Note: This is just one of 1,162 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 Three 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.

	Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) — also known as "Silence Dogood"; "Anthony Afterwit"; "Poor Richard"; "Alice Addertongue"; "Polly Baker"; "Harry Meanwell"; "Timothy Turnstone"; "Martha Careful"; "Benevolus"; "Caelia Shortface" — of Pennsylvania. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 17, 1706. Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1775; U.S. Postmaster General, 1775-76; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; U.S. Minister to France, 1778-85; Sweden, 1782-83; President of Pennsylvania, 1785-88; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787. Deist. Member, Freemasons; American Philosophical Society; American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Famed for his experiments with electricity; invented bifocal glasses and the harmonica. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 17, 1790 (age 84 years, 90 days). Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; statue erected 1856 at Old City Hall Grounds, Boston, Mass.; statue at La Arcata Court, Santa Barbara, Calif.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of Josiah Franklin (1657-1745) and Abiah Lee (Folger) Franklin (1667-1752); married, September 1, 1730, to Deborah Read; father of Sarah 'Sally' Franklin (1743-1808; who married Richard Bache); uncle of Franklin Davenport; grandfather of Richard Bache Jr. and Deborah Franklin Bache (1891-1863; who married William John Duane); great-grandfather of Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867; physicist), Mary Blechenden Bache (1808-1873; who married Robert John Walker) and Sophia Arabella Bache (1815-1904; who married William Wallace Irwin); second great-grandfather of Robert Walker Irwin; fifth great-grandfather of Daniel Baugh Brewster and Elise du Pont; first cousin four times removed of Charles James Folger, Benjamin Dexter Sprague and Wharton Barker (1846-1921); first cousin six times removed of Thomas Mott Osborne; first cousin seven times removed of Charles Devens Osborne and Lithgow Osborne; second cousin five times removed of George Hammond Parshall.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Bache-Dallas family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).   Cross-reference: Jonathan Williams   Franklin counties in Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Maine, Mass., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., Tenn., Vt., Va. and Wash. are named for him.   Mount Franklin, in the White Mountains, Coos County, New Hampshire, is named for him.  — The minor planet 5102 Benfranklin (discovered 1986), is named for him.   Other politicians named for him: Benjamin F. Butler — Benjamin F. Wade — Benjamin Franklin Wallace — Benjamin Cromwell Franklin — Benjamin Franklin Perry — Benjamin Franklin Robinson — Benjamin F. Randolph — Benjamin Franklin Massey — Benjamin F. Rawls — Benjamin Franklin Leiter — Benjamin Franklin Thomas — Benjamin F. Hall — Benjamin F. Angel — Benjamin Franklin Ross — Benjamin F. Flanders — Benjamin F. Bomar — Benjamin Franklin Hellen — Benjamin F. Mudge — Benjamin F. Butler — Benjamin F. Loan — Benjamin F. Simpson — Benjamin Franklin Terry — Benjamin Franklin Junkin — Benjamin F. Partridge — B. F. Langworthy — Benjamin F. Harding — Benjamin Mebane — B. F. Whittemore — Benjamin Franklin Bradley — Benjamin Franklin Claypool — Benjamin F. Coates — B. Franklin Martin — Benjamin Franklin Howey — Benjamin F. Martin — Benjamin Franklin Rice — Benjamin F. Randolph — Benjamin F. Hopkins — Benjamin F. Tracy — Benjamin Franklin Briggs — Benjamin F. Grady — Benjamin F. Farnham — Benjamin F. Meyers — Benjamin Franklin White — Benjamin Franklin Prescott — Benjamin F. Jonas — B. Franklin Fisher — Benjamin Franklin Potts — Benjamin F. Funk — Benjamin F. Marsh — Frank B. Arnold — Benjamin F. Heckert — Benjamin F. Bradley — Benjamin F. Howell — Benjamin Franklin Miller — Benjamin F. Mahan — Ben Franklin Caldwell — Benjamin Franklin Tilley — Benjamin F. Hackney — B. F. McMillan — Benjamin F. Shively — B. Frank Hires — B. Frank Mebane — B. Frank Murphy — Benjamin F. Starr — Benjamin Franklin Jones, Jr. — Benjamin F. Welty — Benjamin F. Jones — Benjamin Franklin Boley — Ben Franklin Looney — Benjamin F. Bledsoe — Benjamin Franklin Williams — B. Frank Kelley — Benjamin Franklin Butler — Benjamin F. James — Frank B. Heintzleman — Benjamin F. Feinberg — B. Franklin Bunn — Ben F. Cameron — Ben F. Blackmon — B. Frank Whelchel — B. F. Merritt, Jr. — Ben F. Hornsby — Ben Dillingham II   Coins and currency: His portrait appears on the U.S. $100 bill, and formerly on the U.S. half dollar coin (1948-63).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books by Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin — An Account of the Newly Invented Pennsylvanian Fire-Place (1744)   Books about Benjamin Franklin: H. W. Brands, The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin — Edmund S. Morgan, Benjamin Franklin — Stacy Schiff, A Great Improvisation : Franklin, France, and the Birth of America — Gordon S. Wood, The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin — Walter Isaacson, Benjamin Franklin : An American Life — Carl Van Doren, Benjamin Franklin — Philip Dray, Stealing God's Thunder : Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod and the Invention of America   Image source: Library of Congress
