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Morris-Willing-Wilson-Griffin family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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.

  Anthony Morris (1654-1721) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Stepney, London, England, August 23, 1654. Brewer; preacher; mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1703-04. Quaker. English ancestry. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 24, 1721 (age 67 years, 62 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Anthony Morris (c.1682-1763); great-grandfather of Samuel Powel; fourth great-grandfather of Eugene McLanahan Wilson; fifth great-grandfather of Charles Hudson Griffin.
  Political families: Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Morris-Willing-Wilson-Griffin family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article
  Anthony Morris (c.1682-1763) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in London, England, about 1682. Brewer; mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1738-39. Quaker. English ancestry. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 23, 1763 (age about 81 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Anthony Morris (1654-1721) and Elizabeth (Watson) Morris; grandfather of Samuel Powel; third great-granduncle of Eugene McLanahan Wilson; fourth great-granduncle of Charles Hudson Griffin.
  Political families: Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Morris-Willing-Wilson-Griffin family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article
  Charles Willing (1710-1754) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Bristol, England, May 18, 1710. Merchant; mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1748-49, 1754; died in office 1754. English ancestry. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 30, 1754 (age 44 years, 196 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas B. Willing and Anne (Harrison) Willing; married 1731 to Anne Nancy Shippen (sister of Edward Shippen (1703-1781); granddaughter of Edward Shippen (1639-1712)); father of Thomas Willing and Elizabeth Willing (who married Samuel Powel); grandfather of Charles Willing Byrd; great-grandfather of John Brown Francis; second great-grandfather of Edward Overton Jr.; third great-grandfather of James Rieman Macfarlane and Francis Fisher Kane.
  Political families: Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Morris-Willing-Wilson-Griffin family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article
  Thomas Willing (1731-1821) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 19, 1731. Lawyer; merchant; city court justice, 1759; justice of the court of common pleas, 1761; mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1763-64; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1767; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1775; banker. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 19, 1821 (age 89 years, 31 days). Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Anne (Shippen) Willing and Charles Willing; brother of Elizabeth Willing (who married Samuel Powel); married 1763 to Anne McCall; nephew of Edward Shippen (1703-1781) and William Shippen; uncle of Charles Willing Byrd; granduncle of John Brown Francis; great-grandson of Edward Shippen (1639-1712); great-grandfather of Edward Overton Jr.; second great-grandfather of James Rieman Macfarlane; second great-granduncle of Francis Fisher Kane; first cousin of Edward Shippen (1729-1806); first cousin twice removed of Edward Shippen (1823-1904); first cousin thrice removed of Bertha Shippen Irving.
  Political families: Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Powel (1738-1793) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 28, 1738. Mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1775-76, 1789-90; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1790-93. Member, American Philosophical Society. Died, from yellow fever, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 29, 1793 (age 54 years, 336 days). Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Powel (1704-1759) and Mary (Morris) Powel; married, August 7, 1769, to Elizabeth Willing (daughter of Charles Willing; sister of Thomas Willing); grandson of Anthony Morris (c.1682-1763); great-grandson of Anthony Morris (1654-1721); second cousin thrice removed of Eugene McLanahan Wilson; second cousin four times removed of Charles Hudson Griffin.
  Political families: Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Morris-Willing-Wilson-Griffin family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Isaac Griffin (1751-1827) — of Fayette County, Pa. Born in Dutchess County, N.Y., February 27, 1751. Democrat. Justice of the peace; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1808-12; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1813-17. Died from the effects of a fall from a wagon, on his estate in Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pa., October 12, 1827 (age 76 years, 227 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Fayette County, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Griffin and Catherine (Van der Hoef) Griffin; married to Mary Morris; great-grandfather of Eugene McLanahan Wilson; second great-grandfather of Charles Hudson Griffin.
  Political family: Morris-Willing-Wilson-Griffin family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Thomas Wilson (1765-1826) — of Virginia. Born in Staunton, Va., September 11, 1765. Lawyer; member of Virginia state senate, 1792-95, 1800-04; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1799-1800, 1816-17; U.S. Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1811-13. Died in Morgantown, Monongalia County, Va (now W.Va.), January 24, 1826 (age 60 years, 135 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of James Wilson and Rebecca (Wilson) Wilson; married to Mary Belle Poage; father of Edgar Campbell Wilson; grandfather of Eugene McLanahan Wilson.
  Political family: Morris-Willing-Wilson-Griffin family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edgar Campbell Wilson (1800-1860) — of Virginia. Born in Morgantown, Monongalia County, Va. (now W.Va.), October 18, 1800. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Virginia 21st District, 1833-35. Slaveowner. Died in Morgantown, Monongalia County, Va (now W.Va.), April 24, 1860 (age 59 years, 189 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Wilson and Mary Belle (Poage) Wilson; father of Eugene McLanahan Wilson.
  Political family: Morris-Willing-Wilson-Griffin family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eugene McLanahan Wilson (1833-1890) — also known as Eugene M. Wilson — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Morgantown, Monongalia County, Va. (now W.Va.), December 25, 1833. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, 1857-61; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1869-71; mayor of Minneapolis, Minn., 1872-73, 1874-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1876; member of Minnesota state senate 27th District, 1879-80; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1888. Died in Nassau, Bahamas, April 10, 1890 (age 56 years, 106 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Edgar Campbell Wilson and Mary Ann (Oliphant) Wilson; grandson of Thomas Wilson; great-grandson of Isaac Griffin; third great-grandnephew of Anthony Morris (c.1682-1763); fourth great-grandson of Anthony Morris (1654-1721); second cousin once removed of Charles Hudson Griffin; second cousin thrice removed of Samuel Powel.
  Political family: Morris-Willing-Wilson-Griffin family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Hudson Griffin (1926-1989) — of Mississippi. Born near Utica, Hinds County, Miss., May 9, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; assistant to U.S. Rep. John Bell Williams, 1949-68; U.S. Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 1968-73; Secretary, Mississippi State Senate, 1980-89. Died in Utica, Hinds County, Miss., September 10, 1989 (age 63 years, 124 days). Interment at Griffin Cemetery, Hinds County, Miss.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Farris Griffin and Nora (Shelton) Griffin; married, November 8, 1953, to Angelina 'Angie' Pedrotti; second great-grandson of Isaac Griffin; fourth great-grandnephew of Anthony Morris (c.1682-1763); fifth great-grandson of Anthony Morris (1654-1721); second cousin once removed of Eugene McLanahan Wilson; second cousin four times removed of Samuel Powel.
  Political family: Morris-Willing-Wilson-Griffin family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
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