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.

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.

	Russell Alexander Alger (1836-1907) — also known as Russell A. Alger — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in a log cabin, Lafayette Township, Medina County, Ohio, February 27, 1836. Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884, 1896 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); Governor of Michigan, 1885-86; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1888; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; U.S. Secretary of War, 1897-99; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1902-07; appointed 1902; died in office 1907. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic; Sons of the American Revolution; Loyal Legion. Died in Washington, D.C., January 24, 1907 (age 70 years, 331 days). Entombed at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.   Relatives: Son of Russell Alger and Caroline (Moulton) Alger; brother of Charles Moulton Alger; married, April 2, 1861, to Annette H. Henry; father of Frederick Moulton Alger (who married Mary Eldridge Swift); grandfather of Frederick Moulton Alger Jr..   Political family: Alger family of Detroit, Michigan.   Alger County, Mich. is named for him.   The village of Alger, Ohio, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
	Charles Moulton Alger (1845-1924) — also known as Charles M. Alger — of Hannibal, Marion County, Mo. Born in Lafayette Township, Medina County, Ohio, April, 1845. Republican. Postmaster at Hannibal, Mo., 1898-1907; sawmill owner; lumber business. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 14, 1924 (age 78 years, 0 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Hannibal, Mo.   Relatives: Son of Caroline (Moulton) Alger and Russell Alger; brother of Russell Alexander Alger; married 1876 to Clara Strong; uncle of Frederick Moulton Alger; granduncle of Frederick Moulton Alger Jr..   Political family: Alger family of Detroit, Michigan.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Frederick Moulton Alger (1876-1933) — also known as Frederick M. Alger; Fred M. Alger — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 27, 1876. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; treasurer of Michigan Republican Party, 1911-13; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1915, 1917; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; director, Packard Motor Company, automobile manufacturer; director, People's Wayne County Bank. Member, American Legion. Accidentally injured his left leg while attending the American Legion convention in Chicago; his condition worsened, presumably due to infection, and the leg was amputated, but he died soon after, in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 30, 1933 (age 57 years, 186 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.   Relatives: Son of Russell Alexander Alger and Annette (Henry) Alger; married, May 2, 1901, to Mary Eldridge Swift; father of Frederick Moulton Alger Jr.; nephew of Charles Moulton Alger.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Mary Eldridge Alger (1876-1956) — also known as Mary E. Alger; Mary Eldridge Swift; Mrs. Frederick M. Alger — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Norfolk, Litchfield County, Conn., May 21, 1876. Republican. Delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County 1st District, 1933; member, Michigan Liquor Control Commission, 1933, 1935. Female. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion Auxiliary. Died in Plymouth, Wayne County, Mich., November 9, 1956 (age 80 years, 172 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.   Relatives: Daughter of Edward Young Swift and Irene (Battell) Swift; married 1937 to Fred Towsley Murphy; married, May 2, 1901, to Frederick Moulton Alger (son of Russell Alexander Alger); mother of Frederick Moulton Alger Jr..   Political family: Alger family of Detroit, Michigan.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Chauncey Dewey (1877-1959) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, May 19, 1877. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1908, 1912; member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1910. Died in Olmsted County, Minn., November 4, 1959 (age 82 years, 169 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Charles Paulson Dewey and Emma (Scott) Dewey; first cousin of Charles Schuveldt Dewey.   Political family: Alger family of Detroit, Michigan.
	Charles Schuveldt Dewey (1880-1980) — also known as Charles S. Dewey — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, November 10, 1880. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; banker; Honorary Consul for Ecuador in Chicago, Ill., 1935; U.S. Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1941-45; defeated, 1938, 1944. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta Psi. As Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the 1920s, he was responsible for the redesign and downsizing of U.S. paper currency. Died in Washington, D.C., December 27, 1980 (age 100 years, 47 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   Relatives: Son of Albert Bromfield Dewey and Louise (Shufelt) Dewey; married, December 20, 1905, to Suzette de Marigny Hall; married 1959 to Elizabeth (Zolnay) Smith; father of Suzette de Marigny Dewey (who married Frederick Moulton Alger Jr.); grandfather of David Dewey Alger; first cousin of Chauncey Dewey.   Political family: Alger family of Detroit, Michigan.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Frederick Moulton Alger Jr. (1907-1967) — also known as Frederick M. Alger, Jr.; Fred M. Alger — of Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 3, 1907. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1936; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary of state of Michigan, 1947-52; Republican candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1950 (primary), 1952; U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1953-57. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Elks; Sons of the American Revolution; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Military Order of the World Wars; Freemasons. Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich., January 5, 1967 (age 59 years, 155 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.   Relatives: Son of Mary Eldridge Alger and Frederick Moulton Alger; married 1929 to Suzette de Marigny Dewey (daughter of Charles Schuveldt Dewey); married 1963 to Katherine 'Kay' Sutton; father of David Dewey Alger; grandson of Russell Alexander Alger; grandnephew of Charles Moulton Alger.   Political family: Alger family of Detroit, Michigan.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial