List of United States political families (H)

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

The Hagans

*Robert E. Hagan was a Trumbull County, Ohio, commissioner and held a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives
**Timothy Hagan, his son, was a Cuyahoga County, Ohio, commissioner and 2002 Democratic nominee for Ohio governor
**Robert F. Hagan, Tim's brother, is a member of the Ohio Senate

The Hailes

*William Haile (1807-1876), New Hampshire State Senator 1854-1856, Governor of New Hampshire 1857-1859, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1860. Father of William Henry Haile.
**William Henry Haile, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1890-1893, candidate for Governor of Massachusetts 1892. Son of William Haile.

The Haileys

*John Hailey (1835-1921), U.S. Congressional Delegate from Idaho Territory 1873-1875 1885-1887. Father of Thomas G. Hailey. [http://www.infoplease.com/biography/us/congress/hailey-john.html]
**Thomas G. Hailey (1865-1908), District Attorney in Oregon, Mayor of Pendleton, Oregon; Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court 1905-1907. Son of John Hailey. [http://ftp.rootsweb.ancestry.com/pub/usgenweb/or/umatilla/bios/hailey116gbs.txt]

The Haines and Ogdens

*Aaron Ogden (1756-1839), Clerk of Essex County, New Jersey 1785-1793; U.S. Senator from New Jersey 1801-1803; New Jersey Assemblyman 1803-1812; Governor of New Jersey 1812-1813; Collector of Customs of Jersey City, New Jersey 1830-1839. Uncle of Daniel Haines. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ogden.html#R9M0J8FHR]
**Daniel Haines (1801-1877), New Jersey State Senator, Governor of New Jersey 1843-1845 1848-1851, Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Nephew of Aaron Ogden. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haines.html#RJD0SR5T0]

The Halls

*William Augustus Hall (1815-1888), Circuit Court Judge in Missouri 1847-1861, delegate to the Missouri Constitutional Convention 1861, U.S. Representative from Missouri 1861-1865, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1864. Brother of Willard Preble Hall. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hall9.html#R9M0IZ5ZK]
*Willard Preble Hall (1820-1882), Attorney of Sparta, Missouri; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1847-1853; candidate for U.S. Senate from Missouri 1856; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri 1861-1864; Governor of Missouri 1864-1865. Brother of William Augustus Hall. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hall9.html#R9M0IZ5SI]
**Uriel Sebree Hall (1852-1932), U.S. Representative from Missouri 1893-1897. Son of William Augustus Hall. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hall9.html#R9M0IZ5LG]

NOTE: Willard Preble Hall was also son-in-law of U.S. Representative Mordecai Oliver [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oliver-ollius.html#R9M0J8HUR] .

The Halls of Delaware

*David Hall, Sr., Justice of the Peace in Delaware Colony, Delaware Colony Assemblyman. Father of David Hall.
**David Hall (1752-1817), candidate for Governor of Delaware 1798, Governor of Delaware 1802-1805, candidate for U.S. Representative from Delaware 1812, Judge of the Sussex County, Delaware Court of Common Pleas 1813-1817. Son of David Hall, Sr..
***John Collins (1776-1822), Governor of Delaware 1821-1822. Son-in-law of David Hall.

NOTE: John Collins was also son Delaware Assemblyman John Collins, Sr. and brother-in-law of Delaware Governor David Hazzard.

The Halls of Ohio

*Dave Hall, Commissioner of Dayton, Ohio 1963-1965; Mayor of Dayton, Ohio 1965-1970. Father of Sam Hall and Tony P. Hall.
**Sam Hall (1937-), Ohio State Representative. Son of Dave Hall.
**Tony P. Hall (1942-), Ohio State Representative 1969-1973, Ohio State Senator 1973-1979, candidate for Ohio Secretary of State 1974, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1979-2003, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture 2002-present. Son of Dave Hall. [http://www.nndb.com/people/020/000129630/]

The Halseys

*Silas Halsey (1743-1832), Sheriff of Suffolk County, New York 1787-1792; Supervisor of Ovid, New York 1794-1804; New York Assemblyman 1797-1798 1800-1801 1803-1804; delegate to the New York Constitutional Convention 1801; Clerk of Seneca County, New York 1804-1813 1815; U.S. Representative from New York 1805-1807; New York State Senator 1808-1809. Father of Nicoll Halsey and Jehiel H. Halsey. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/halsey.html#R9M0IZ72I]
**Nicoll Halsey (1782-1865), Supervisor of Ulysses, New York 1812 1814-1815 1818 1821 1826; New York Assemblyman 1816 1824; Sheriff of Tompkins County, New York 1819-1821; U.S. Representative from New York 1833-1835; Judge in Tompkins County, New York. Son of Silas Halsey. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/halsey.html#R9M0IZ6YZ]
**Jehiel H. Halsey (1788-1867), Clerk of Seneca County, New York 1819-1821; U.S. Representative from New York 1829-1831; New York State Senator 1832-1835; Supervisor of Lodi, New York 1845-1846. Son of Silas Halsey. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/halsey.html#R9M0IZ6VG]

The Hamiltons

*Morgan C. Hamilton (1809-1893), Texas Republic Secretary of War and Marine 1842-1843 1844-1945, delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention 1868 1869, U.S. Senator from Texas 1870-1877. Brother of Andrew Jackson Hamilton. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hamilton.html#R9M0IZ9FF]
*Andrew Jackson Hamilton (1815-1875), Attorney General of Texas 1850, U.S. Representative from Texas 1859-1861, Governor of Texas 1865-1866, Justice of the Texas Supreme Court 1866, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1868, Republican National Committeeman 1868-1870. Brother of Morgan C. Hamilton. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hamilton.html#R9M0IZ890]

The Hamlins

*Stpehen Emery, Attorney General of Maine 1839-1840. Father-in-law of Hannibal Hamlin. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/emery.html#RZG13Q9TC]
**Elijah L. Hamlin (1799-1872), candidate for Governor of Maine 1848 1849, Mayor of Bangor, Maine 1851-1852. Brother of Hannibal Hamlin. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hamlet-hammitt.html#RP204NM3E]
**Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891), Maine State Representative 1836-1840 1847, U.S. Representative from Maine 1843-1847, U.S. Senator from Maine 1848-1857 1857-1861 1869-1881, Governor of Maine 1857, Vice President of the United States 1861-1865, candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President of the United States 1868, U.S. Minister to Spain 1881-1882. Brother of Elijah L. Hamlin. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hamlet-hammitt.html#R9M0IZA0O]
***A.C. Hamlin (1829-1905), Mayor of Bangor, Maine 1877-1878. Son of Elijah L. Hamlin. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hamlet-hammitt.html#S900XDHD4]
***Hannibal E. Hamlin (1858-1938), Maine State Representative 1893-1895, Maine State Senator 1899-1901, Attorney General of Maine 1905-1908, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1924. Son of Hannibal Hamlin. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hamlet-hammitt.html#S0F1AA1U6]

NOTE: Hannibal Hamlin's son, Cyrus, was also a political figure in Louisiana.

The Hamms and Van Hornes

*Isaac Van Horne (1754-1834), Pennsylvania State Representative 1796-1797, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1801-1805, Receiver of the Land Office of Zanesville, Ohio 1805-1826; Adjutant General of Ohio 1810-1811 1812-1818. Father of Bernard Van Horne.
**Bernard Van Horne, Receiver of the Land Office of Zanesville, Ohio. Son of Isaac Van Horne.
**John E. Hamm (1776-1864), Ohio State Representative 1812-1813, Ohio State Senator 1827-1831, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to Chile, Mayor of Zanesville, Ohio; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 1836. Son-in-law of Isaac Van Horne.

