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Crocker-Whitehouse family of Sacramento, California

Note: This is just one of 1,164 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

This specific family group is a subset of the much larger Four Thousand Related Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

  Edwin Bryant Crocker (1818-1875) — also known as Edwin B. Crocker — of Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. Born in Jamesville, Onondaga County, N.Y., April 26, 1818. Lawyer; justice of California state supreme court, 1863; chief counsel, Central Pacific Railroad, 1864-69. Founder of the Crocker Art Museum; partially paralyzed following an 1869 stroke. Died in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., June 24, 1875 (age 57 years, 59 days). Interment at Sacramento City Cemetery, Sacramento, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Crocker and (mother) Crocker; brother of Charles Crocker; married, September 3, 1845, to Mary Norton; married, July 8, 1852, to Margaret Eleanor Rhodes; father of Jennie Louise Crocker (who married Jacob Sloat Fassett); uncle of Charles Frederick Crocker and William Henry Crocker.
  Political families: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York; Crocker-Whitehouse family of Sacramento, California (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Charles Crocker (1822-1888) — of Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. Born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., September 16, 1822. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; merchant; banker; member of California state assembly 9th District, 1861-62; one of the builders of the Central Pacific Railroad; first president of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Died in Monterey, Monterey County, Calif., August 14, 1888 (age 65 years, 333 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Crocker and Eliza (Wright) Crocker; brother of Edwin Bryant Crocker; married 1852 to Mary Deming; father of Harriet Crocker (who married Charles Beatty Alexander), Charles Frederick Crocker and William Henry Crocker; uncle of Jennie Louise Crocker (who married Jacob Sloat Fassett); grandfather of Mary Alexander (who married Sheldon Whitehouse (1883-1965)), Mary Crocker (who married Francis Burton Harrison) and Harriet Crocker Alexander (who married Winthrop Williams Aldrich); great-grandfather of Charles Sheldon Whitehouse; second great-grandfather of Sheldon Whitehouse (born 1955).
  Political families: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York; Crocker-Whitehouse family of Sacramento, California (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Zenas Ferry Moody (1832-1917) — of Oregon. Born in Granby, Hampshire County, Mass., May 27, 1832. Republican. Governor of Oregon, 1882-87. Died in Salem, Marion County, Ore., March 14, 1917 (age 84 years, 291 days). Interment at City View Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of Hannah Montague (Ferry) Moody and Thomas Hovey Moody; married, November 19, 1853, to Mary Stephenson; father of Malcolm Adelbert Moody; first cousin once removed of Henry Clay Hall; second cousin once removed of Arthur Platt Howard; second cousin thrice removed of Daniel Chapin (1761-1821); third cousin of Edmund Gillett Chapin; third cousin once removed of Marshall Chapin; third cousin twice removed of Daniel Chapin (1791-1878), Graham Hurd Chapin and Selden Chapin; third cousin thrice removed of Frederic Lincoln Chapin; fourth cousin of Alfred Clark Chapin; fourth cousin once removed of Silas Wright Jr., Chester William Chapin, John Hall Brockway, John Putnam Chapin, William Dean Kellogg, Jacob Sloat Fassett and John W. Chapin.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alfred Clark Chapin (1848-1936) — also known as Alfred C. Chapin — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in South Hadley, Hampshire County, Mass., March 8, 1848. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1882-83; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1883; New York state comptroller, 1884-87; mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1888-91; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1888 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); U.S. Representative from New York 2nd District, 1891-92. Member, Alpha Delta Phi. Died in Montreal, Quebec, October 2, 1936 (age 88 years, 208 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Ephraim Atlas Chapin and Josephine Jerusha (Clark) Chapin; married, February 20, 1884, to Grace Stebbins; married, January 6, 1913, to Charlotte (Storrs) Montant; father of Grace Chapin (who married Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991)); grandfather of Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996); grandnephew of Chester William Chapin; great-grandfather of Hamilton Fish and Alexa Fish Ward; second cousin four times removed of Daniel Chapin (1761-1821); third cousin of Arthur Beebe Chapin; third cousin twice removed of John Strong, Elijah Hunt Mills, John Putnam Chapin and Milton Prince Higgins; third cousin thrice removed of Samuel Clesson Allen, Daniel Chapin (1791-1878) and Graham Hurd Chapin; fourth cousin of Zenas Ferry Moody; fourth cousin once removed of Samuel Strong, Joseph Churchill Strong, Ebenezer Strong, James Samuel Wadsworth, Charles James Folger, Jacob Sloat Fassett, Arthur Platt Howard and Edward Stanley Kellogg.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Charles Beatty Alexander (1849-1927) — also known as Charles B. Alexander — of Tuxedo Park, Orange County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 6, 1849. Democrat. Lawyer; director and counsel for Equitable Life insurance company; director of the Middletown & Unionville Railroad, the Hocking Valley Railroad, and several banks; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912, 1916 (alternate), 1920; member, New York State Board of Regents, 1913-27. Presbyterian. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Sons of the Revolution; Society of the Cincinnati; American Bar Association. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 7, 1927 (age 77 years, 63 days). Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Martyn Alexander and Susan Mary (Brown) Alexander; married, April 26, 1887, to Harriet Crocker (daughter of Charles Crocker); father of Mary Alexander (who married Sheldon Whitehouse (1883-1965)) and Harriet Crocker Alexander (who married Winthrop Williams Aldrich); grandfather of Charles Sheldon Whitehouse; great-grandfather of Sheldon Whitehouse (born 1955).
