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.
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.
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Nathaniel Prentice Banks (1816-1894) —
also known as Nathaniel P. Banks; "The Bobbin
Boy" —
of Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
30, 1816.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1849-52; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1851-52; delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1853-57, 1865-73, 1875-79,
1889-91 (7th District 1853-57, 6th District 1865-73, 5th District
1875-79, 1889-91); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1856-57; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1858-61; general in the Union Army during the
Civil War; received one electoral vote for Vice-President, 1872;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1874.
Died in Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
1, 1894 (age 78 years, 214
days).
Interment at Grove
Hill Cemetery, Waltham, Mass.
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Charles Seymour Whitman (1868-1947) —
also known as Charles S. Whitman —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hanover, Sprague, New London
County, Conn., September
29, 1868.
Republican. New
York County District Attorney; Governor of
New York, 1915-19; defeated, 1918; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1916,
1920;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, Union
League.
Died March
29, 1947 (age 78 years, 181
days).
Interment at Westlawn
Cemetery, Williamstown, Mass.
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John Reynard Todd (c.1868-1945) —
also known as John R. Todd —
of Summit, Union
County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Johnstown, Rock
County, Wis., about 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
president of the Todd Robertson Todd construction
and engineering
firm; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928,
1932,
1940.
Member, Union
League.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 12,
1945 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Reeve Schley (1881-1960) —
of Far Hills, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., April
28, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1936,
1940
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1944;
Lend-Lease Administrator in charge of Soviet supplies, 1942;
Republican Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1948.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Far Hills, Somerset
County, N.J., June 26,
1960 (age 79 years, 59
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Kate Prentice Schley (1885-1970) —
also known as Kate deForest Prentice —
of Far Hills, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
23, 1885.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1932;
member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1944-49.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died May 22,
1970 (age 85 years, 29
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J.
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Webster Bray Todd (1899-1989) —
also known as Webster B. Todd —
of Oldwick, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
27, 1899.
Republican. President, Todd Associates construction
engineering
firm; treasurer of
New Jersey Republican Party, 1943; Republican Presidential
Elector for New Jersey, 1948;
Republican Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1952;
director of Economic Affairs in U.S. Mission to NationalO and Europe,
1953-54; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,
1960
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1964
(delegation chair), 1968,
1972;
New Jersey
Republican state chair, 1961-69, 1974-77.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Oldwick, Hunterdon
County, N.J., February
8, 1989 (age 89 years, 165
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eleanor Schley Todd (c.1912-1990) —
also known as Eleanor Prentice Schley; Mrs. Webster B.
Todd —
of Oldwick, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born in Monmouth Beach, Monmouth
County, N.J., about 1912.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1952;
member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1953-61; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1956-59.
Female.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in Oldwick, Hunterdon
County, N.J., December
31, 1990 (age about 78
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Webster Bray Todd Jr. (b. 1938) —
also known as Webster B. Todd, Jr.; Danny
Todd —
of Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in 1938.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly District 8, 1968-69; U.S.
Inspector General of Foreign Assistance, 1974-76.
Still living as of 1993.
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Christine Todd Whitman (b. 1946) —
also known as Christie Whitman; Christine Temple
Todd —
of Far Hills, Somerset
County, N.J.; Oldwick, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., September
26, 1946.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1990; Governor of
New Jersey, 1994-2001; resigned 2001; Administrator, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 2001-03; lobbyist.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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