor of Elizabethtown, New Jersey 1796-1805. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000164]
**Jonathan Dayton (1760-1824), New Jersey Assemblyman 1786-1787 1790 1814-1815, Delegate to the Constitutional Convention from New Jersey 1787-1788, New Jersey Councilman 1790, U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1791-1799, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives 1795-1797 1797-1799, U.S. Senator from New Jersey 1799-1805. Son of Elias Dayton. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000165]

The Dearborns

*Henry Dearborn (1751-1829), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1793-1797, U.S. Secretary of War 1801-1809, Collector of the Port of Boston, Massachusetts 1809-1812; U.S. Minister to Portugal 1822-1824. Father of Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=d000178]
**Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn (1783-1851), Collector of the Port of Boston, Massachusetts 1812-1829; delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention 1820; Massachusetts State Representative 1829; Massachusetts State Senator 1830; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1831-1833. Son of Henry Dearborn. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000179]

The Denbys

*Graham N. Fitch (1809-1892), Indiana State Representative 1836 1839, U.S. Representative from Indiana 1849-1853, U.S. Senator from Indiana 1857-1861. Father-in-law of Charles Harvey Denby. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000158]
**Charles Harvey Denby (1830-1904), Indiana State Representative 1856-1857, U.S. Ambassador to China 1885-1898, member of the Schurman Commission 1899-1900. Son-in-law of Graham N. Finch. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dempster-denious.html#RKB1D4LPX]
***Charles Denby, Jr. (1861-1938), U.S. Consul General to Shanghai, China 1907-1909; U.S. Consul General to Vienna, Austria 1909-1915. Son of Charles Harvey Denby. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dempster-denious.html#0XT0ZSE9E]
***Edwin C. Denby (1870-1929), Michigan State Representative 1903, U.S. Representative from Michigan 1905-1911, U.S. Secretary of the Navy 1821-1824. Son of Charles Harvey Denby. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dempster-denious.html#R9M0IUSIH]

The Denisons

*George Denison (1790-1831), Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Councilman; Pennsylvania State Representative; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1819-1823; Burgess of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 1829-1830. Uncle of Charles Denison. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000238]
**Charles Denison (1818-1867), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1863-1867. Nephew of George Denison. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000235]

The Dennis

*John Dennis (1771-1806), Maryland House Delegate, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1797-1805. Father of John Dennis. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000243]
**John Dennis (1807-1859), Maryland House Delegate, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1837-1841, delegate to the Maryland Constitutional Convention 1850. Son of John Dennis. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000244]
**Littleton Purnell Dennis (1786-1834), Maryland House Delegate 1815-1816 1819-1827, Maryland Executive Councilman 1829, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1833-1834. Nephew of John Dennis. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000245]

The Dennisons

*William Dennsion (1815-1882), Ohio State Senator, Governor of Ohio 1860-1862, Chairman of the Republican National Convention 1864, U.S. Postmaster General 1864-1866, Columbus, Ohio Councilman; President of the Board of Commissioners for the District of Columbia 1874-1878. Father of William Neil Dennison.
**William Neil Dennison (1841-1904), candidate for Mayor of Columbus, Ohio 1879; District Attorney for Colorado. Son of William Dennison.

The Dennys

*Harmar Denny (1794-1852), Pennsylvania State Representative 1824-1829, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1829-1837, delegate to the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention 1837. Great-grandfather of Harmar D. Denny, Jr.. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000248]
**Harmar D. Denny, Jr. (1886-1966), candidate for Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1941; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1951-1953. Great-grandson of Harmar Denny. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000249]

The Dentons

*George K. Denton (1864-1926), U.S. Representative from Indiana 1917-1919, candidate for Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court 1924, candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate from Indiana 1926, died during campaign. Father of Winfield K. Denton. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000258]
**Winfield K. Denton (1896-1971), Prosecuting Attorney of Vanderburgh County, Indiana 1932-1936; member of the Indiana Legislature 1937-1942; U.S. Representative from Indiana 1949-1953 1955-1966; delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1952 1956 1960 1964. Son of George K. Denton. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000260]

