Symington family (United States)

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The Symington family is a family of politicians from the United States. Below is a list of some of the members:

  • James S. Wadsworth (1807–1864), a candidate for Governor of New York 1862. He was the father of James Wolcott Wadsworth.[1]
    • James Wolcott Wadsworth (1846–1926), the New York Comptroller 1880–1881, U.S. Representative from New York 1881–1885, 1891–1907. The son of James S. Wadsworth.[2]
    • John Hay (1838–1905), the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1897–1898, the U.S. Secretary of State 1898–1905. The father-in-law of James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr.[3]
      • James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (1877–1952), a New York Assemblyman 1905–1910, a U.S. Senator from New York 1915–1927, a U.S. Representative from New York 1933–1951. The son of James Wolcott Wadsworth.[4]
        • Stuart Symington (1901–1988), the Secretary of the Air Force 1947–1950, a U.S. Senator from Missouri 1953–1976, a candidate for Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 1960. The son-in-law of James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr.[5]
        • J. Fife Symington Jr. (1910–2007), a candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland in 1958, 1960, and 1962, the U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago 1969–1971. A cousin of Stuart Symington.
        • John Hay Whitney (1904–1982), the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1957–1961. A grandson of John Hay.[6]
          • James W. Symington (born 1927), a U.S. Representative from Missouri (1969–77), and the son of Stuart Symington.[7]
          • Fife Symington III (born 1945), Governor of Arizona, 1991–97. Son of J. Fife Symington Jr.[8]
          • W. Stuart Symington IV (born 1952) The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria (2016-present), to Rwanda (2008-11), and to Djibouti (2006-08). The son of Stuart Symington Jr., and Janey Studt Symington, and a grandson of Stuart Symington.[9][10] Whitney's wife, Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney, was also the former wife of U.S. Representative James Roosevelt.[11]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Wadel to Wagnalls". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  2. ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Wadel to Wagnalls". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  3. ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Hay". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  4. ^ "WADSWORTH, James Wolcott, Jr. - Biographical Information". Bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  5. ^ "SYMINGTON, William Stuart (Stuart) - Biographical Information". Bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  6. ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Whitney". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  7. ^ "SYMINGTON, James Wadsworth - Biographical Information". Bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  8. ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Sword to Szyperski". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  9. ^ John Hay Whitney was also a grandson of the Secretary of the Navy, William C. Whitney.
  10. ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Whitney". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  11. ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Roosevelt". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2018-04-09.


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