The Hammonds, Hamptons and Prestons

*Wade Hampton I (1752-1835), member of the Virginia Legislature 1782-1792, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1795-1797 1803-1805. Father-in-law of James Henry Hammond and John S. Preston. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hampton.html#R9M0IZBVY]
**James Henry Hammond (1807-1864), U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1835-1836, Governor of South Carolina 1842-1844, U.S. Senator from South Carolina 1857-1860. Son-in-law of Wade Hampton I. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000128]
**John S. Preston (1809-1881), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1860. Son-in-law of Wade Hampton I. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/preston.html#07M1C6O9A]
***Wade Hampton III (1818-1902), South Carolina State Senator 1858, candidate for Governor of South Carolina 1865, Governor of South Carolina 1876-1879, U.S. Senator from South Carolina 1879-1891. Grandson of Wade Hampton I. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hampton.html#R9M0IZBZH]

NOTE: Wade Hampton III was also son-in-law of U.S. Senator George McDuffie. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcduffee-mcfarlan.html#R9M0J5XHJ]

The Hancocks and Merriams

*Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-1886), candidate for Democratic nomination for President of the United States 1868 1876, candidate for President of the United States 1880. Brother-in-law of John L. Merriam. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hancock.html#RC61CRM9Y]
*John L. Merriam, Minnesota State Representative 1870-1871. Brother-in-law of Winfield Scott Hancock. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/merrell-merrifield.html#06J0GN3DD]
**William R. Merriam (1849-1931), Minnesota State Representative 1883 1887, Governor of Minnesota 1889-1893, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1896. Son of John L. Merriam. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/merrell-merrifield.html#RH71FFQWX]

NOTE: William R. Merriam was also a descendant of U.S. President John Adams. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adams5.html#R9P17728X]

The Hancocks and Quincys

*Edmund Quincy (1703-1788), Justice in Massachusetts. Father-in-law of John Hancock.
*Thomas Hancock, Boston, Massachusetts Selectman. Uncle and adoptive father of John Hancock.
**John Hancock (1737-1793), Boston, Massachusetts Selectman; member of the Massachusetts Bay Colony General Court; Massachusetts Bay Colony Representative; President of the Continental Congress 1775-1777 1785-1786; Governor of Massachusetts 1780-1785 1787-1793. Nephew and adoptive son of Thomas Hancock.

The Hansens

*Orval H. Hansen (1926-), Idaho State Representative, candidate for U.S. Representative from Idaho 1962, Idaho State Senator, U.S. Representative from Idaho 1969-1975. Father of Jim D. Hansen. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000175]
**Jim D. Hansen (1959-), member of the Idaho Legislature 1989-1994, candidate for U.S. Representative from Idaho 2006. Son of Orval H. Hansen. [http://jimhansenforidaho.com/JimsBlog/tabid/512/EntryID/70/Default.aspx]

The Hansens and Meads

*Clifford P. Hansen (1912-), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1960, Governor of Wyoming 1963-1967, U.S. Senator from Wyoming 1967-1978. Father of Mary Hansen Mead.
**Mary Hansen Mead (1935-1996), candidate for Governor of Wyoming 1990. Daughter of Clifford P. Hansen.
***Matthew H. Mead (1962-), U.S. Attorney of Cheyenne, Wyoming 2001-2007; candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Senate from Wyoming 2007. Son of Mary Hansen Mead.
***Katerine L. Mead, candidate for Wyoming State Representative 2006. Daughter-in-law of Mary Hansen Mead.

The Hannas and McAllisters

*John A. Hanna (1762-1805), delegate to the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention 1787, Pennsylvania State Representative 1791, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1791-1805. Grandfather of Archibald McAllister. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hanna.html#R9M0IZDR7]
**Archibald McAllister (1813-1883), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1863-1865. Grandson of John A. Hanna. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcallister.html#R9M0J5L57]

The Hannas, McCormicks, and Simms

*Mark Hanna (1837-1904), Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1896-1904, U.S. Senator from Ohio 1897-1904. Father of Ruth Hanna McCormick. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodipslay.pl?index=H000163]
**Ruth Hanna McCormick (1880-1904), member of the Republican National Committee 1919-1924, U.S. Representative from Illinois 1929-1931, candidate for U.S. Senate from Illinois 1930. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000372]
**Joseph M. McCormick (1877-1925), Illinois State Representative 1912 1914, U.S. Representative from Illinois 1917-1919, U.S. Senator from Illinois 1919-1925. Husband of Ruth Hanna McCormick. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000369]
**Albert G. Simms (1882-1964), Albuquerque, New Mexico Councilman 1920-1922; Chairman of Bernalillo County, New Mexico 1920-1922; New Mexico State Representative 1925-1927; U.S. Representative from New Mexico 1929-1931; member of the Republican National Committee 1932-1934. Husband of Ruth Hanna McCormick. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000420]

The Hares

*Butler B. Hare (1875-1967), U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1925-1933 1939-1947. Father of James Butler Hare. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000200]
**James Butler Hare (1918-1966), U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1949-1951. Son of Butler B. Hare. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000202]

The Harlans

*James Harlan (1800–1863), U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1835–1839; Kentucky state attorney general, 1849–1859. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harlan.html#R9M0IZIDV]
**John Marshall Harlan (1833–1911), U.S. District Attorney for Kentucky, 1861–1863; Kentucty state attorney general, 1861–1865; Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1877–1911; son of James Harlan. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harlan.html#REG19JZQ6]
***John Marshall Harlan II (1899–1971), justice of 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, 1954–1955; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, 1955–1971; grandson of John Marshall Harlan. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harlan.html#REQ0X247I]

The Harlans of Indiana and Ohio

*Aaron Harlan (1802-1868), Ohio State Representative 1832-1833, Ohio State Senator 1838-1839 1849, delegate to the Ohio Constitutional Convention 1850, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1853-1859, candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 1861. Cousin of Andrew J. Harlan. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000207]
*Andrew J. Harlan (1815-1907), Indiana State Representative 1846-1848, U.S. Representative from Indiana 1849-1851 1853-1855, Dakota Territory Representative 1861, Missouri State Representative 1864-1868, Postmaster of Wakeeney, Kansas 1890-1894. Cousin of Aaron Harlan. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000208]

The Harris

*William A. Harris (1805-1864), Virginia House Delegate 1830-1831, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1841-1843, Charge D'Affaires to Argentine Republic 1846-1851. Father of William A. Harris. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris9.html#R9M0IZMT5]
**William A. Harris (1841-1909), U.S. Representative from Kansas 1893-1895, Kansas State Senator 1895-1896, U.S. Senator from Kansas 1897-1903, candidate for Governor of Kansas 1906. Son of William A. Harris. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris9.html#R9M0IZMWP]

The Harris of Pennsylvania and New York

*John Harris (1760-1824), U.S. Representative from New York 1807-1809. Cousin of Robert Harris. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris5.html#R9M0IZLMO]
*Robert Harris (1768-1851), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1823-1827. Cousin of John Harris. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris7.html#R9M0IZM4D]

The Harris and Hills

*John Hill (1800-1880), U.S. Representative from Virginia 1839-1841, Virginia State Court Judge 1870. Cousin of John T. Harris. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill5.html#R9M0J0IF8]
*John T. Harris (1823-1899), U.S. Representative from Virginia 1859-1861 1871-1881, member of the Virginia Legislature 1863, Virginia State Court Judge 1866. Cousin of John Hill. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris5.html#R9M0IZLTS]

The Harris and Hooks

*Charles Hooks (1768-1843), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1801-1805, North Carolina State Senator 1810-1811, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1816-1817 1819-1825. Great-grandfather of William J. Harris. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000761]
**William J. Harris (1868-1932), Georgia State Senator 1911-1912, U.S. Senator from Georgia 1919-1932. Great-grandson of Charles Hooks. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000259]

The Harris and Howards

*Elisha Harris (1791-1861), Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island 1846-1847, Governor of Rhode Island 1847-1849. Father-in-law of Henry Howard. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris3.html#RKJ18UUIZ]
**Henry Howard (1826-1905), Governor of Rhode Island 1873-1875. Son-in-law of Elisha Harris. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howard.html#RKJ18WAKJ]

The Harris and Rathbones

*Ira Harris (1802-1875), New York Assemblyman 1845-1846, delegate to the New York Constitutional Convention 1846, New York State Senator 1847, Justice of the New York Supreme Court 1847-1859, U.S. Senator from New York 1861-1867. Stepfather and father-in-law of Henry Rathbone. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris4.html#R9M0IZLBZ]
**Henry Rathbone (1837-1911), U.S. Consul to Hanover, Germany. Stepson and son-in-law of Ira Harris.
***Henry Riggs Rathbone (1870-1928), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1916, U.S. Representative from Illinois 1923-1928. Son of Henry Rathbone. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ransome-rattliff.html#R9M0JAE2W]

The Harris, Haynes, and Taylors

* Landon Carter Haynes, Sr. (1816-1875) Tennessee state representative 1845, 1849, state senator 1847, Senator (Confederate Congress) 1862-1865. Brother-in-law of Nathaniel Green Taylor, uncle of Alfred A. Taylor, Robert L. Taylor, and Nathaniel Edwin Harris. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayford-haynsworth.html#RIF0ZI04H]
*Nathaniel Green Taylor (1819-1887), U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1854-1855 1866-1867. Father of Alfred A. Taylor and Robert L. Taylor. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor6.html#R9M0JEVU2]
**Alfred A. Taylor (1848-1931), member of the Tennessee Legislature 1875, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1889-1895, Governor of Tennessee 1921-1923. Son of Nathaniel Green Taylor. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor1.html#R9M0JESZD]
**Robert L. Taylor (1850-1912), U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1879-1881, Governor of Tennessee 1887-1891 1897-1899, U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1907-1912. Son of Nathaniel Green Taylor. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor7.html#R9M0JEW4P]
**Nathaniel Edwin Harris (1846-1929), Governor of Georgia 1915-1917. First cousin of Alfred A. Taylor and Robert L. Taylor. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris6.html#RKC1E9CH0]

NOTE: Alfred and Robert Taylor were opposing candidates for Governor in 1888.