The Denvers

*James W. Denver (1817-1892), California State Senator 1851, California Secretary of State 1853-1855, U.S. Representative from California 1855-1857, Governor of Kansas Territory 1857-1858. Father of Matthew R. Denver. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000261]
**Matthew R. Denver (1870-1954), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1896 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1930 1936, Ohio Democratic Committeeman 1896-1908 1926-1928, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1907-1913. Son of James W. Denver. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000262]

The Deshas

*Joseph Desha (1768-1842), Kentucky State Representative 1797 1799-1802, Kentucky State Senator 1803-1807, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1807-1819, candidate for Governor of Kentucky 1820, Governor of Kentucky 1824-1828. Brother of Robert Desha. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000271]
*Robert Desha (1791-1849), U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1827-1831. Brother of Joseph Desha. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000272]

The Devers

*William Emmett Dever (1862-1929), Mayor of Chicago, Illinois 1923-1927; delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1924 1928. Cousin of Paul A. Dever. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/detaranto-devin.html#RLX19M9F5]
*Paul A. Dever (1903-1958), Massachusetts State Representative 1928-1934, Attorney General of Massachusetts 1935-1941, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1940 1952 1956, candidate for Governor of Massachusetts 1940, Governor of Massachusetts 1949-1953. Cousin of William Emmett Dever. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/detaranto-devin.html#RL20VF8SP]

The Dewarts

*Lewis Dewart (1780-1852), Postmaster of Sunbury, Pennsylvania 1806-1816; Pennsylvania State Representative 1812-1820 1835-1840; Pennsylvania State Senator; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1831-1833; Chief Burgess of Sunbury, Pennsylvania; member of the Sunbury, Pennsylvania School Board; candidate for Democratic nomination for Governor of Pennsylvania 1840. Father of William Lewis Dewart. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000289]
**William Lewis Dewart (1821-1888), Chief Burgess of Sunbury, Pennsylvania 1845-1846; President of the Sunbury, Pennsylvania School Board; delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1852 1856 1860 1884; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1854; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1857-1859. Son of Lewis Dewart. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=d000290]

The Deweys

*Edmund O. Dewey, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1908. Uncle of Thomas E. Dewey. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dewey.html#0BF197HCU]
**Thomas Dewey (1902-1971), U.S. Attorney in New York 1933, District Attorney of New York County, New York 1937-1941; candidate for Governor of New York 1938; candidate for Republican nomination for President of the United States 1940; Governor of New York 1943-1955; candidate for President of the United States 1944 1948; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1952 1956. Nephew of Edmund O. Dewey. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dewey.html#RCM1A4KW7]

The DeWines

*R. Michael DeWine (born 1947), U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1983–1991; lieutenant governor of Ohio, 1991–1994; U.S. senator from Ohio, 1995-2007
**R. Patrick DeWine, Cincinnati, Ohio, city councilman; son of Mike DeWine.
*Kevin DeWine, Ohio state representative; cousin of Mike DeWine.

The Diaz-Balarts

*Lincoln Diaz-Balart (1954-), U.S. Representative from Florida 1993-present. Brother of Mario Diaz-Balart. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=d000299]
*Mario Diaz-Balart (1961-), U.S. Representative from Florida 2003-present. Brother of Lincoln Diaz-Balart. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000600]

NOTE: Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Mario Diaz-Balart are also sons of Cuban politician Rafael Diaz-Balart and former nephews by marriage of Cuban President Fidel Castro.