  Political families: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York; Crocker-Whitehouse family of Sacramento, California (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Jacob Sloat Fassett (1853-1924) — also known as J. Sloat Fassett — of Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y. Born in Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y., November 13, 1853. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; Chemung County District Attorney, 1879-80; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1880, 1892, 1904, 1908, 1916; member of New York state senate 27th District, 1884-91; Secretary of Republican National Committee, 1888-92; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1891; candidate for Governor of New York, 1891; U.S. Representative from New York 33rd District, 1905-11; defeated, 1910; banker; lumber business. Died in Vancouver, British Columbia, April 21, 1924 (age 70 years, 160 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Newton Pomeroy Fassett and Martha Ellen (Sloat) Fassett; married, February 13, 1879, to Jennie L. Crocker (daughter of Edwin Bryant Crocker; niece of Charles Crocker); fourth cousin once removed of Zenas Ferry Moody and Alfred Clark Chapin.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Crocker-Whitehouse family of Sacramento, California (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The village of Fassett, Quebec, Canada, is named for him.  — Fassett Elementary School, in Elmira, New York, is named for him.  — Fassett Commons, a building at Elmira College, Elmira, New York, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Jacob Sloat Fassett (built 1944 at Savannah, Georgia; scrapped 1965) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Frederick Crocker (1854-1897) — also known as Charles F. Crocker — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in 1854. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1884, 1888. Died in 1897 (age about 43 years). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Crocker; brother of William Henry Crocker; father of Mary Crocker (who married Francis Burton Harrison); nephew of Edwin Bryant Crocker.
  Political families: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York; Crocker-Whitehouse family of Sacramento, California (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  William Henry Crocker (1861-1937) — also known as William H. Crocker — of San Francisco, Calif.; Hillsborough, San Mateo County, Calif.; Burlingame, San Mateo County, Calif. Born in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., January 13, 1861. Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1932; member of Republican National Committee from California, 1920-24. Died in Burlingame, San Mateo County, Calif., September 25, 1937 (age 76 years, 255 days). Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Crocker; brother of Charles Frederick Crocker; nephew of Edwin Bryant Crocker.
  Political families: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York; Crocker-Whitehouse family of Sacramento, California (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article
Francis B. Harrison Francis Burton Harrison (1873-1957) — also known as Francis B. Harrison — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 18, 1873. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1903-05, 1907-13 (13th District 1903-05, 16th District 1907-13, 20th District 1913); candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1904; Governor-General of the Philippine Islands, 1913-21; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920. Died, in Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, Hunterdon County, N.J., November 21, 1957 (age 83 years, 338 days). Interment at Manila North Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.
  Relatives: Son of Burton Norvell Harrison and Constance (Cary) Harrison; married, June 7, 1900, to Mary Crocker (daughter of Charles Frederick Crocker; granddaughter of Charles Crocker); married 1907 to Magel Judson; married, May 15, 1919, to Elizabeth Wrentmore; married, April 8, 1927, to Margaret Wrentmore.
  Political families: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York; Crocker-Whitehouse family of Sacramento, California (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Empire State Notables (1914)
  Sheldon Whitehouse (1883-1965) — of New York. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 5, 1883. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister to Guatemala, 1930-33; Colombia, 1933-34. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died in 1965 (age about 82 years). Interment at St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery, Portsmouth, R.I.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Alexander (daughter of Charles Beatty Alexander; sister-in-law of Winthrop Williams Aldrich; granddaughter of Charles Crocker); father of Charles Sheldon Whitehouse; grandfather of Sheldon Whitehouse (born 1955).
  Political families: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York; Crocker-Whitehouse family of Sacramento, California (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Winthrop Williams Aldrich (1885-1974) — also known as Winthrop W. Aldrich — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., November 2, 1885. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; president, Equitable Trust Company, 1929; president, Chase National Bank, 1930-34; chairman, 1934-53; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1953-57. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; American Bankers Association. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 25, 1974 (age 88 years, 115 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich and Abby Pierce (Chapman) Aldrich; brother of Richard Steere Aldrich; married, December 7, 1916, to Harriet Crocker Alexander (daughter of Charles Beatty Alexander; sister-in-law of Sheldon Whitehouse; granddaughter of Charles Crocker); uncle of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller and Winthrop Rockefeller; granduncle of John Davison Rockefeller IV and Winthrop Paul Rockefeller.
  Political families: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York; Crocker-Whitehouse family of Sacramento, California (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Charles Sheldon Whitehouse (1921-2001) — also known as Charles S. Whitehouse — of Virginia. Born in Paris, France of American parents, November 5, 1921. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Laos, 1973-75; Thailand, 1975-78. Successfully opposed the Disney company's proposal to build a history theme park in Prince William County, Va. Died, of cancer, in Marshall, Fauquier County, Va., June 25, 2001 (age 79 years, 232 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Sheldon Whitehouse (1883-1965) and Mary (Alexander) Whitehouse; married to Molly Rand and Janet Ketchum Grayson; father of Sheldon Whitehouse (born 1955); grandson of Charles Beatty Alexander; great-grandson of Charles Crocker.
  Political families: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York; Crocker-Whitehouse family of Sacramento, California (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Sheldon Whitehouse (b. 1955) — of Newport, Newport County, R.I. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 20, 1955. Democrat. Lawyer; clerk for Judge Richard Neely, 1982-83; executive counsel and director of policy for Gov. Bruce Sundlun, 1991-92; director, Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation, 1992-94; U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island, 1994-98; Rhode Island state attorney general, 1999-2003; candidate for Governor of Rhode Island, 2002; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 2007-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 2008, 2012. Still living as of 2018.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Sheldon Whitehouse and Mary Celine (Rand) Whitehouse; married 1986 to Sandra Thornton; grandson of Sheldon Whitehouse (1883-1965); great-grandson of Charles Beatty Alexander; second great-grandson of Charles Crocker.
  Political families: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York; Crocker-Whitehouse family of Sacramento, California (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
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