The Harrisons

*Peyton Randolph (1721-1775), Delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia 1774-1775. Brother-in-law of Benjamin Harrison. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/randolph.html#RD20UDA1H]
*Benjamin Harrison V (1726-1791), Delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia 1774, member of the Virginia Legislature 1776, Governor of Virginia 1782-1784. Brother-in-law of Peyton Randolph. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harrison.html#RCU1F8XQV]
*John Cleves Symmes (1742-1814), Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court 1777-1787, Delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey 1785-1786, Justice of the Northwest Territory Supreme Court 1788-1802. Father-in-law of William Henry Harrison. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sword-szymczak.html#S0L04VIIN]
**Carter Bassett Harrison (1752-1808), member of the Virginia Legislature, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1793-1799. Son of Benjamin Harrison V. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harrison.html#R9M0IZNLG]
**Edmund Jennings Randolph (1753-1813), delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention 1776, Attorney General of Virginia 1776-1782, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia 1779-1782, Governor of Virginia 1786-1788, Virginia House Delegate 1788, Attorney General of the United States 1789-1794, U.S. Secretary of State 1794-1795. Nephew of Peyton Randolph. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000043]
**Beverley Randolph (1754-1797), Governor of Virginia 1788-1791. Nephew of Benjamin Harrison V. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/randolph.html#RIN0TRSPH]
**Burwell Bassett (1764-1841), Virginia House Delegate 1787-1789 1819-1821, Virginia State Senator 1794-1805, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1805-1813 1815-1819 1821-1829. First cousin of William Henry Harrison. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/basset-bastin.html#R9M0IOW1G]
**William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), Secretary of the Northwest Territory 1798-1799, U.S. Congressional Delegate from the Northwest Territory 1799-1800, Governor of Indiana Territory 1801-1812, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1816-1819, Ohio State Senator 1819-1821, candidate for Governor of Ohio 1820, U.S. Senator from Ohio 1825-1828, U.S. Minister to Gran Colombia 1828-1829, candidate for President of the United States 1836, President of the United States 1841. Son of Benjamin Harrison V. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harrison.html#R9M0IZOOD]
***John Scott Harrison (1804-1878), U.S. Representative from Ohio 1853-1857. Son of William Henry Harrison. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harrison.html#R9M0IZO6O]
***Carter Harrison, Sr. (1825-1893), U.S. Representative from Illinois 1875-1879, Mayor of Chicago, Illinois 1879-1887 1893; candidate for Governor of Illinois 1884. Grandnephew of Benjamin Harrison V. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harrison.html#R9M0IZNOZ]
****Alvin Saunders (1817-1899), delegate to the Iowa Constitutional Convention 1846, Iowa State Senator 1854-1856 1858-1860, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1860 1868, Governor of Nebraska Territory 1861-1867, U.S. Senator from Nebraska 1877-1883. Grandfather of William H. Harrison. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000076]
****Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901), candidate for Governor of Indiana 1876, U.S. Senator from Indiana 1881-1887, President of the United States 1889-1893. Son of John Scott Harrison. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000263]
*****Carter Harrison, Jr. (1860-1953), Mayor of Chicago, Illinois 1897-1905 1911-1915; delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1916 1920 1932 1936. Son of Carter Harrison, Sr.. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harrison.html#RLX19KJKL]
******William H. Harrison (1896-1990), Indiana State Representative 1927-1929, Wyoming State Representative 1845-1850, U.S. Representative from Wyoming 1951-1955 1961-1965 1967-1969, candidate for U.S. Senate from Wyoming 1954. Grandson of Alvin Saunders and Benjamin Harrison. [http://www.infoplease.com/biography/us/congress/harrison-william-henry-H000278.html]

NOTE: William Henry Harrison was also fourth cousin once removed of U.S. President John Tyler. John Cleves Symmes was also nephew by marriage of New York Assemblyman Peter V.B. Livingston [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/livingston.html#0G21D3PL8] and Congressional Delegate Philip Livingston [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/livingston.html#RCZ10AX7T] , son-in-law of Congressional Delegate William Livingston [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/livingston.html#RCZ19JOUM] , first cousin by marriage of New York Assemblyman Peter R. Livingston [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/livingston.html#0G10ZQG2K] , Congressional Delegate Walter Livingston [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/livingston.html#RCZ19H15M] , and New York State Senator Philip Livingston [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/livingston.html#RR30MHHO0] ; and brother-in-law of Congressional Delegate John Jay [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jasen-jeffreys.html#RE113A7Z1] and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brockholst Livingston [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/livingston.html#RE114NSQ1] .

The Harrisons of Virginia

*Thomas W. Harrison (1856-1935), Virginia State Senator 1887-1894, Virginia State Court Judge 1895-1916, delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention 1901 1902, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1916-1922 1923-1929. Father of Burr Harrison. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harrison.html#R9M0IZOKU]
**Burr Harrison (1904-1973), Virginia State Senator 1940-1942, Circuit Court Judge in Virginia 1942-1946, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1946-1963. Son of Thomas W. Harrison. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harrison.html#R9M0IZNEE]

The Harters and Moores

*Robert Moore (1778-1831), Treasurer of Beaver County, Pennsylvania 1805-1811; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1817-1821; Pennsylvania State Representative 1830-1831. Grandfather of Michael D. Harter. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000913]
**Michael D. Harter (1846-1896), U.S. Representative from Ohio 1891-1895. Grandson of Robert Moore. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000296]

The Harveys

*Jonathan Harvey (1780-1859), New Hampshire State Representative 1811-1816 1831-1834 1838-1840, New Hampshire State Senator 1816-1823, New Hampshire Executive Councilman 1823-1825, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1825-1831. Brother of Matthew Harvey. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000308]
*Matthew Harvey (1781-1866), U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1821-1825, New Hampshire State Senator 1825-1827, New Hampshire Executive Councilman 1828-1829, Governor of New Hampshire 1830-1831, Judge of the U.S. District Court of New Hampshire 1831-1866. Brother of Jonathan Harvey. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000309]

The Hasbroucks

*Abraham J. Hasbrouck (1773-1845), New York Assemblyman 1811, U.S. Representative from New York 1813-1815, New York State Senator 1822. Cousin of Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000313]
*Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck (1791-1879), U.S. Representative from New York 1825-1827. Cousin of Abraham J. Hasbrouck. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000312]

The Haskells and Readys

*Charles Ready (1802-1878), member of the Tennessee Legislature, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1853-1859. Uncle of William T. Haskell. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reade-rector.html#R9M0JAGTZ]
**William T. Haskell (1818-1859), Tennessee State Representative 1840, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1847-1849. Nephew of Charles Ready. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haskell.html#R9M0IZSEU]

The Mollestons and Haslets

*Henry Molleston (1762-1819), delegate to the Delaware Constitutional Convention 1792, Delaware State Representative 1800-1808 1814-1815, Treasurer of Delaware 1808-1813, Delaware State Senator 1815-1819, elected Governor of Delaware in 1819 but died before taking office. Uncle of Joseph Haslet and William G. Molleston.
**Joseph Haslet (1769-1823), candidate for Governor of Delaware 1804 1807, Governor of Delaware 1811-1814 1823. Nephew of Henry Molleston.
**William G. Molleston, Delaware State Representative. Nephew of Henry Molleston.