The Dicks

*John Dick (1794-1872), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1853-1855. Father of Samuel Bernard Dick. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000303]
**Samuel Bernard Dick (1836-1907), Mayor of Meadville, Pennsylvania 1870; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1879-1881; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1900. Son of John Dick. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000305]

The Dickersons

*Mahlon Dickerson (1770-1853), New Jersey Assemblyman 1811, Governor of New Jersey 1815-1817, U.S. Senator from New Jersey 1817-1833, U.S. Secretary of the Navy 1834-1838, U.S. District Judge for New Jersey, delegate to the New Jersey Constitutional Convention 1844. Brother of Philemon Dickerson. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=d000308]
*Philemon Dickerson (1788-1862), New Jersey Assemblyman 1821-1822, U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1833-1836 1839-1841, Governor of New Jersey 1836-1837, U.S. District Judge for New Jersey. Brother of Mahlon Dickerson. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000309]

The Dickersons of Nevada

*Denver S. Dickerson (1872-1925), Lieutenant Governor of Nevada 1907-1910, Governor of Nevada 1908-1911. Father of Harvey Dickerson. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickerson.html#RBI17P742]
**Harvey Dickerson, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1952, Attorney General of Nevada 1955-1958 1963-1970, candidate for U.S. Senate from Nevada 1956, candidate for Governor of Nevada 1958. Son of Denver S. Dickerson. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickerson.html#0P617K2BC]

The Dickinsons and Murfrees

*William Hardy Murfree (1781-1827), member of the North Carolina Legislature, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1813-1817. Uncle of David W. Dickinson. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murfee-murphree.html#R9M0J7NMO]
**David W. Dickinson (1808-1845), U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1833-1835 1843-1845. Nephew of William Hardy Murfree. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickinson.html#R9M0IUZI2]

The Dickinsons and Norris

*Thomas Lloyd (1640-1694), Pennsylvania Colony Councilman, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania Colony 1690-1693. Father-in-law of Isaac Norris.
**Isaac Norris (1671-1735), Pennsylvania Colony Governor's Councilman, Pennsylvania Colony Assemblyman, Justice in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1717; Master of the High Court of Chancery in Pennsylvania Colony; Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1724-1725. Son-in-law of Thomas Lloyd.
**James Logan (1674-1751), Commissioner of Property in Pennsylvania Colony 1701, Pennsylvania Colony Councilman 1703, Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1722-1723; Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Colony 1731-1739; acting Governor of Pennsylvania Colony 1736-1738. Father-in-law of Isaac Norris.
***Isaac Norris (1701-1766), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Councilman; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Alderman; Pennsylvania Colony Assemblyman. Son of Isaac Norris.
****John Dickinson (1732-1808), Pennsylvania Colony Assemblyman 1759-1761 1762-1764, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania 1774 1775-1776 1779-1781, Delaware Councilman 1781-1782, President of Delaware 1781-1782, President of Pennsylvania 1782-1785, delegate to the Delaware Constitutional Convention 1791-1792, Delaware State Senator 1793-1794. Son-in-law of Isaac Norris. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickinson.html#RCG1DO4B3]
****Philemon Dickinson (1739-1809), delegate to the Continental Congress from Delaware 1782-1783, U.S. Senator from New Jersey 1790-1793. Brother of John Dickinson. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickinson.html#R9M0IUZZR]

The Dickinsons and Letts

*Lester J. Dickinson (1873-1968), Clerk of Algona, Iowa 1900-1904; Prosecuting Attorney of Kossuth County, Iowa 1909-1913; U.S. Representative from Iowa 1919-1931; U.S. Senator from Iowa 1931-1937; candidate for U.S. Senate from Iowa 1938. Cousin of F. Dickinson Letts. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000323]
*F. Dickinson Letts (1875-1965), Judge in Iowa 1911-1912 1914-1925, U.S. Representative from Iowa 1925-1931, Justice of the District of Columbia Supreme Court 1931-1961. Cousin of Lester J. Dickinson. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000258]

The Dickeys

*John Dickey (1794-1853), Postmaster of Old Brighton, Pennsylvania 1818-1821; Sheriff of Beaver County, Pennsylvania 1824-1827; Pennsylvania State Senator 1835 1837; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1843-1845 1847-1849; U.S. Marshal in Pennsylvania. Father of Oliver James Dickey. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000314]
**Oliver James Dickey (1823-1876), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1868-1873, delegate to the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention 1873. Son of John Dickey. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000315]

