Note: This is just one of 1,130 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.

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.

	Isaac Shelby (1750-1826) — Born in Frederick County (part now in Washington County), Md., December 11, 1750. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1779; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1782; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1792; Governor of Kentucky, 1792-96, 1812-16; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Welsh and English ancestry. Died of a broken blood vessel in the head, in Lincoln County, Ky., July 18, 1826 (age 75 years, 219 days). Interment at Shelby Traveller's Rest Burying Ground, Stanford, Ky.   Relatives: Son of Evan Shelby (1720-1794) and Letitia 'Leddy' (Cox) Shelby (1727-1777); married, April 19, 1783, to Susannah Hart (1764-1833); father of Susanna Hart Shelby (1791-1868; who married James Shannon); grandfather of Anna Nelson Shelby (1818-1880; who married Beriah Magoffin (1815-1885)); great-grandfather of Beriah Magoffin, Jr..   Political family: Shannon-Shelby family.   Shelby counties in Ala., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Mo., Ohio, Tenn. and Tex. are named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
	George F. Shannon (c.1785-1836) — also known as "Peg Leg" — of St. Charles, St. Charles County, Mo. Born in a log cabin in Washington County, Pa., about 1785. Youngest member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, 1804-06; wounded in a skirmish with Indians in 1807 and lost a leg; lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1820-24; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1820; U.S. Attorney for Missouri, 1829-34. Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died, in a hotel at Palmyra, Marion County, Mo., August 30, 1836 (age about 51 years). Interment at Massey Mill Cemetery, Near Palmyra, Marion County, Mo.   Relatives: Son of George David Shannon (1758-1803) and Jane (Milligan) Shannon (1758-1823); brother of Thomas Shannon, James Shannon (1791?-1832) and Wilson Shannon; married, September 18, 1813, to Ruth Snowden Price (1793-1833); granduncle of Isaac Charles Parker.   Political family: Shannon-Shelby family.   Shannon County, Mo. is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article
	Thomas Shannon (1786-1843) — of Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio. Born in Washington County, Pa., November 15, 1786. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; leaf tobacco business; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1819-22, 1824-25; U.S. Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1826-27; member of Ohio state senate, 1829, 1837-41. Irish ancestry. Died in Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio, March 16, 1843 (age 56 years, 121 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Barnesville, Ohio.   Relatives: Son of George David Shannon (1758-1803) and Jane (Milligan) Shannon (1758-1823); brother of George F. Shannon, James Shannon and Wilson Shannon; married, August 12, 1811, to Cassandra Anderson (1795-1834); granduncle of Isaac Charles Parker (1838-1896).   Political family: Shannon-Shelby family.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
	James Shannon (c.1791-1832) — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Claysville, Washington County, Pa., about 1791. Lawyer; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Central America, 1832, died in office 1832. Irish ancestry. Died, of yellow fever, 1832 (age about 41 years). Interment somewhere in Frankfort, Ky.   Relatives: Son of George David Shannon (1758-1803) and Jane (Milligan) Shannon (1758-1823); brother of George F. Shannon, Thomas Shannon and Wilson Shannon; married to Susanna Hart Shelby (1791-1868; daughter of Isaac Shelby (1750-1826)); granduncle of Isaac Charles Parker.   Political family: Shannon-Shelby family.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Wilson Shannon (1802-1877) — of St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio; Lawrence, Douglas County, Kan. Born in Mt. Olivet, Belmont County, Ohio, February 24, 1802. Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of Ohio, 1838-40, 1842-44; defeated, 1840; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1844-45; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; U.S. Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1853-55; defeated, 1832; Governor of Kansas Territory, 1855-56, 1856; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1876. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kan., August 30, 1877 (age 75 years, 187 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.   Relatives: Son of George David Shannon (1758-1803) and Jane (Milligan) Shannon (1758-1823); brother of George F. Shannon, Thomas Shannon (1786-1843) and James Shannon; married, November 30, 1825, to Elizabeth Ellis (1802-1831); married, November 27, 1832, to Sarah Osbun (1815-1881); granduncle of Isaac Charles Parker.   Political family: Shannon-Shelby family.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary
	Beriah Magoffin (1815-1885) — of Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Ky. Born in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Ky., April 18, 1815. Democrat. State court judge in Kentucky, 1840; member of Kentucky state senate, 1850; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1856; Governor of Kentucky, 1859-62; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1867. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Ky., February 28, 1885 (age 69 years, 316 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Ky.   Relatives: Son of Beriah Magoffin (1773-1843) and Jane 'Jenny' (McAfee) Magoffin (1778-1858); married, April 21, 1840, to Anna Nelson Shelby (1818-1880; granddaughter of Isaac Shelby); father of Beriah Magoffin, Jr. (1843-1932).   Political family: Shannon-Shelby family.   Magoffin County, Ky. is named for him.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Isaac Charles Parker (1838-1896) — also known as Isaac C. Parker; "Hanging Judge" — of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Born in a log cabin near Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio, October 15, 1838. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1864; circuit judge in Missouri, 1868-70; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1871-75 (7th District 1871-73, 9th District 1873-75); U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, 1875-96. As judge, sentenced more than 160 people to death, of whom 79 were hanged. Died in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Ark., November 17, 1896 (age 58 years, 33 days). Interment at Fort Smith National Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Parker (1809-1878) and Jane (Shannon) Parker (1809-1870); married to Mary O'Toole (1839-1926); grandnephew of George F. Shannon, Thomas Shannon, James Shannon (1791?-1832) and Wilson Shannon.   Political family: Shannon-Shelby family.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Isaac C. Parker: Roger H. Tuller, Let No Guilty Man Escape : A Judicial Biography of 'Hanging Judge' Isaac C. Parker
	Beriah Magoffin, Jr. (1843-1932) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; McAlester, Pittsburg County, Okla. Born in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Ky., March 13, 1843. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 24, 1877. Presbyterian. Died in McAlester, Pittsburg County, Okla., August 29, 1932 (age 89 years, 169 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Ky.   Relatives: Son of Beriah Magoffin (1815-1885) and Anna Nelson (Shelby) Magoffin (1818-1880); married, September 8, 1868, to Lucy Ellen Thompson; great-grandson of Isaac Shelby.   Political family: Shannon-Shelby family.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record