The Hastings

*Seth Hastings (1762-1831), Treasurer of Mendon, Massachusetts 1794-1795; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1801-1807; Massachusetts State Senator 1810 1814; Chief Justice of the Court of Sessions of Worcester County, Massachusetts 1819-1828. Father of William Soden Hastings. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000331]
**William Soden Hastings (1798-1842), Massachusetts State Representative 1828, Massachusetts State Senator 1829-1833, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1837-1842. Son of Seth Hastings. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000332]

The Hawes

*Aylett Hawes (1768-1833), Virginia House Delegate 1802-1806, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1811-1817. Uncle of Richard Hawes, Albert Gallatin Hawes, and Aylett Hawes Buckner. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000361]
**Richard Hawes (1797-1877), Kentucky State Representative 1828-1829 1834, candidate for U.S. Senate from Kentucky 1834, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1837-1841, Governor of Kentucky 1862-1865, Judge of Bourbon County, Kentucky 1866-1877. Nephew of Aylett Hawes. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000363]
**Albert Gallatin Hawes (1804-1849), U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1831-1837. Nephew of Aylett Hawes. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scrpts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000360]
**Aylett Hawes Buckner (1816-1894), Clerk of Pike County, Kentucky Court; Surveyor of Public Works of Missouri 1854-1855; Judge in Kentucky; Missouri Democratic Committeeman 1868; delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1872; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1873-1885. Nephew of Aylett Hawes. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001031]
***Harry B. Hawes (1869-1947), Missouri State Representative 1916, U.S. Representative from Missouri 1921-1926, U.S. Senator from Missouri 1926-1933. Grandnephew of Albert Gallatin Hawes. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000362]

The Hawkins

*Benjamin Hawkins (1754-1816), North Carolina State Representative 1778-1779 1784, delegate to the Continental Congress from North Carolina 1781-1783 1787, U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1789-1795. Uncle of Micajah Thomas Hawkins. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000368]
*Philemon Hawkins III, North Carolina Assemblyman. Brother of Benjamin Hawkins.
**William Hawkins (1777-1819), Governor of North Carolina 1811-1814. Son of Philemon Hawkins III.
**Micajah Thomas Hawkins (1790-1858), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1819-1820, North Carolina State Senator 1823-1827 1846, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1831-1841, member of the North Carolina Council of State 1854-1855. Nephew of Benjamin Hawkins. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000373]

NOTE: Micajah Thomas Hawkins was also nephew of U.S Speaker of the House of Representatives Nathaniel Macon [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000034] .

The Hawkins of Tennessee

*John Neely Johnson (1825-1872), Attorney of Sacramento, California 1850-1852; California Assemblyman; Governor of California 1856-1858; delegate to the Nevada Constitutional Convention 1863; President of the Nevada Constitutional Convention 1864; Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court 1867-1871. First cousin once removed of Alvin Hawkins, Ashton Hawkins, and Albert Hawkins.
**Alvin Hawkins (1821-1905), Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court 1865-1868, Governor of Tennessee 1881-1883. First cousin once removed of John Neely Johnson.
**Ashton Hawkins (1824-1888), Clerk of the Tennessee Circuit Court. First cousin once removed of John Neely Johnson.
**Albert Hawkins (1841-1908), Judge in Tennessee, Tennessee State Senator. First cousin once removed of John Neely Johnson.

The Hayes

*James A. Hayes (1946-), U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1987-1997, candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Senate from Louisiana 1996. Brother of Fredric Hayes.
*Fredric Hayes, candidate for U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1992. Brother of James A. Hayes.

The Hazeltons

*Gerry Whiting Hazelton (1829-1920), Wisconsin State Senator 1860, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1860, District Attorney of Columbia County, Wisconsin 1864-1866; Collector of Internal Revenue for Wisconsin 1866; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1871-1875; U.S. Attorney for Wisconsin; Special Master in Chancery for Wisconsin; U.S. Court Commissioner; Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Court Commissioner. Brother of George Cochrane Hazelton. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000419]
*George Cochrane Hazelton (1832-1922), Wisconsin State Senator 1869-1871, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1877-1883. Brother of Gerry Whiting Hazelton. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000418]

The Hazzards

*David Hazzard (1781-1864), Governor of Delaware 1830-1833. Father of John Alexander Hazzard.
**John Alexander Hazzard, Delaware State Senator 1855-1858. Son of David Hazzard.

NOTE: David Hazzard was also brother-in-law of Delaware Governor John Collnins.

The Heards and Hawes

See Heard-Hawes Family

The Hearsts

*George Hearst (1820–1891), U.S. Senator from California, 1886–1891. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000428]
**William Randolph Hearst (1863–1951), newspaper baron; U.S. Representative from New York, 1903–1907; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1904. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000429]

The Heflins

*Robert Stell Heflin (1815-1901), Georgia State Senator 1840-1841, Alabama State Representative 1849 1860, Alabama State Senator 1860, Randolph County, Alabama Probate Court Judge 1865-1866; U.S. Representative from Alabama 1869-1871. Uncle of James Thomas Heflin. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000447]
**James Thomas Heflin (1869-1951), U.S. Representative from Alabama 1904-1920, U.S. Senator from Alabama 1920-1931. Nephew of Robert Stell Heflin. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000446]
***Howell Heflin (1921-2005), Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court 1971-1977, U.S. Senator from Alabama 1979-1997. Nephew of James Thomas Heflin. [http://www.infoplease.com/biography/us/congress/heflin-howell-thomas.html]

The Hemphills

*John Hemphill (1803-1862), Judge in Texas 1840-1842, delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention 1845, Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court 1846-1858, U.S. Senator from Texas 1859-1861, Confederate States Provisional Representative from Texas 1861-1862. Uncle of John J. Hemphill. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/helme-hendershott.html#R9M0J06MB]
**John J. Hemphill (1849-1912), South Carolina State Representative 1876, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1883-1893. Nephew of John Hemphill. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/helme-hendershott.html#R9M0J06PU]
**William H. Brawley (1841-1916), South Carolina State Representative 1882-1890, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1891-1894, Judge of U.S. District Court of South Carolina 1894-1911. Cousin of John J. Hemphill. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brant-braxton.html#R9M0IQB8S]
***Robert Witherspoon Hemphill (1915-1983), South Carolina State Representative 1947-1948, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1957-1964, Judge of U.S. District Court in South Carolina 1964. Grandnephew of John J. Hemphill and William H. Brawley. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/helme-hendershott.html#R9M0J06WX]

NOTE: Robert Witherspoon Hemphill was also great-great-grandson of U.S. Representative Robert Witherspoon. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/witherspoon-woldanski.html#R9M0JHZ1D]

The Hendersons

*John Williams (1731-1799), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1777-1778, Delegate to the Continental Congress from North Carolina 1778-1779, North Carolina Superior Court Judge. First cousin of Richard Henderson and Thomas Henderson. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams5.html#S0L057EG4]
*Richard Henderson (1734-1785), North Carolina Superior Court Judge, North Carolina Assemblyman. First cousin of John Williams. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/henderson.html#05K1FBWS0]
*Thomas Henderson (1752-1815), North Carolina Colony Congressman 1775. First cousin of John Williams. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/henderson.html#06T1A66D1]
*John Williams (1740-1804), North Carolina Colony Congressman 1775. First cousin of John Williams, Richard Henderson, and Thomas Henderson. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams5.html#06X007PJY]
*Nathaniel Williams, Jr. (1742-1805), North Carolina Colony Congressman 1775. First cousin of John Williams, Richard Henderson, and Thomas Henderson. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams6.html#06X00I9U4]
*Robert Williams (1744-1790), Adjutant General of North Carolina. First cousin of John Williams, Richard Henderson and, Thomas Henderson. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams7.html#06X00J6IG]
*Joseph Williams (1748-1827), North Carolina Colony Congressman 1775. First cousin of John Williams, Richard Henderson, and Thomas Henderson. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams5.html#06X00ORTK]
**Archibald Henderson (1768-1822), Clerk of Salisbury, North Carolina 1795-1798; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1799-1803; member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1807-1809 1814 1819-1820. Son of Richard Henderson. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/henderson.html#R9M0J074W]
**Leonard Henderson (1772-1833), North Carolina Assemblyman, Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court 1829-1833. Son of Richard Henderson. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/henderson.html#RFY0Q2TI0]
**Matthew Clay (1754-1815), Virginia House Delegate 1790-1794, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1797-1813 1815. Second cousin by marriage of Archibald Henderson. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarken-claytee.html#R9M0ISR79]
***Christopher Harris Williams (1798-1857), U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1837-1843 1849-1853. Grandson of John Williams. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams2.html#R9M0JHJ9M]
****John Sharp Williams (1854-1932), U.S. Representative from Mississippi 1893-1909, U.S. Senator from Mississippi 1911-1923, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1920. Grandson of Christopher Harris Williams. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams5.html#R9M0JHLTO]
****Sydenham B. Alexander (1840-1921), North Carolina State Senator 1879 1883-1887 1901, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1891-1895. Cousin of John Sharp Williams. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexander.html#R9M0INN1J]
****Adlai E. Stevenson I (1835-1914), U.S. Representative from Illinois 1875-1877 1879-1881, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1892, Vice President of the United States 1893-1897, candidate for Vice President of the United States 1900, candidate for Governor of Illinois 1908. Cousin of Sydenham B. Alexander. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevenson-steward.html#R9M0JDZSI]

The Hendrickses

*William Hendricks (1782-1850), Governor of Indiana 1822-1825, U.S. Senator from Indiana 1825-1837. Uncle of Thomas A. Hendricks. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000494]
**Thomas A. Hendricks (1819-1885), Indiana State Representative 1848-1951, U.S. Representative from Indiana 1851-1855, Commissioner of the General Land Office 1855-1859, candidate for Governor of Indiana 1860, U.S. Senator from Indiana 1863-1869, Governor of Indiana 1873-1877, candidate for Vice President of the United States 1876, Vice President of the United States 1885. Nephew of William Hendricks. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=h000493]

The Henleys

*Thomas J. Henley (1810-1865), Indiana State Representative 1832-1842, U.S. Representative from Indiana 1843-1849, California State Representative 1851-1853, Postmaster of San Francisco, California 1860-1864. Father of Barclay Henley. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000499]
**Barclay Henley (1843-1914), California Assemblyman 1869-1870, District Attorney of Sonoma County, California 1875-1876; U.S. Representative from California 1883-1887. Son of Thomas J. Henley. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000498]

The Henrys

*Patrick Henry (1843-1930), Mississippi State Representative 1878-1890, delegate to the Mississippi Constitutional Convention 1890, U.S. Representative from Mississippi 1897-1901, Mississippi State Senator 1904-1908, Mayor of Brandon, Mississippi 1916-1930. Uncle of Patrick Henry. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/henry.html#R9M0J0ANH]
**Patrick Henry (1861-1933), Attorney of Vicksburg, Mississippi 1884-1888; Mississippi State Senator 1888-1890; District Attorney in Mississippi 1890-1900; delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1896; Judge in Mississippi 1900-1901; U.S. Representative from Mississippi 1901-1903. Nephew of Patrick Henry. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/henry.html#R9M0J0AR1]

The Henrys of Texas and Virignia

*Patrick Henry (1736-1799), Delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia 1774, Governor of Virginia 1776, Virginia State Senator 1799. Great-great-great-grandfather of Robert L. Henry. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/henry.html#RAU0KW451]
**Robert L. Henry (1864-1931), Mayor of Texarkana, Texas 1890; U.S. Representative from Texas 1897-1917. Great-great-great-grandson of Patrick Henry. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/henry.html#R9M0J0B1N]

NOTE: Patrick Henry was also cousin of U.S. Representative Isaac Coles [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/colen-collingwood.html#R9M0IT46D] , uncle by marriage of U.S. Representative Francis Preston [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/preston.html#R9M0J9Z6P] , grandfather of U.S. Senator William Henry Roane [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roads-robberson.html#R9M0JAZ63] , and granduncle of U.S. Senator William Campbell Preston [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/preston.html#R9M0J9ZOD] .

The Henrys and Lloyds

*John Henry (1750-1798), Maryland House Delegate 1777-1780, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Maryland 1778-1780 1785-1786, Maryland State Senator 1780-1790, U.S. Senator from Maryland 1789-1797, Governor of Maryland 1797-1798. Great-grandfather of Henry Lloyd Lloyd. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/henry.html#R9M0J0A9C]
**Edward Lloyd (1779-1834), Maryland House Delegate 1800-1805, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1806-1809, Governor of Maryland 1809-1811, Maryland State Senator 1811-1814, 1826-1829, U.S. Senator from Maryland 1819-1826. Grandfather of Henry Lloyd. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lloyd.html#R9M0J4DLZ]
***Henry Lloyd (1852-1920), Maryland State Senator 1882-1884, Governor of Maryland 1885-1888, Maryland Circuit Court Judge 1892-1908. Grandson of Edward Lloyd. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lloyd.html#RI60MVWL1]

The Hepburns, Chittendens, Galushas, and Lyons

*Thomas Chittenden (1730-1797), Governor of Vermont 1778-1789 1790-1797. Father of Martin Chittenden. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chipp-chmielewski.html#RDH0NR1C7]
**Martin Chittenden (1763-1840), member of the Vermont Legislature, Vermont State Court Judge, U.S. Representative from Vermton 1803-1813, Governor of Vermont 1813-1815. Son of Thomas Chittenden. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chipp-chmielewski.html#R9M0ISGJX]
**Matthew Lyon (1749-1822), Vermont State Representative 1779-1783, candidate for U.S. Representative from Vermont 1790 1792 1794, U.S. Representative from Vermont 1797-1801, Kentucky State Representative 1802, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1803-1811, candidate for U.S. Congressional Delegate from Arkansas Territory 1822. Son-in-law of Thomas Chittenden. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000545]
**Jonas Galusha (1753-1834), Governor of Vermont 1809-1813 1815-1820. Son-in-law of Thomas Chittenden. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gallo-gambino.html#RI00V6MYA]
***Chittenden Lyon (1787-1842), Kentucky State Representative 1822-1824, Kentucky State Senator 1827-1835, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1827-1835. Son of Matthew Lyon. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lyon.html#R9M0J4SSN]
****William Peters Hepburn (1833-1916), Prosecuting Attorney of Marshall County, Iowa; District Attorney in Iowa 1856-1861; U.S. Representative from Iowa 1881-1887 1893-1909. Great-grandson of Matthew Lyon. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hensel-heraz.html#R9M0J0BMX]

The Herberts

*Thomas J. Herbert (1894-1974), Attorney General of Ohio 1939-1945, Governor of Ohio 1947-1949, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1948. Father of John D. Herbert.
**John D. Herbert (1930-), Treasurer of Ohio 1963-1971. Son of Thomas J. Herbert.

The Herricks

*Ebenezer Herrick (1785-1839), Massachusetts State Representative 1819, U.S. Representative from Maine 1821-1827, Maine State Senator 1828-1829. Father of Anson Herrick. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/herrick.html#R9M0J0D0I]
**Anson Herrick (1812-1868), New York City Alderman 1854-1856, U.S. Representative from New York 1863-1865. Son of Ebenezer Herrick. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/herrick.html#R9M0J0CWY]

The Herseths

*Ralph Herseth, Governor of South Dakota [http://www.sdhistory.org/arc/Governors/herseth.htm]
*Lorna Herseth, wife of Ralph, South Dakota Secretary of State [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/herring-heslop.html#ROC17Y88M]
**Lars Herseth, son of Ralph and Lorna, South Dakota state legislator and unsuccessful candidate for Governor [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/herring-heslop.html#19L08E5U6]
***Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, daughter of Lars, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota [http://hersethsandlin.house.gov/about_stephanie_herseth.html]
***Max Sandlin, husband of Stephanie, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000044]

The Hibbards

*Harry Hibbard (1816-1872), New Hampshire State Representative 1843-1845, New Hampshire State Senator 1845 1847-1848, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1848 1856, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1849-1855. Cousin of Ellery Albee Hibbard. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodislay.pl?index=H000557]
*Ellery Albee Hibbard (1826-1903), New Hampshire State Representative 1865-1866, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1871-1873, Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court 1873-1874. Cousin of Harry Hibbard. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000556]