	Richard Bache Jr. (1784-1848) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Galveston, Galveston County, Tex. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 11, 1784. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; postmaster at Philadelphia, Pa., 1815-28; served in the Texas Navy during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas state senate 11th District, 1846-48. Member, Freemasons. Died in Austin, Travis County, Tex., March 14, 1848 (age 64 years, 3 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Tex.   Relatives: Son of Richard Bache and Sarah (Franklin) Bache (1743-1808); brother of Deborah Franklin Bache (1781-1863; who married William John Duane); married, April 4, 1805, to Sophia Burrell Dallas (1784-1860; daughter of Alexander James Dallas; sister of George Mifflin Dallas); father of Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867; physicist), Mary Blechenden Bache (1808-1873; who married Robert John Walker) and Sophia Arabella Bache (1815-1904; who married William Wallace Irwin (1803-1856)); grandson of Benjamin Franklin; grandfather of Robert Walker Irwin; third great-grandfather of Daniel Baugh Brewster; third great-granduncle of Elise du Pont; third cousin twice removed of Charles James Folger, Benjamin Dexter Sprague and Wharton Barker.   Political families: Thomas-Smith-Irwin family of Pennsylvania; Bache-Dallas family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article
	Benjamin Dexter Sprague (1827-1893) — also known as Benjamin D. Sprague — of Lansing, Mower County, Minn.; Rushford, Fillmore County, Minn. Born in Bedford, Hillsborough County, N.H., December 6, 1827. Farmer; miller; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 15, 1863; member of Minnesota state senate, 1864-65, 1870 (15th District 1864-65, 14th District 1870). Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., July 26, 1893 (age 65 years, 232 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.   Relatives: Son of Lowell Sprague (1803-1848) and Hephzibah (Flint) Sprague (1806-1864); married to Lucy Ann McCall (1840-1912); first cousin four times removed of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790); third cousin twice removed of Richard Bache Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Frank Putnam Flint and Motley H. Flint.   Political families: DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Flint-Bache family; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Bache-Dallas family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Mapes-Jennings-Denby-Harrison family of New York and Arizona (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
	Frank Putnam Flint (1862-1929) — also known as Frank P. Flint — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in North Reading, Middlesex County, Mass., July 15, 1862. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1896 (alternate), 1920, 1928; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1897-1901; U.S. Senator from California, 1905-11. While on a world tour, died on the ocean liner President Polk, probably in the South China Sea, while approaching Manila, Philippines, February 11, 1929 (age 66 years, 211 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Francis Eaton Flint (1823-1887) and Althea Louise (Hewes) Flint (1841-1930); brother of Motley H. Flint (1864-1930); fourth cousin once removed of Benjamin Dexter Sprague.   Political family: Flint-Bache family (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).   The community of Flintridge (now part of La Canada Flintridge, California), was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Motley H. Flint (1864-1930) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass., February 19, 1864. Republican. Postmaster at Los Angeles, Calif., 1904-10; banker; provided critical support for the Warner Brothers Movie studio in its early years; one of the promoters of Julian Petroleum Corporation, a Ponzi scheme which collapsed in 1927; about 40,000 investors lost their money; tainted by the scandal, he moved to Europe for a time. Member, Freemasons. Called as a witness in a civil suit involving David O. Selznick; after his testimony, as he returned to the audience section of the courtroom, in Los Angeles City Hall, he was shot and killed by Frank Keaton, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 14, 1930 (age 66 years, 145 days). Keaton, who had lost his money in Julian Petroleum, was immediately arrested, and subsequently tried, convicted, and hanged. Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Francis Eaton Flint (1823-1887) and Althea Louise (Hewes) Flint (1841-1930); brother of Frank Putnam Flint; fourth cousin once removed of Benjamin Dexter Sprague (1827-1893).   Political families: Bache-Dallas family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Flint-Bache family (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial