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.

	Needham Bryan (1749-1787) — of Johnston County, N.C. Born in Johnston County, N.C., 1749. Member of North Carolina state senate from Johnston County, 1777-79; member of North Carolina house of commons from Johnston County, 1786. Died in Johnston County, N.C., January 25, 1787 (age about 37 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Needham Bryan (1726-1787) and Nancy 'Ann' (Smith) Bryan (1728-1764); father of Lovard Bryan (1769-1798); first cousin of Hardy Bryan and Bryan Whitfield; first cousin once removed of Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1799-1868) and James Bryan Whitfield (1809-1841); first cousin twice removed of Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1835-1914); first cousin thrice removed of James Bryan Whitfield (1860-1948); first cousin four times removed of Auburn Bascomb Bryan; third cousin of Joseph Hunter Bryan and Henry Hunter Bryan.   Political family: Bryan-Whitfield family of North Carolina.
	Hardy Bryan (1753-1820) — also known as David Hardy Bryan — of Johnston County, N.C. Born in Johnston County, N.C., June 4, 1753. Member of North Carolina house of commons from Johnston County, 1781, 1785, 1790; member of North Carolina state senate from Johnston County, 1783, 1792-93. Died in Smithfield, Johnston County, N.C., June 1, 1820 (age 66 years, 363 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of William Benjamin Bryan (1724-1795) and Elizabeth Anne (Smith) Bryan (1729-1792); married, June 1, 1773, to Winnifred Jones McCullers (1753-1833); second great-granduncle of Auburn Bascomb Bryan; first cousin of Needham Bryan and Bryan Whitfield; first cousin once removed of Lovard Bryan, Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1799-1868) and James Bryan Whitfield (1809-1841); first cousin twice removed of Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1835-1914); first cousin thrice removed of James Bryan Whitfield (1860-1948); third cousin of Joseph Hunter Bryan and Henry Hunter Bryan.   Political family: Bryan-Whitfield family of North Carolina.
	Bryan Whitfield (1754-1817) — also known as Benjamin Bryan Whitfield — of Lenoir County, N.C. Born in Wayne County, N.C., February 19, 1754. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of North Carolina house of commons from Dobbs County, 1786-87. Died in Lenoir County, N.C., June 23, 1817 (age 63 years, 124 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of William Whitfield (1715-1795) and Rachel (Bryan) Whitfield (1723-1780); married, February 13, 1777, to Elizabeth Avis (1756-1794); father of Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1799-1868) and James Bryan Whitfield (1809-1841); grandfather of Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1835-1914); great-grandfather of James Bryan Whitfield (1860-1948); first cousin of Needham Bryan and Hardy Bryan; first cousin once removed of Lovard Bryan; first cousin four times removed of Auburn Bascomb Bryan; third cousin of Joseph Hunter Bryan (1782-1839) and Henry Hunter Bryan.   Political family: Bryan-Whitfield family of North Carolina.
	Lovard Bryan (1769-1798) — of Johnston County, N.C. Born in Johnston County, N.C., 1769. Member of North Carolina house of commons from Johnston County, 1791-92. Died in 1798 (age about 29 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Sarah (Hinbton) Bryan and Needham Bryan; first cousin once removed of Hardy Bryan and Bryan Whitfield; second cousin of Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1799-1868) and James Bryan Whitfield (1809-1841); second cousin once removed of Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1835-1914); second cousin twice removed of James Bryan Whitfield (1860-1948); second cousin thrice removed of Auburn Bascomb Bryan; third cousin once removed of Joseph Hunter Bryan (1782-1839) and Henry Hunter Bryan.   Political family: Bryan-Whitfield family of North Carolina.
	Joseph Hunter Bryan (1782-1839) — of North Carolina. Born in Martin County, N.C., April 9, 1782. Member of North Carolina house of commons, 1804-05, 1807-09; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1815-19. Died in La Grange, Fayette County, Tenn., December 28, 1839 (age 57 years, 263 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Bryan (1742-1807) and Mary (Hunter) Bryan (1744-1810); brother of Henry Hunter Bryan (1786-1835); married to Sarah Burlingham; third cousin of Needham Bryan, Hardy Bryan and Bryan Whitfield; third cousin once removed of Lovard Bryan, Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1799-1868) and James Bryan Whitfield (1809-1841); third cousin twice removed of Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1835-1914); third cousin thrice removed of James Bryan Whitfield (1860-1948).   Political family: Bryan-Whitfield family of North Carolina.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Henry Hunter Bryan (1786-1835) — of Tennessee. Born in Martin County, N.C., February 23, 1786. U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1819-21. Member, Freemasons. Died in Montgomery County, Tenn., May 7, 1835 (age 49 years, 73 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Bryan (1742-1807) and Mary (Hunter) Bryan (1744-1810); brother of Joseph Hunter Bryan; third cousin of Needham Bryan, Hardy Bryan (1753-1820) and Bryan Whitfield; third cousin once removed of Lovard Bryan, Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1799-1868) and James Bryan Whitfield (1809-1841); third cousin twice removed of Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1835-1914); third cousin thrice removed of James Bryan Whitfield (1860-1948).   Political family: Bryan-Whitfield family of North Carolina.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1799-1868) — also known as Nathan B. Whitfield — of Lenoir County, N.C.; Marengo County, Ala. Born in Lenoir County, N.C., September 19, 1799. General of the North Carolina Militia; planter; member of North Carolina house of commons from Lenoir County, 1821; member of North Carolina state senate from Lenoir County, 1822-23, 1825, 1827. Died in Demopolis, Marengo County, Ala., December 27, 1868 (age 69 years, 99 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Demopolis, Ala.   Relatives: Son of Bryan Whitfield and Winifred (Bryan) Whitfield (1778-1828); brother of James Bryan Whitfield (1809-1841); married, February 16, 1819, to Elizabeth 'Betsy' Watkins (1801-1846); uncle of Nathan Bryan Whitfield; granduncle of James Bryan Whitfield (1860-1948); first cousin once removed of Needham Bryan and Hardy Bryan; second cousin of Lovard Bryan; second cousin thrice removed of Auburn Bascomb Bryan; third cousin once removed of Joseph Hunter Bryan (1782-1839) and Henry Hunter Bryan.   Political family: Bryan-Whitfield family of North Carolina.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	James Bryan Whitfield (1809-1841) — also known as James B. Whitfield — of Lenoir County, N.C. Born in Lenoir County, N.C., May 23, 1809. Member of North Carolina state senate 17th District, 1840-41. Died in Wayne County, N.C., October 1, 1841 (age 32 years, 131 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Bryan Whitfield and Winifred (Bryan) Whitfield; brother of Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1799-1868); father of Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1835-1914); grandfather of James Bryan Whitfield; first cousin once removed of Needham Bryan and Hardy Bryan; second cousin of Lovard Bryan; second cousin thrice removed of Auburn Bascomb Bryan; third cousin once removed of Joseph Hunter Bryan (1782-1839) and Henry Hunter Bryan.   Political family: Bryan-Whitfield family of North Carolina.
	Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1835-1914) — also known as Nathan B. Whitfield — of Lenoir County, N.C. Born in North Carolina, December 14, 1835. Member of North Carolina house of commons from Lenoir County, 1858-59; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Lenoir County, 1891-92. Episcopalian. Died in Kinston, Lenoir County, N.C., March 21, 1914 (age 78 years, 97 days). Interment at Holy Innocents Episcopal Church Cemetery, Lenoir County, N.C.   Relatives: Son of James Bryan Whitfield (1809-1841) and Sarah Elizabeth 'Sallie' (Wooten) Whitfield; married to Elizabeth Green 'Bettie' Cobb (1837-1896); nephew of Nathan Bryan Whitfield; uncle of James Bryan Whitfield (1860-1948); grandson of Bryan Whitfield; first cousin twice removed of Needham Bryan and Hardy Bryan; second cousin once removed of Lovard Bryan; third cousin twice removed of Joseph Hunter Bryan (1782-1839), Henry Hunter Bryan and Auburn Bascomb Bryan.   Political family: Bryan-Whitfield family of North Carolina.   Epitaph: "Faithful in All."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	James Bryan Whitfield (1860-1948) — also known as James B. Whitfield — of Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla. Born in Wayne County, N.C., November 8, 1860. Leon County Judge, 1889; Florida state treasurer, 1897-1900; Florida state attorney general, 1903-04; justice of Florida state supreme court, 1904-43; appointed 1904; chief justice of Florida state supreme court, 1905, 1909. Died in Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla., August 20, 1948 (age 87 years, 286 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.   Relatives: Son of Richard Allen Whitfield (1832-1906) and Mary Whitfield (Croom) Whitfield (1836-1867); married, November 25, 1886, to Leila Nash; married, June 12, 1901, to Margaret Hayward Randolph (1873-1966); nephew of Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1835-1914); grandson of James Bryan Whitfield; grandnephew of Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1799-1868); great-grandson of Bryan Whitfield; first cousin thrice removed of Needham Bryan and Hardy Bryan; second cousin twice removed of Lovard Bryan; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph Hunter Bryan (1782-1839) and Henry Hunter Bryan; fourth cousin once removed of Auburn Bascomb Bryan.   Political family: Bryan-Whitfield family of North Carolina.   The J. B. Whitfield Building (built 1913 as the Supreme Court and Railroad Commission Building; later renamed and occupied by the Public Service Commission; demolished in the late 1970s), in the Capital Complex of Tallahassee, Florida, was named for him.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Auburn Bascomb Bryan (1873-1942) — also known as Auburn B. Bryan — of Chadbourn, Columbus County, N.C. Born in Madison County, N.C., June 2, 1873. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1924; postmaster. Died, from cardiac decompensation, in Chadbourn, Columbus County, N.C., June 11, 1942 (age 69 years, 9 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of William McKay Bryan (1840-1932) and Ruffinia C. (Ponder) Bryan (1850-1917); second great-grandnephew of Hardy Bryan; first cousin four times removed of Needham Bryan and Bryan Whitfield; second cousin thrice removed of Lovard Bryan (1769-1798), Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1799-1868) and James Bryan Whitfield (1809-1841); third cousin twice removed of Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1835-1914); fourth cousin once removed of James Bryan Whitfield (1860-1948).   Political family: Bryan-Whitfield family of North Carolina.