The Hiesters

*John Hiester (brother of Daniel and Gabriel): American Revolutionary War colonel; Pennsylvania militia general; Congressman 1807-1809 [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hickson-higginbottom.html#R9M0J0G9E]
**Daniel Hiester the Younger (son of John): Pennsylvania Congressman 1809-1811 [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hickson-higginbottom.html#R9M0J0G2B]
*Daniel Hiester (brother of John and Gabriel): General in Pennsylvania militia; member of Pennsylvanian Supreme Executive Council; Congressman 1788-1796/1800-1804 [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hickson-higginbottom.html#R9M0J0FYR]
*Gabriel Hiester (brother of Daniel and John): Colonel in Continental Army; state senator 1795-1796/1805-1812 [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hickson-higginbottom.html#R9M0J0GCY]
*Joseph Hiester (cousin of John, Daniel, and Gabriel): Revolutionary War officer; congressman 1803-1817; Governor of Pennsylvania 1820-1823
**William Hiester (1790-1853), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1831-1837, member of the Pennsylvania Legislature. Nephew of John Hiester, Daniel Hiester, and Gabriel Hiester. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hickson-higginbottom.html#R9M0J0GGH]
**Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg (1782-1844), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1829-1838, candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania 1835, U.S. Minister to Austria 1838-1840. Son-in-law of Joseph Hiester.
***Isaac Ellmaker Hiester (1824-1871), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1853-1855. Son of William Hiester. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hickson-higginbottom.html#R9M0J0G5U]
***Hiester Clymer (1827-1884), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1860 1876, member of the Pennsylvania Legislature, candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania 1866, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1873-1881. Nephew of William Hiester. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clippert-clynick.html#R9M0ISW0K]
***Henry Augustus Muhlenberg (1823-1854), member of the Pennsylvania Legislature, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1853-1854. Son of Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mozer-mullarky.html#R9M0J7LN6]

NOTE: Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg was also nephew of U.S. Senator John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mozer-mullarky.html#R9M0J7LU9] and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mozer-mullarky.html#R9M0J7LG4] .

The Hills

*Hugh Lawson White Hill (1810-1892), Tennessee State Representative 1837-1839 1841, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1845-1847, delegate to the Tennessee Constitutional Convention 1870. Cousin of Benjamin Harvey Hill. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000592]
*Benjamin Harvey Hill (1823-1882), Georgia State Representative 1851, Georgia State Senator 1859-1860, Confederate States Representative from Georgia 1861, Confederate States Senator from Georgia 1861-1865, U.S. Representative from Georgia 1875-1877, U.S. Senator from Georgia 1877-1882. Cousin of Hugh Lawson White Hill. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000587]

The Hillyers

*Junius Hillyer (1807-1886), Solicitor General in Georgia, Superior Court Judge in Georgia 1841, Circuit Court Judge in Georgia 1841-1845, U.S. Representative from Georgia 1851-1855, Solicitor of the U.S. Treasury 1857-1861. Father of George Hillyer. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hillings-hinerman.html#R9M0J0KS7]
**George Hillyer (1835-1927), Georgia Assemblyman, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1860, Georgia State Senator 1870-1874, Superior Court Judge in Georgia, Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia 1885-1887. Son of Junius Hillyer. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hillings-hinerman.html#RUX10N11J]

The Hindmans and Holts

*Major Robert Holt, member of the Virginia House of Burgesses 1655. Ancestor of Thomas C. Hindman.
**Thomas C. Hindman (1828-1868), Mississippi State Representative 1854-1856, U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1859-1861. Descendant of Major Robert Holt.

The Hitchcocks

*Phineas Hitchcock (1831-1881), U.S. Marshal in Nebraska Territory 1861-1864, U.S. Congressional Delegate from Nebraska Territory 1865-1867, Surveyor of Nebraska 1867-1869, Surveyor of Iowa 1867-1869, U.S. Senator from Nebraska 1871-1877. Father of Gilbert Hitchcock. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hitchcock.html#R9M0J0MYB]
**Gilbert Hitchcock (1859-1934), candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1898, U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1903-1905 1907-1911, U.S. Senator from Nebraska 1911-1923. Son of Phineas Hitchcock. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hitchcock.html#R9M0J0MNO]

The Hoadleys

*George Hoadley (1781-1857), Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio 1846-1847. Father of George Hoadly. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hitchens-hoag.html#RRZ1AACQA]
**George Hoadly (1826-1902), delegate to the Ohio Constitutional Convention 1873, Governor of Ohio 1884-1886. Son of George Hoadley. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hitchens-hoag.html#RHT15XS4K]

The Hobbys

*William P. Hobby (1878-1964), Lieutenant Governor of Texas 1914-1917, Governor of Texas 1917-1921. Husband of Ovet Culp Hobby. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hobby-hodgdon.html#RFJ0UQ7HM]
*Oveta Culp Hobby (1905-1995), U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare 1953-1955. Wife of William P. Hobby. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hobby-hodgdon.html#RH10SHOLT]
**William P. Hobby, Jr. (1932-), Lieutenant Governor of Texas 1973-1991. Son of William P. Hobby and Oveta Culp Hobby. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hobby-hodgdon.html#RND0Y71JM]
**Henry E. Catto, Jr. (1930-), candidate for Texas Legislature 1960, U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador 1971-1973, Chief of Protocol of the United States 1974-1976, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Office at Geneva 1976-1977, U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1989-1991. Son-in-law of William P. Hobby and Oveta Culp Hobby. [http://www.acus.org/about-people-catto.asp]
***Paul Hobby, candidate for Texas Comptroller 1998. Son of William P. Hobby, Jr.. [http://www.ndol.org/ndol_ci.cfm?kaid=107&subid=123&contentid=483]

The Hobsons and Morrisons

*Richmond Pearson Hobson (1870-1937), U.S. Representative from Alabama 1907-1915. Uncle of James H. Morrison.
**James H. Morrison (1908-2000), U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1943-1967. Nephew of Richmond Pearson Hobson.

The Hochs

*Edward W. Hoch (1849-1925), Kansas State Representative 1889, Governor of Kansas 1905-1909. Father of Homer Hoch. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hobby-hodgdon.html#RFZ1D0HU4]
**Homer Hoch (1879-1949), U.S. Representative from Kansas 1919-1933, Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court 1938-1949. Son of Edward W. Hoch. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hobby-hodgdon.html#R9M0J0OX3]

The Hoffeckers

*John H. Hoffecker (1827-1900), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1876 1884, Smyrna, Delaware Councilman 1878-1898; candidate for Governor of Delaware 1886 1896; Delaware State Representative 1899-1890; U.S. Representative from Delaware 1899-1900. Father of Walter O. Hoffecker. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodgkins-hoffer.html#R9M0J0Q02]
**Walter O. Hoffecker (1854-1934), U.S. Representative from Delaware 1900-1901, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1908. Son of John H. Hoffecker. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodgkins-hoffer.html#R9M0J0Q3L]

The Hoges

*John Hoge (1760-1824), delegate to the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention 1790, Pennsylvania State Senator 1790-1795, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1804-1805. Brother of William Hoge. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hogarth-hogenauer.html#R9M0J0RH5]
*William Hoge (1762-1814), Pennsylvania State Representative 1796-1797, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1801-1804 1807-1809. Brother of John Hoge. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hogarth-hogenauer.html#R9M0J0RV9]

The Hoggs

*Charles E. Hogg (1852-1935), Superintendent of Free Schools of Mason County, West Virginia 1875-1879; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1887-1889. Father of Robert Lynn Hogg. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000701]
**Robert Lynn Hogg (1893-1973), Prosecuting Attorney of Mason County, West Virginia 1921-1924; West Virginia State Senator 1925-1929; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1930-1933. Son of Charles E. Hogg. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000704]

The Holcombs

*Silas A. Holcomb (1858-1920), Governor of Nebraska 1895-1899, Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court 1900-1904, Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court 1904-1906. First cousin of Clarence Holcomb and O.R. Holcomb. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holcomb-holdaway.html#RGQ18N1IT]
*Clarence Holcomb (1871-1942), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1932. First cousin of Silas A. Holcomb. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holcomb-holdaway.html#05Z04EE4I]
*O.R. Holcomb, candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington 1902, Washington Superior Court Judge 1909-1915, Justice of the Washington Supreme Court 1915-1919 1921-1927 1927-1929, Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court 1919-1921. First cousin of Silas A. Holcomb. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holcomb-holdaway.html#05Z04KX31]

The Holloways

*Charlie David Holloway (1941-), member of the Rapides Parish, Louisiana School Board. Brother of Clyde C. Holloway.
*Clyde C. Holloway (1943-), candidate for U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1980 1994 2002, U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1987-1993, candidate for Republican nomination for Governor of Louisiana 1991, candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1996, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana 2003, member of the Louisiana Republican Committee. Brother of Charlie David Holloway.

The Holloways of Oklahoma

*William J. Holloway (1888-1970), Attorney of Choctaw County, Oklahoma 1916-1920; Oklahoma State Senator 1920-1927; Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma 1927-1929; Governor of Oklahoma 1927-1929. Father of William Judson Holloway, Jr..
**William Judson Holloway, Jr., Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals. Son of William J. Holloway.

