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Rooney family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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.

Dan Rooney Daniel Milton Rooney (b. 1932) — also known as Dan Rooney — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., July 20, 1932. Democrat. Lead owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers pro football team; U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, 2009-12. Irish ancestry. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur Joseph 'Art' Rooney and Kathleen (McNulty) Rooney; uncle of Patrick J. Rooney Jr., Thomas J. Rooney and Brian J. Rooney.
  Political family: Rooney family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: U.S. State Department
  Patrick J. Rooney Jr. — Member of Florida state house of representatives, 2000. Irish ancestry. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick J. Rooney; brother of Thomas J. Rooney and Brian J. Rooney; nephew of Daniel Milton Rooney; grandson of Art Rooney.
  Political family: Rooney family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Tom Rooney Thomas J. Rooney (b. 1970) — also known as Tom Rooney — of Tequesta, Palm Beach County, Fla. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 21, 1970. Republican. Staff to U.S. Sen. Connie Mack III; lawyer; law professor; U.S. Representative from Florida, 2009-13 (16th District 2009-13, 17th District 2013). Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Lambda Chi Alpha. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick J. Rooney; brother of Patrick J. Rooney Jr. and Brian J. Rooney; married to Tara Lombardi; nephew of Daniel Milton Rooney; grandson of Art Rooney.
  Political family: Rooney family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Tom Rooney for Congress
Brian J. Rooney Brian J. Rooney (b. 1972) — of Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 28, 1972. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Gulf War; lawyer; board member, Pittsburgh Steelers pro football team; director of communications and development for the Thomas More Law Center, a conservative public interest law firm; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 2010; deputy director, Michigan Department of Human Services. Irish ancestry. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick J. Rooney; brother of Patrick J. Rooney Jr. and Thomas J. Rooney; nephew of Daniel Milton Rooney; grandson of Art Rooney.
  Political family: Rooney family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  Image source: Michigan Department of Human Services
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