Symington family
For the Port wine family and their company, see Symington Family Estates.
The Symington family is a family of politicians from the United States. Below is a list of members:
- James S. Wadsworth (1807–1864), candidate for Governor of New York 1862. Father of James Wolcott Wadsorth.[1]
- James Wolcott Wadsworth (1846–1926), New York Comptroller 1880–1881, U.S. Representative from New York 1881–1885, 1891–1907. Son of James S. Wadsworth.[2]
- John Hay (1838–1905), U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1897–1898, U.S. Secretary of State 1898–1905. Father-in-law of James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr.[3]
- James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr. (1877–1952), New York Assemblyman 1905–1910, U.S. Senator from New York 1915–1927, U.S. Representative from New York 1933–1951. Son of James Wolcott Wadsworth.[4]
- Stuart Symington (1901–1988), U.S. Secretary of the Air Force 1947–1950, U.S. Senator from Missouri 1953–1976, candidate for Democratic nomination for President of the United States 1960. Son-in-law of James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr.[5]
- J. Fife Symington Jr. (1910–2007), candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 1958 1960 1962, U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago 1969–1971. Cousin of Stuart Symington.
- John Hay Whitney (1904–1981), U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1957–1961. Grandson of John Hay.[6]
- James W. Symington (b. 1927), U.S. Representative from Missouri 1969–1977. Son of Stuart Symington.[7]
- Fife Symington III (b. 1945), Governor of Arizona 1991–1997. Son of J. Fife Symington Jr.[8]
- James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr. (1877–1952), New York Assemblyman 1905–1910, U.S. Senator from New York 1915–1927, U.S. Representative from New York 1933–1951. Son of James Wolcott Wadsworth.[4]
NOTE: John Hay Whitney was also grandson of U.S. Secretary of the Navy William C. Whitney.[9] Whitney's wife, Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney, was also ex-wife of U.S. Representative James Roosevelt.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wadhams-waggy.html#RPP1AOFWJ
- ↑ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wadhams-waggy.html#R9M0JGAFG
- ↑ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hay.html#RFR0KMXPG
- ↑ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000012
- ↑ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S001136
- ↑ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitney.html#RK30IKLHR
- ↑ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S001134
- ↑ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sword-szymczak.html#RI91AA6OL
- ↑ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitney.html#RFP1BMTXG
- ↑ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roosevelt.html#R9M0JBB9P
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