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.

	George Ross (1730-1779) — of Pennsylvania. Born in New Castle, New Castle County, Del., May 10, 1730. Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; state court judge in Pennsylvania, 1779. Died July 14, 1779 (age 49 years, 65 days). Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Brother of Gertrude Ross (who married George Read) and Elizabeth Ross (who married Edward Biddle).   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Read family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The World War II Liberty ship SS George Ross (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1966) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	George Read (1733-1798) — of New Castle, New Castle County, Del. Born near North East, Cecil County, Md., September 18, 1733. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774-77; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1776; member of Delaware state legislative council from New Castle County, 1776-79, 1782-83; President of Delaware, 1777-78; member of Delaware house of assembly, 1779-80; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1789-93; justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1793-98. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died in New Castle, New Castle County, Del., September 21, 1798 (age 65 years, 3 days). Interment at Immanuel Churchyard, New Castle, Del.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of John Read and Mary (Howell) Read; married 1763 to Gertrude (Ross) Till (sister of George Ross); father of Mary Read (who married Gunning Bedford), George Read II and John Read (1769-1854); grandfather of George Read III and John Meredith Read; great-grandfather of John Meredith Read Jr..   Political family: Read family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The World War II Liberty ship SS George Read (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1971) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Edward Biddle (1738-1779) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., 1738. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1767; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774. Died in Chatsworth, Baltimore County, Md., September 5, 1779 (age about 41 years). Interment at Old St. Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.   Relatives: Son of William Biddle and Mary (Scull) Biddle; brother of Charles Biddle; married, June 6, 1761, to Elizabeth Ross (sister of George Ross); uncle of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; granduncle of Edward MacFunn Biddle, James Stokes Biddle and Charles John Biddle; great-granduncle of John Biddle (1859-1936); second great-granduncle of Boies Penrose, Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr. and Spencer Penrose; third great-granduncle of Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.; fourth great-granduncle of Angier Biddle Duke; first cousin of John Scull; first cousin twice removed of Charles Bingham Penrose, John Cadwalader (1805-1879), Edward Scull and Thomas Biddle; first cousin thrice removed of John Cadwalader (1843-1925), George Ross Scull and Robert Spencer Scull; first cousin four times removed of Francis Beverley Biddle; second cousin thrice removed of Charles Elam Scull; third cousin once removed of Samuel Scull; third cousin thrice removed of David Thayer Bunker, Wallace Raymond Crumb and David Scull; fourth cousin of Ebenezer Huntington; fourth cousin once removed of Jabez Williams Huntington, John Appleton, Jane Pierce and Joshua Perkins.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Sprague family of Providence, Rhode Island; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Beakes-Greene-Witter family; Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	George Clymer (1739-1813) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 16, 1739. Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1785; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1789-91. Episcopalian. Died in Morrisville, Bucks County, Pa., January 23, 1813 (age 73 years, 313 days). Interment at Friends Graveyard, Trenton, N.J.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of Christopher Clymer and Deborah (Fitzwater) Clymer; married, March 18, 1765, to Elizabeth Meredith (sister of Samuel Meredith); great-grandfather of Edward Overton Jr.; second great-grandfather of James Rieman Macfarlane.   Political families: Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The World War II Liberty ship SS George Clymer (built 1941-42 at Portland, Oregon; torpedoed and wrecked in the South Atlantic Ocean, 1942) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Samuel Meredith (1741-1817) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., 1741. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1786-88; Treasurer of the United States, 1789-1801. Died near Pleasant Mount, Wayne County, Pa., February 10, 1817 (age about 75 years). Interment a private or family graveyard, Wayne County, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Reese Meredith and Martha (Carpenter) Meredith; brother of Elizabeth Meredith (who married George Clymer); married, May 19, 1772, to Margaret Cadwalader (brother of Lambert Cadwalader); father of Martha Meredith (who married John Read); grandfather of John Meredith Read; great-grandfather of John Meredith Read Jr..   Political family: Read family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Lambert Cadwalader (1742-1823) — of Pennsylvania; New Jersey. Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., December, 1742. Delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1784-87; U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1789-91, 1793-95. Slaveowner. Died in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., September 13, 1823 (age 80 years, 0 days). Interment at Friends Burying Ground, Trenton, N.J.   Relatives: Son of Dr. Thomas Cadwalader and Hannah (Lambert) Cadwalader; brother of Margaret Cadwalader (who married Samuel Meredith); married 1793 to Mary McCall; granduncle of John Cadwalader (1805-1879) and Alfred Wells; great-granduncle of John Cadwalader (1843-1925).   Political families: Read family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Gunning Bedford (1742-1797) — of Delaware. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 7, 1742. Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Delaware house of assembly, 1784; Delegate to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1786; candidate for Presidential Elector for Delaware; Governor of Delaware, 1796-97; died in office 1797. Died in New Castle, New Castle County, Del., September 30, 1797 (age 55 years, 176 days). Interment at Immanuel Churchyard, New Castle, Del.   Relatives: Son of William Bedford and Catherine (Jacquett) Bedford; married 1769 to Mary Read (daughter of George Read); first cousin of Gunning Bedford Jr..   Political family: Read family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Gunning Bedford Jr. (1747-1812) — of Delaware. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., 1747. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1783-85; Delaware state attorney general, 1784-90; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate to Delaware convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1787; member of Delaware state senate, 1788; candidate for Presidential Elector for Delaware; U.S. District Judge for Delaware, 1789-1812; died in office 1812. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., March 30, 1812 (age about 64 years). Original interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard, Wilmington, Del.; reinterment at Masonic Home Cemetery, Christiana, Del.   Relatives: Son of Gunning Bedford (1720-1802) and Susannah (Jacquett) Bedford; married 1770 to Jane Ballareau Parker; first cousin of Gunning Bedford (1742-1797).   Political family: Read family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile
	George Read II (1765-1836) — of New Castle, New Castle County, Del. Born in 1765. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Delaware, 1789-1816. Died in 1836 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of George Read; married 1786 to Mary Thompson; father of George Read III.   Political family: Read family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
	John Read (1769-1854) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in New Castle, New Castle County, Del., July 17, 1769. Member of Pennsylvania state senate 1st District, 1817-18. Episcopalian. Died in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., July 13, 1854 (age 84 years, 361 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of George Read and Mary (Howell) Read; married 1795 to Martha Meredith (daughter of Samuel Meredith); father of John Meredith Read; grandfather of John Meredith Read Jr..   Political family: Read family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
	George Read III (1788-1837) — of Delaware. Born in 1788. U.S. Attorney for Delaware, 1816-37. Died in 1837 (age about 49 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of George Read II; grandson of George Read.   Political family: Read family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
	John Meredith Read (1797-1874) — also known as John M. Read — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 21, 1797. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1823-25; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1837-41; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1846; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1858-72; chief justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1872-73. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 29, 1874 (age 77 years, 131 days). Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.   Relatives: Son of John Read and Martha (Meredith) Read; married, March 20, 1828, to Priscilla Marshall; married, July 26, 1855, to Amelia Thomson (daughter of John Renshaw Thomson); father of John Meredith Read Jr.; grandson of George Read and Samuel Meredith.   Political family: Read family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	John Renshaw Thomson (1800-1862) — also known as John R. Thomson — of Princeton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Pennsylvania, 1800. Democrat. U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1853-62; died in office 1862. Died in 1862 (age about 62 years). Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.   Relatives: Father of Amelia Thomson (who married John Meredith Read).   Political family: Read family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	John Meredith Read Jr. (1837-1896) — Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., February 21, 1837. U.S. Minister to Greece, 1873-77; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Greece, 1877-79. Died in 1896 (age about 59 years). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of John Meredith Read and Priscilla (Marshall) Read; grandson of John Read; great-grandson of George Read and Samuel Meredith.   Political family: Read family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also U.S. State Dept career summary