The Political Graveyard: Huffington family of Santa Barbara, California

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Huffington family of Santa Barbara, California

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Roy Michael Huffington (1917-2008) — also known as Roy M. Huffington — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Tomball, Harris County, Tex., October 4, 1917. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; geologist; oil and gas producer; U.S. Ambassador to Austria, 1990-93. Member, Alpha Tau Omega. Died in Venice, Italy, July 11, 2008 (age 90 years, 281 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Tex.

		Relatives: Son of Bertha (Michel) Huffington (1892-1959) and Roy Mackey Huffington (1893-1933); married to Phyllis Gough (1923-2003); father of Michael Huffington (who married Arianna Huffington (1950-)).
		Political family: Huffington family of Santa Barbara, California.
		See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial

Michael Huffington (b. 1947) — of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif. Born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., September 3, 1947. Republican. U.S. Representative from California 22nd District, 1993-95; candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1994; philanthropist. Episcopalian. Bisexual. Still living as of 2014.

		Relatives: Son of Roy Michael Huffington (1917-2008) and Celeste Phyllis (Gough) Huffington; married, April 12, 1986, to Arianna Stasinopoulos.
		Political family: Huffington family of Santa Barbara, California.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile

Arianna Huffington (b. 1950) — also known as Arianna Stasinopoulos — of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif. Born in Athens, Greece, July 15, 1950. Founder and editor of The Huffington Post web site; Independent candidate for Governor of California, 2003. Female. Greek ancestry. Still living as of 2018.

		Relatives: Daughter of Konstantinos Stassinopoulos and Elli (Georgiadi) Stassinopoulos; married, April 12, 1986, to Michael Huffington (1947-) (son of Roy Michael Huffington).
		Political family: Huffington family of Santa Barbara, California.
		See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Encyclopedia of American Loons

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