The Dicksons and Whites

*Andrew Dickson, New York Assemblyman 1832. Grandfather of Andrew D. White. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickman-diket.html#05O0TOW8A]
**Andrew D. White (1832-1918), New York State Senator 1864-1867, U.S. Minister to Germany 1889-1891, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1884 1912, U.S. Minister to Russia 1892-1894, U.S. Ambassador to Germany 1897-1902. Grandson of Andrew Dickson. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white1.html#RIR00C3B9]
***Horace White (1865-1943), New York State Senator 1896-1908, Lieutenant Governor of New York 1909-1910, Governor of New York 1910. Nephew of Horace White. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white4.html#RHS0HK3B3]

The Dies

*Martin Dies, Sr. (1870-1922), Marshal of Freestone County, Texas; Judge of Tyler County, Texas 1894; District Attorney in Texas 1898-1900; U.S. Representative from Texas 1909-1919. Father of Martin Dies, Jr.. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000337]
**Martin Dies, Jr. (1900-1972), District Court Judge in Texas, U.S. Representative from Texas 1931-1945 1953-1959, candidate for U.S. Senate from Texas 1941 1957. Son of Martin Dies, Sr.. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000338]

The Dillinghams

*Paul Dillingham (1799-1891), Justice of the Peace in Vermont 1826-1844, Clerk of Waterbury, Vermont 1829-1844; Vermont State Representative 1833-1835 1837-1840; Prosecuting Attorney of Washington County, Vermont 1835-1838; delegate to the Vermont Constitutional Convention 1836 1857 1870; Vermont State Senator 1841-1842 1861; U.S. Representative from Vermont 1843-1847; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1862-1865; Governor of Vermont 1865-1866. Father of William P. Dillingham. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000346]
**William P. Dillingham (1843-1923), Prosecuting Attorney of Washington County, Vermont 1872-1876; Vermont State Representative 1876 1884; Vermont State Senator 1878 1880; Governor of Vermont 1888-1890; U.S. Senator from Vermont 1900-1923. Son of Paul Dillingham. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000347]

The Dimmicks

*Milo Melankthon Dimmick (1811-1872), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1849-1853, candidate for President Judge in Pennsylvania 1853. Brother of William Harrison Dimmick. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000350]
*William Harrison Dimmick (1815-1861), Prosecuting Attorney of Wayne County, Pennsylvania 1836-1837; Pennsylvania State Senator 1845-1847; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1857-1861. Brother of Milo Melankthon Dimmick. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000351]

The Dingells

*John D. Dingell, Sr. (1894–1955), U.S. representative from Michigan, 1933–1955. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dilweg-dionysius.html#R9M0IV2U9]
**John D. Dingell Jr. (born 1926), U.S. representative from Michigan, 1955–present; son of John Sr. [http://www.nndb.com/people/183/000023114/]
***Chris Dingell, Michigan state senator, 1998-; son of John Jr. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dilweg-dionysius.html#S1R0JL5EW]

The Dinsmoors

*Samuel Dinsmoor (1766-1835), U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1811-1813, member of the New Hampshire Governor's Council 1821, New Hampshire State Court Judge 1823-1831, Governor of New Hampshire 1831-1834. Father of Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr.. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dilweg-dionysius.html#R9M0IV34U]
**Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr. (1799-1869), Governor of New Hampshire 1849-1852. Son of Samuel Dinsmoor. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dilweg-dionysius.html#RIT0P5MZT]

The Dixes and Morgans

*John J. Morgan (1770-1849), New York Assemblyman 1819 1836-1840, U.S. Representative from New York 1821-1825 1834-1835. Father-in-law of John Adams Dix. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000953]
**John Adams Dix (1798-1879), New York Secretary of State 1833-1839, U.S. Senator from New York 1845-1849, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 1861, U.S. Minister to France 1866-1869, Governor of New York 1873-1874. Son-in-law of John J. Morgan. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000365]

The Dixons

*Nathan F. Dixon (1774-1842), Rhode Island State Representative 1813-1830, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island 1839-1842. Father of Nathan F. Dixon. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000376]
**Nathan F. Dixon (1812-1881), member of the Rhode Island Legislature, U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1849-1851 1863-1871. Son of Nathan F. Dixon. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dixon.html#R9M0IV50S]
***Nathan F. Dixon III (1847-1897), U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1885, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island 1889-1895. Son of Nathan F. Fellows. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dixon.html#R9M0IV54B]

The Dockerys

*Alfred Dockery (1797-1875), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1822, delegate to the North Carolina Constitutional Convention 1835, North Carolina State Senator 1836-1844, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1845-1847 1851-1853, candidate for Governor of North Carolina 1854 1866. Father of Oliver H. Dockery. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000385]
**Oliver H. Dockery (1830-1906), North Carolina State Representative 1858-1859, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1868-1871, delegate to the North Carolina Constitutional Convention 1875, candidate for Governor of North Carolina 1888, U.S. Consul General to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1889-1893. Son of Alfred Dockery. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000386]

The Dockings

*George Docking (1904-1964), Governor of Kansas 1957-1961. Father of Robert Docking. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dixson-doctrine.html#RFZ1CFM79]
**Robert Docking (1925-1983), Governor of Kansas 1967-1975. Son of George Docking. [http://www.nndb.com/people/250/000119890/]
***Thomas R. Docking, Lieutenant Governor of Kansas 1983-1987, candidate for Governor of Kansas 1988. Son of Robert Docking. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dixson-doctrine.html]

The Dodds

*Thomas Joseph Dodd (1870-1953), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1936. Father of Thomas J. Dodd. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dodd.html#09U17AXM1]
**Thomas J. Dodd, US Representative (1953–1957) and US Senator (1959–1971) from Connecticut [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=d000390]
***Christopher Dodd, his son, US Senator from Connecticut (elected 1981). Democratic candidate for U.S. President (2008). [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=d000388]

The Dodges

*Henry Dodge (1782-1867), Governor of Wisconsin Territory 1836-1841 1845-1848, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin Territory 1841-1845, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin 1848-1857. Brother of Lewis F. Linn. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000396]
*Lewis F. Linn (1795-1843), U.S. Senator from Missouri 1833-1843. Brother of Henry Dodge. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000338]
*James Hugh Relfe (1791-1863), Missouri State Representative 1835-1844, U.S. Representative from Missouri 1843-1847. Brother-in-law of Henry Dodge and Lewis F. Linn. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reily-remsen.html#R9M0JAMRQ]
**Augustus C. Dodge (1812-1883), U.S. Representative from Iowa Territory 1840-1846, U.S. Senator from Iowa 1847-1855, U.S. Minister to Spain 1855-1859, candidate for Governor of Iowa 1859. Son of Henry Dodge. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000394]
***Lewis Linn McArthur (1843-1897), Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court 1870-1878, Circuit Court Judge in Oregon 1883-1886, U.S. Attorney for Oregon 1886-1890. Grandnephew of Lewis F. Linn.
****Clifton N. McArthur (1879-1923), Oregon State Representative 1909-1913, U.S. Representative from Oregon 1915-1923. Son of Lewis Linn McArthur. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcalpin-mcbrayer.html#R9M0J5LFU]

NOTE: Clifton N. McArthur was also grandson of U.S. Senator James W. Nesmith [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000050] .

The Doles

*Bob Dole (born 1923), U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1961–1969; U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1969–1996; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1971–1973; Republican nominee for Vice President, 1976; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1980 and 1988; Republican nominee for President, 1996. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000401]
*Elizabeth Dole (born 1936), U.S. Secretary of Transportation, 1983–1987; U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1989–1991; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2000; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 2003-; wife of Bob Dole. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=d000601]

The Dollivers

*Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver (1858-1910), U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1900-1910. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000404]
**James Isaac Dolliver (1894-1978), U.S. Representative from Iowa's 6th congressional district, 1945-1956. Nephew of Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000403]

The Dolphs and Mulkeys

*Joseph N. Dolph (1835-1897), Attorney of Portland, Oregon 1864-1865; U.S. District Attorney in Oregon 1865-1868; Oregon State Senator 1866 1868 1872 1874; U.S. Senator from Oregon 1883-1895. Uncle of Frederick W. Mulkey. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000405]
**Frederick W. Mulkey (1874-1924), Portland, Oregon Councilman 1900-1902; U.S. Senator from Oregon 1907 1918. Nephew of Joseph N. Dolph. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M001069]

The Dominicks and Smiths

*Howard Alexander Smith (1880-1966), Republican National Committeeman 1942-1943, U.S. Senator from New Jersey 1944-1959. Uncle of Peter H. Dominick. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000553]
**Peter H. Dominick (1915-1981), Colorado State Representative 1957-1961, U.S. Representative from Colorado 1961-1963, U.S. Senator from Colorado 1963-1975, U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland 1975. Nephew of Howard Alexander Smith. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000409]

The Donaheys

*A. Victor Donahey (1873-1946), Auditor of Tuscarawas County, Ohio 1905-1909; delegate to the Ohio Constitutional Convention 1912; Auditor of Ohio 1913-1921; candidate for Governor of Ohio 1920; Governor of Ohio 1923-1929; U.S. Senator from Ohio 1935-1941. Father of John W. Donahey.
**John W. Donahey, Lieutenant Governor of Ohio 1959-1963. Son of A. Victor Donahey.
**Gertrude Walton Donahey (1908-2004), Treasurer of Ohio 1971-1983. Wife of John W. Donahey.

The Doughtons

A political family from rural Alleghany County in the North Carolina mountains, they rose to considerable power in both Congress and the state government of North Carolina.
*Robert Doughton (1863–1954), U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1911 to 1953. From 1933 to 1947 he was the Chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, which controlled how the federal government spent much of its money. He used his influence as chairman to help create and fund the Blue Ridge Parkway; the largest park on the parkway is named in his honor. He also played a major role in the passage of the Social Security Act. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/doughrity-doughty.html#R9M0IVC1M]
*Rufus A. Doughton (1857–1946). The older brother of Robert Doughton, he served as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives and as the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina from 1893 to 1897. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/doughrity-doughty.html#ROF01VBI6]
**James Doughton (1884-1973), North Carolina State Representative 1948-1957, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives 1951-1957. Son of Rufus A. Doughton. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/doughrity-doughty.html#0JI0WQLIU]

The Douglases

*James Madison (1751-1836), Delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia 1780-1783, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1789-1797, U.S. Secretary of State 1801-1809, President of the United States 1809-1817. Granduncle by marriage of Stephen A. Douglas. [http://americanhistory.about.com/od/jamesmadison/p/pmadison.htm]
**Stephen A. Douglas (1813-1861), Illinois State Attorney 1835, Illinois State Representative 1836-1837, Register of the Land Office of Springfield, Illinois 1837; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 1838; Illinois Secretary of State 1840-1841; U.S. Senator from Illinois 1847-1961; candidate for President of the United States 1860. Grandnephew of James Madison. [http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/spcl/excat/douglas4.html]
**Robert P. Dick (1823-1898), Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Father-in-law of Robert M. Douglas.
***Robert M. Douglas (1849-1917), Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court 1897-1905. Son of Stephen A. Douglas.
****Robert Dick Douglas (1875-1960), North Carolina Attorney General. Son of Robert M. Douglas. Grandson of Robert P. Dick.

The Downeys

*Stephen Wheeler Downey (1839-1902), Prosecuting Attorney of Albany County, Wyoming 1869-1870 1899-1902; Wyoming Territory Councilman; Treasurer of Wyoming Territory 1872-1875; Auditor of Wyoming Territory 1877-1879; U.S. Congressional Delegate from Wyoming Territory 1879-1881; delegate to the Wyoming Constitutional Convention 1889; Wyoming State Representative 1893 1895. Father of Sheridan Downey. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000470]
**Sheridan Downey (1884-1961), U.S. Senator from California 1939-1950. Son of Stephen Wheeler Downey. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000469]