The Holts

*Rush D. Holt Sr. (1905-1955), U.S. Senator from West Virginia 1945-1951. Husband of Helen Holt. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=h000749]
*Helen Holt, West Virginia Secretary of State 1957-1959. Wife of Rush D. Holt Sr..
**Rush D. Holt, Jr. (1948-), U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1999-present. Son of Rush D. Holt Sr. and Helen Holt. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#S5Y00S4Y1]

The Holtons and Kaines

*A. Linwood Holton Jr. (1923-), Governor of Virginia 1970-1974, candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Senate from Virginia 1978. Father-in-law of Timothy M. Kaine.
*Timothy M. Kaine (1958-), Richmond, Virginia Councilman 1994-1998; Mayor of Richmond, Virginia 1998-2002; Lieutenant Governor of Virginia 2002-2006; Governor of Virginia 2006-present. Son-in-law of A. Linwood Holton Jr..

The Hopkinsons

*Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791), New Jersey Colony Councilman 1774-1776, New Jersey Colony Executive Councilman 1775, Delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey 1776, Admiralty Court Judge in Pennsylvania, delegate to the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention 1787, U.S. District Court Judge in Pennsylvania 1789-1791. Father of Joseph Hopkinson. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000783]
**Joseph Hopkinson (1770-1842), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1815-1819, New Jersey Assemblyman, U.S. District Court Judge in Pennsylvania 1828-1842, Chairman of the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention 1837. Son of Francis Hopkinson. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000784]

The Horners and Watsons

*James Watson (1750-1806), New York Assemblyman 1791 1794-1796, New York State Senator 1796-1798, U.S. Senator from New York 1798-1800, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York 1801. Father-in-law of John S. Horner.
**John S. Horner (1802-1883), Secretary of Michigan Territory 1835-1836, acting Governor of Michigan Territory 1835-1836, Secretary of Wisconsin Territory 1836-1837, Register of the Green Bay, Wisconsin Land Office; Marquette County, Wisconsin Probate Court Judge 1849-1854. Son-in-law of James Watson.

The Houghtons

The Houghtons are heirs to the Corning glass fortune.
*Alanson B. Houghton 1863–1941, U.S. Representative from New York, 1919–1922; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1922–1925; U.S. Ambassador to Britain, 1925–1929. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houghtaling-housley.html#R9M0J127X]
** Amory Houghton (1899–1981), U.S. Ambassador to France, 1957–1961; son of Alanson B. Houghton, father of Amo Houghton. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houghtaling-housley.html#RIQ0L67XU]
***Amo Houghton (born 1926), former CEO of Corning Glass Works; U.S. Representative from New York, 1987–2005; son of Amory Houghton. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houghtaling-housley.html#R9M0J12BG]

The Houks

*Leonidas C. Houk (1836-1891), delegate to the Tennessee Constitutional Convention 1865, Circuit Court Judge in Tennessee 1866-1870, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1868 1880 1884 1888, Tennessee State Representative 1873-1875, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1879-1891. Father of John C. Houk. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000818]
**John C. Houk (1860-1923), Secretary of the Tennessee Republican Committee, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1891-1895, Tennessee State Senator 1897-1899 1911-1913 1917-1923. Son of Leonidas C. Houk. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000817]

The Houstons

*John W. Houston (1814-1896), Delaware Secretary of State 1841-1844, U.S. Representative from Delaware 1845-1851, Justice of the Superior Court of Delaware. Uncle of Robert G. Houston. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houston.html#R9M0J13EF]
**Robert G. Houston (1867-1946), Collector of Customs of Delaware 1900-1904, U.S. Representative from Delaware 1925-1933, candidate for U.S. Senate from Delaware 1936. Nephew of John W. Houston. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houston.html#R9M0J13HY]

The Houstons and Hubbards

*Samuel Houston (1793-1863), U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1823-1827, Governor of Tennessee 1827-1829, President of the Republic of Texas 1836-1838 1841-1844, U.S. Senator from Texas 1846-1859, Governor of Texas 1859-1861. Father of Andrew Jackson Houston. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=h000827]
*David Hubbard (1792-1874), Alabama State Representative 1831 1842-1843 1845 1853, U.S. Representative from Alabama 1839-1841 1849-1851, Confederate States Representative from Alabama 1861-1863, Confederate States Commissioner of Indian Affairs 1863-1865. Cousin of Samuel Houston. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000880]
**Andrew Jackson Houston (1854-1941), candidate for Governor of Texas 1892 1910 1918, U.S. Senator from Texas 1941. Son of Samuel Houston. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000821]

The Houxs and Prices

*Sterling Price (1809-1867), member of the Missouri Legislature, U.S. Representative from Missouri 1845-1846, Governor of Missouri 1853-1857. Distant cousin of Frank L. Houx. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/price.html#R9M0JA0UV]
*Frank L. Houx (1854-1941), Mayor of Cody, Wyoming 1901 1905-1909; Wyoming Secretary of State 1911-1919; Governor of Wyoming 1917-1919. Distant cousin of Sterling Price. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houstoun-howan.html#RHR0KSSH2]

The Howards

*John Eager Howard (1752-1827), Delegate to the Continental Congress from Maryland 1788, Governor of Maryland 1789-1791, Maryland State Senator 1791-1795, U.S. Senator from Maryland 1796-1803, candidate for Vice President of the United States 1816. Father of George Howard and Benjamin Chew Howard. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howard.html#R9M0J14KU]
*Charles Carnan Ridgely (1760-1829), Maryland House Delegate 1790-1795, Maryland State Senator 1796-1800, Governor of Maryland 1816-1819. Father-in-law of George Howard. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ridge-riggin.html#RI60MF820]
**George Howard (1789-1846), Governor of Maryland 1831-1833. Son of John Eager Howard. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howard.html#RI60MD43N]
**Benjamin Chew Howard (1791-1872), Baltimore, Maryland Councilman 1820; Maryland House Delegate 1824; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1829-1833 1835-1839; candidate for Governor of Maryland 1861. Son of John Eager Howard. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howard.html#R9M0J13ZM]

The Howes

See Howe family

The Howells

*Elias Howell (1792-1844), Ohio State Senator 1830-1832, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1835-1837. Father of James B. Howell. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000861]
**James B. Howell (1816-1880), Postmaster of Keokuk, Iowa 1861-1866; U.S. Senator from Iowa 1870-1871; Commissioner of the Court of Southern Claims 1871-1880. Son of Elias Howell. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howell.html#R9M0J1Q6R]

The Howells of Rhode Island

*David Howell (1747-1824), Rhode Island State Court Judge 1780, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Rhode Island 1782-1785, Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court 1786, Attorney General of Rhode Island 1789, U.S. Federal Judge 1812. Father of Jeremiah B. Howell. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howell.html#RCZ0ZAFBB]
**Jeremiah B. Howell (1771-1822), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island 1811-1817. Son of David Howell. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howell.html#R9M0J16UB]

The Howeys, Carpenters, and Strattons

*Charles C. Stratton (1796-1859), New Jersey Assemblyman 1821 1823 1829, U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1837-1839 1841-1843, delegate to the New Jersey Constitutional Convention 1844, Governor of New Jersey 1845-1848. Uncle of Benjamin Franklin Howey and Thomas Preston Carpenter. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stratton.html#R9M0JE9GF]
**Benjamin Franklin Howey (1828-1895), Sheriff of Warren County, New Jersey 1878-1881; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1883-1885. Nephew of Charles C. Stratton. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howells-howey.html#R9M0J178H]
**Thomas Preston Carpenter, Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Nephew of Charles C. Stratton.

