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Sebelius-Gilligan family of Cincinnati, Ohio

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.

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  Harry Joseph Gilligan, Sr. (1895-1978) — also known as Harry J. Gilligan — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Ohio, January 4, 1895. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; funeral director; delegate to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, in Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 12, 1978 (age 83 years, 251 days). Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Montgomery, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of John J. Gilligan (1866-1938) and Mary E. (Cain) Gilligan (1866-1959); married to Blanche Joyce (1891-1973); father of John Joyce Gilligan (1921-2013); grandfather of Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius.
  Political family: Sebelius-Gilligan family of Cincinnati, Ohio.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Keith George Sebelius (1916-1982) — also known as Keith G. Sebelius — of Almena, Norton County, Kan.; Norton, Norton County, Kan. Born in Almena, Norton County, Kan., September 10, 1916. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Kansas state senate, 1962-68; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1964; U.S. Representative from Kansas 1st District, 1969-81. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Odd Fellows. Died in Norton, Norton County, Kan., August 5, 1982 (age 65 years, 329 days). Interment at Norton Cemetery, Norton, Kan.
  Relatives: Father of Gary Sebelius (who married Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius (1948-)).
  Political family: Sebelius-Gilligan family of Cincinnati, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Joyce Gilligan (1921-2013) — also known as John J. Gilligan; Jack Gilligan — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, March 22, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; university professor; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1965-67; defeated, 1962; candidate for U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1968; Governor of Ohio, 1971-75; defeated, 1974; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 2008. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Legion. Died, from congestive heart failure, in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, August 24, 2013 (age 92 years, 155 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Blanche (Joyce) Gilligan (1891-1973) and Harry Joseph Gilligan, Sr. (1895-1978); married 1945 to Mary Kathryn 'Katie' Dixon; married 2000 to Susan Fremont; father of Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius.
  Political family: Sebelius-Gilligan family of Cincinnati, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius (b. 1948) — also known as Kathleen Sebelius; Kathleen Gilligan — of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, May 15, 1948. Democrat. Member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1987-94; Kansas insurance commissioner, 1995-2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 (speaker); Governor of Kansas, 2003-09; U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 2009-14. Female. Catholic. Still living as of 2019.
  Relatives: Daughter of John Joyce Gilligan; married to Gary Sebelius (son of Keith George Sebelius); granddaughter of Harry Joseph Gilligan, Sr. (1895-1978).
  Political family: Sebelius-Gilligan family of Cincinnati, Ohio.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
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