The Drapers

*William F. Draper (1842-1910), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1876, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1893-1897, U.S. Ambassador to Italy 1897-1900. Brother of Ebenezer Sumner Draper. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/draper.html#R9M0IVFOO]
*Ebenezer Sumner Draper (1858-1914), Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1906-1909, Governor of Massachusetts 1909-1911. Brother of William F. Draper. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/draper.html#RL300BZ20]
**Eben S. Draper, Massachusetts State Representative 1921-1922, Massachusetts State Senator 1923-1926, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1928. Son of Ebenezer Sumner Draper. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/draper.html#0DA0569J8]

The Draytons

*William Drayton, Sr. (1733-1790), U.S. District Court Judge of South Carolina. Father of William Drayton.
**William Drayton (1776-1846), South Carolina State Representative 1806-1808, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1825-1833. Son of William Drayton, Sr..

The Dreyfus

*Lee S. Dreyfus (1926-2008), Governor of Wisconsin 1979-1983. Father of Lee S. Dreyfus, Jr..
**Lee S. Dreyfus, Jr., Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge. Son of Lee S. Dreyfus.

The Dromgooles and Sims

*George Dromgoole (1797-1847), Virginia State Representative 1823-1826, Virginia State Senator 1826-1835, delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention 1829, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1835-1841 1843-1847. Uncle of Alexander D. Sims. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000504]
**Alexander D. Sims (1803-1848), South Carolina State Representative 1840-1843, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1845-1848. Nephew of George Dromgoole. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000438]

The Drydens, Kusers, and Marshalls

*John F. Dryden (1839-1911), U.S. Senator from New Jersey 1902-1907. Grandfather of John Dryden Kuser. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/driver-dryzga.html#R9M0IVHGF]
**John Dryden Kuser (1897-1964), New Jersey Assemblyman, New Jersey State Senator 1829-1835. Grandson of John F. Dryden. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kurvink-kyros.html#01A0CZUIA]
***Anthony Dryden Marshall (1924-), U.S. Ambassador to Malagasy Republic 1969-1971, U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago 1972-1974, U.S. Ambassador to Kenya 1973, U.S. Ambassador to Seychelles 1976. Son of John Dryden Kuser.

The Dudley-Winthrop family

A political family spanning the country's history. Notable members include:
*Robert Charles Winthrop
*John Winthrop
*Thomas Dudley
*Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
*Simon Bradstreet
*John Kerry
*Schuyler Colfax
*Benjamin Franklin Wade
*James Bowdoin
*James Bowdoin III

The Dukakis

*Olympia Dukakis (1931-), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1988. Cousin of Michael Dukakis.
*Michael Dukakis (1933-), Massachusetts State Representative 1963-1971, Governor of Massachusetts 1975-1979 1983-1991, candidate for President of the United States 1988. Cousin of Olympia Dukakis.

The Dulleses

*John Watson Foster (1836–1917), General, Union Army, Civil War; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1873–1880; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1880–1881; U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1883–1885; Secretary of State, 1892–1893. [http://www.bartelby.com/65/fo/Foster-J.html]
**John Foster Dulles (1888–1959), U.S. Senator from New York, 1949; Secretary of State, 1953–1959; grandson of John Watson Foster. Namesake for the Washington Dulles International Airport [http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0816285.html]
***Avery Robert Dulles (born 1918), cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church; son of John Foster and Janet Avery (Pomeroy) Dulles.
**Allen W. Dulles (1893–1969), second director of the CIA, 1953–1961; member, Warren Commission. He was the brother of John Foster and Eleanor Lansing Dulles.
*Robert Lansing (1864–1928), Secretary of State, 1915–1920; uncle of John Foster Dulles. [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9047131/Robert-Lansing#269374.hook]
**Eleanor Lansing Dulles (1895–1996) The sister of Allen and John, organized of the "Berlin Desk" before the end of World War II, was the U.S. political adviser in Austria and then assisted President Franklin D. Roosevelt in setting up the Social Security system during her two (2) decades of service in the US State Department.
*Theodore Medad Pomeroy grandfather of Janet Pomeroy Avery Dulles "(wife of John Foster Dulles and mother of Cardinal Avery Dulles)", a US Congressman and the Speaker of the US House of Representatives for one day.

The Duncans

*John Duncan, Sr. (1919-1988), Mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee 1959-1965; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1965-1988. Father of John J. Duncan, Jr.. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000534]
*John J. Duncan, Jr. (1947-), Tennessee State Judge 1981-1988, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1988-present. Son of John Duncan, Sr.. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000533]

The Dunns

*Aubert Dunn (1896-1987), U.S. Representative from Mississippi 1935-1937, Circuit Court Judge in Mississippi 1966. Father of Winfield Dunn. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dunn.html#R9M0IVL6Y]
**Winfield Dunn (1927-), Governor of Tennessee 1971-1975, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1972 2004. Son of Aubert Dunn. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dunn.html#RLD0VOZU6]

The du Ponts

main|du Pont family] ; also see du Pont company"

The du Pont immigrant to the United States, Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817) was deputy of the Third Estate to the Estates-General of 1789 for the region of Nemours in France. The du Pont political dynasty is based on the family's manufacturing empire in [Delaware
*May Lammot du Pont married Willard Saulsbury U.S. Senator from Delaware (elected 1912).
*Renée de Pelleport du Pont married LeRoy Harvey, mayor of Wilmington, Delaware.
*Ethel du Pont (1916–1965) married Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr.
*Henry Algernon du Pont (1838–1926), Colonel in Union Army during Civil War; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1906–1917. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000559]
*T. Coleman du Pont (1863–1930), U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1921–1922 and 1925–1928; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1916; cousin of Henry A. du Pont. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000560]
*Pierre S. du Pont, IV (born 1935), U.S. Representative from Delaware, 1971–1974; Governor of Delaware, 1977–1985; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1988.

The Dupres and Moutons

*Jacques Dupre (1773-1846), Louisiana State Representative, Louisiana State Senator, Governor of Louisiana 1830-1831. Grandfather-in-law of Alexander Mouton.
**Alexander Mouton (1804-1885), Louisiana State Representative 1827-1831 1836, candidate for U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1830, U.S. Senator from Louisiana 1837-1842, Governor of Louisiana 1842-1846. Grandson-in-law of Jacques Dupre.

The Dwights

*Jeremiah W. Dwight (1819-1885), Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Dryden, New York 1857-1858; New York Assemblyman 1860-1861; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884; U.S. Representative from New York 1877-1883. Father of John Wilbur Dwight. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000580]
**John Wilbur Dwight (1859-1928), U.S. Representative from New York 1903-1913. Son of Jeremiah W. Dwight. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000581]

The Dyers

*Benjamin Dyer (1778-1823), Virginia House Delegate 1819-1822. Father of Benjamin Dyer, Jr.. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dyer.html#0LP0I4RZ6]
**Benjamin Dyer, Jr. (1821-1914), Virginia House Delegate 1876-1879. Son of Benjamin Dyer. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dyer.html#0LP0IA00Q]
**David Patterson Dyer (1838-1924), Missouri State Representative 1862-1865, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1868, U.S. Representative from Missouri 1869-1871, candidate for Governor of Missouri 1880, U.S. Attorney in Missouri 1902-1907, U.S. Judge in Missouri 1907-1919. Nephew of Benjamin Dyer. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dyer.html#R9M0IVP7Z]
***Leonidas C. Dyer (1871-1857), U.S. Representative from Missouri 1811-1813 1815-1833, candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 1834 1836. Nephew of David Patterson Dyer. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000591]

The Dyers of Rhode Island

*Elisha Dyer (1811-1890), Governor of Rhode Island 1857-1859. Father of Elisha Dyer, Jr.. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dyer.html#RKJ18YAJ7]
**Elisha Dyer, Jr. (1839-1906), Governor of Rhode Island 1897-1900. Son of Elisha Dyer. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dyer.html#RKJ18ZP4W]