The Hubbards

*Asahel W. Hubbard (1819-1879), Indiana State Representative 1847-1849, Judge in Iowa 1859-1862, U.S. Representative from Iowa 1863-1869. Father of Elbert H. Hubbard. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hubbard.html#R9M0J17X9]
**Elbert H. Hubbard (1849-1912), Iowa State Representative 1882, Iowa State Senator 1900-1902, U.S. Representative from Iowa 1905-1912. Son of Asahel W. Hubbard. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hubbardh.html#R9M0J18EZ]

The Hubbards of West Virginia

*Chester D. Hubbard (1814-1891), Virginia House Delegate 1852-1853, West Virginia State Senator 1863-1864, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1864 1880, U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1865-1869. Father of William P. Hubbard. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000879]
**William P. Hubbard (1843-1921), West Virginia House Delegate 1881-1882, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1888 1912, candidate for Attorney General of West Virginia 1888, candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1890, U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1907-1911. Son of Chester D. Hubbard. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000891]

The Huddlestons

*George Huddleston (1869-1960), U.S. Representative from Alabama 1915-1937. Father of George Huddleston, Jr.. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000903]
**George Huddleston, Jr. (1920-1971), U.S. Representative from Alabama 1963-1965. Son of George Huddleston. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000904]

The Huffingtons

*Roy M. Huffington (1917-), U.S. Ambassador to Austria 1990-1993. Father of Michael Huffington. [http://www.salzburgseminar.org/2008/includes/FacultyPopUp.cfm?IDSPECIAL_EVENT=830&IDRecords=2632]
**Michael Huffington (1947-), U.S. Representative from California 1993-1995, candidate for U.S. Senate from California 1994. Son of Roy M. Huffington. [http://www.nndb.com/people/649/000056481/]
**Arianna Huffington (1950-), candidate for Governor of California 2003. Former wife of Michael Huffington. [http://www.buzzflash.com/interviews/03/08/06_huffington.html]

The Hugers

*Daniel Huger (1742-1799), South Carolina Colony Assemblyman 1773-1775, Justice of the Peace in South Carolina Colony 1775, South Carolina State Representative 1778-1780, South Carolina Governor's Councilman 1780, Delegate to the Continental Congressman 1786-1788, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1789-1793. Father of Daniel Elliott Huger. [http://www.infoplease.com/biography/us/congress/huger-daniel.html]
**Daniel Elliott Huger (1779-1854), South Carolina Circuit Court Judge 1819-1830, South Carolina State Senator 1830-1832 1838-1842, U.S. Senator from South Carolina 1843-1845. Son of Daniel Huger. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000917]

The Hughes and Murphys

*Richard J. Hughes (1909-1992), candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1938, Chairman of the Mercer County, New Jersey Democratic Party 1944-1945; County Judge in New Jersey 1948-1952; New Jersey Superior Court Judge 1952-1961; Governor of New Jersey 1962-1970; delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1968 1972; Democratic National Committeeman 1970-1973; Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court 1973-1981. Father of Brian M. Hughes. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hughes.html#RJD0VOJZL]
**Brian M. Hughes, candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1992, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 2004. Son of Richard J. Hughes. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hughes.html#S950MZMX6]
**Michael Murphy, candidate for Democratic nomination for Governor of New Jersey 1993. Stepson of Richard J. Hughes. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murphy6.html#S950N1IWF]
**Marianne Espinosa Murphy, New Jersey Superior Court Judge. Wife of Michael Murphy. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murphy6.html#S950N2R9W]

The Hulls

*John A.T. Hull (1841-1928), Iowa Secretary of State 1878-1884, Lieutenant Governor of Iowa 1886-1890, U.S. Representative from Iowa 1891-1911. Father of John A. Hull.
**John A. Hull (1874-1944), Justice of the Philippines Supreme Court 1932-1936. Son of John A.T. Hull.

The Humphreys

* Hubert H. Humphrey Jr. (1911–1978), mayor of Minneapolis, 1945–1948; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1949–1964 and 1971–1978; 38th Vice President, 1965–1969; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960 and 1972; Democratic nominee for President, 1968. [http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0824528.html]
* Muriel Humphrey (1912–1998), wife of Hubert Humphrey Jr., appointed to the U.S. Senate upon his death in 1978 to complete his term. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000956]
** Hubert H. "Skip" Humphrey III (born 1942), attorney general of Minnesota, 1983–1999, candidate for governor, 1998; son of Hubert and Muriel Humphrey. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/humphrey.html#RLJ0TAW7B]
*** Hubert H. "Buck" Humphrey IV; candidate for Minnesota Secretary of State, 2002.

The Humphreys of Mississippi

*Benjamin G. Humphreys (1808-1882), Governor of Mississippi 1865-1868. Father of Benjamin G. Humphreys II. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/humphreys.html#RFZ0MH5W4]
**Benjamin G. Humphreys II (1865-1923), District Attorney in Mississippi 1895-1903, U.S. Representative from Mississippi 1903-1923, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1920. Son of Benjamin G. Humphreys. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/humphreys.html#R9M0J1G08]
***William Y. Humphreys (1890-1933), U.S. Representative from Mississippi 1923-1925, Prosecuting Attorney of Washington County, Mississippi 1928-1933. Son of Benjamin G. Humphreys II. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/humphreys.html#R9M0J1GAU]

The Hunts

*William H. Hunt (1823-1884), Attorney General of Louisiana 1876, Judge of the U.S. Court of Claims 1878, U.S. Secretary of the Navy 1881-1882, U.S. Minister to Russia 1882-1884. Father of William Henry Hunt. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hunt.html#RFZ15WVQA]
**William Henry Hunt (1857-1949), delegate to the Montana Territory Constitutional Convention 1884, Attorney General of Montana Territory 1885-1887, member of the Montana Territory 1888-1889, District Court Judge in Montana 1889-1894, Justice of the Montana Supreme Court 1894-1900, Puerto Rico Secretary of State 1900-1901, Governor of Puerto Rico 1901-1904, U.S. District Court Judge in Montana 1904-1910, Judge of the U.S. Court of Customs Appeals 1910-1911, Judge of the U.S. Commerce Court 1911. Son of William H. Hunt. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hunt.html#RN20K17EF]

The Hunts and Gaillards

*John Gaillard (1765-1826), South Carolina State Representative 1794-1796, South Carolina State Senator 1796-1804, U.S. Senator from South Carolina 1804-1826. Uncle of Theodroe Gaillard Hunt. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gagliardi-gainer.html#R9M0IXK9O]
**Theodore Gaillard Hunt (1805-1893), District Attorney of New Orleans, Louisiana; Louisiana State Representative 1837-1853; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1853-1855; Judge in Louisiana. Nephew of John Gaillard. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hunt.html#R9M0J1HKW]
***Carleton Hunt (1836-1921), U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1883-1885. Nephew of Theodore Gaillard Hunt. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hunt.html#R9M0J1GSK]

The Huntingtons

"See The Huntington family"

The Hutchins

*John Hutchins (1812-1891), Clerk of Common Pleas Court of Trumbull County, Ohio 1838-1843; Ohio State Representative 1849-1850; Mayor of Warren, Ohio; member of the Warren, Ohio Board of Education; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1859-1863. Cousin of Wells A. Hutchins. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H001008]
*Wells A. Hutchins (1818-1895), Ohio State Representative 1852-1853, Solicitor of Portsmouth, Ohio 1857-1861; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 1860 1880; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1863-1865. Cousin of John Hutchins. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodipslay.pl?index=H001010]

The Hutchinsons

* Tim Hutchinson (born 1949), U.S. Representative from Arkansas, 1993–1997; U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1997–2003; brother of Asa Hutchinson. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hutchinson.html#R9M0J1L0S]
* Asa Hutchinson (born 1950), U.S. Representative from Arkansas, 1997–2001; administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, 2001–2003; Undersecretary for Border & Transportation Security for the Department of Homeland Security, 2003–2005; brother of Tim Hutchinson. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hutchinson.html#S000JOSX3]
* Donna Hutchinson, member of the Arkansas State Legislature. Wife of Tim Hutchinson. [http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2005/08/23/News/327454.html]
** Jeremy Hutchinson, Arkansas State Representative. Son of Tim Hutchinson and Donna Hutchinson. [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/4/518/551]
** Timothy Hutchinson, Arkansas State Representative. Son of Tim Hutchinson and Donna Hutchinson.

The Hydes

*Ira B. Hyde (1838-1926), U.S. Representative from Missouri 1873-1875, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1884. Father of Arthur M. Hyde and Laurance M. Hyde. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hyde.html#R9M0J1LQP]
**Arthur M. Hyde (1877-1947), Governor of Missouri 1921-1925, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture 1929-1933. Son of Ira B. Hyde. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hyde.html#RH20NFYF7]
**Laurance M. Hyde (1892-1978), Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court 1943-1966. Son of Ira B. Hyde. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hyde.html#04Q01U0QA]
**C. Horace Cullers (1885-1965), delegate to the Democratic National Convnetion 1944. Brother-in-law of Arthur M. Hyde. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/culler-culpepper.html#0C511N63B]