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Helm family of Virginia

Note: This is just one of 1,325 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.

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  Robert Brooke (1751-1800) — of Spotsylvania County, Va. Born in Spotsylvania County, Va., 1751. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates from Spotsylvania County, 1791-94; Governor of Virginia, 1794-96; Virginia state attorney general, 1796-1800; died in office 1800. Member, Freemasons. Died in Fredericksburg, Va., February 27, 1800 (age about 48 years). Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Anne Hay (Taliaferro) Brooke and Richard Brooke; married 1786 to Mary 'Mollie' Ritchie Hoppe; grandfather of Robert Thomas Brooke; first cousin once removed of Francis Taliaferro Helm; first cousin twice removed of Charles John Helm and Hubbard Dozier Helm; second cousin once removed of John Walker and Francis Walker; third cousin of George Madison, Meriwether Lewis and Richard Aylett Buckner; third cousin once removed of Zachary Taylor, Thomas Walker Gilmer, Aylette Buckner and David Shelby Walker; third cousin twice removed of John Strother Pendleton, Albert Gallatin Pendleton, Aylett Hawes Buckner, James David Walker, David Shelby Walker Jr. and George Washington Thornton Beck; third cousin thrice removed of James Francis Buckner Jr., Hubbard T. Smith, Key Pittman and Vail Montgomery Pittman.
  Political family: Helm family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Brooke County, W.Va. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis Taliaferro Helm (1790-1871) — also known as Francis T. Helm — of Newport, Campbell County, Ky. Born in Virginia, 1790. Mayor of Newport, Ky., 1834-38, 1839-45; postmaster at Newport, Ky., 1839-49. Died in Newport, Campbell County, Ky., December 6, 1871 (age about 81 years). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of William Helm and Matilda (Taliaferro) Helm; married to Sarah Bankhead McKinney; father of Charles John Helm and Hubbard Dozier Helm; first cousin once removed of Robert Brooke; first cousin twice removed of Samuel Bullitt Churchill; second cousin once removed of Robert Thomas Brooke; second cousin twice removed of John Walker and Francis Walker; third cousin once removed of George Madison, Meriwether Lewis and Richard Aylett Buckner; fourth cousin of Zachary Taylor, Thomas Walker Gilmer, Aylette Buckner and David Shelby Walker; fourth cousin once removed of John Strother Pendleton, Albert Gallatin Pendleton, Aylett Hawes Buckner, James David Walker, David Shelby Walker Jr. and George Washington Thornton Beck.
  Political family: Helm family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles John Helm (1817-1868) — also known as Charles J. Helm — of Newport, Campbell County, Ky. Born in Hornellsville (now Hornell), Steuben County, N.Y., June 21, 1817. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Consul General in Havana, 1858-61. Died in Havana (La Habana), Cuba, February 26, 1868 (age 50 years, 250 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Sallie Bankhead (McKinney) Helm and Francis Taliaferro Helm; brother of Hubbard Dozier Helm; first cousin twice removed of Robert Brooke; second cousin once removed of Samuel Bullitt Churchill; second cousin thrice removed of John Walker and Francis Walker; third cousin of Robert Thomas Brooke; third cousin twice removed of George Madison, Meriwether Lewis and Richard Aylett Buckner; fourth cousin once removed of Zachary Taylor, Thomas Walker Gilmer, Aylette Buckner and David Shelby Walker.
  Political family: Helm family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Hubbard Dozier Helm (1821-1885) — also known as H. D. Helm — of Newport, Campbell County, Ky. Born in Kentucky, February 21, 1821. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1860. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 15, 1885 (age 64 years, 206 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Sallie Bankhead (McKinney) Helm and Francis Taliaferro Helm; brother of Charles John Helm; married 1842 to Elizabeth Stanton Tarvin; first cousin twice removed of Robert Brooke; second cousin once removed of Samuel Bullitt Churchill; second cousin thrice removed of John Walker and Francis Walker; third cousin of Robert Thomas Brooke; third cousin twice removed of George Madison, Meriwether Lewis and Richard Aylett Buckner; fourth cousin once removed of Zachary Taylor, Thomas Walker Gilmer, Aylette Buckner and David Shelby Walker.
  Political family: Helm family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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