# List of United States political families (A)
## List of United States political families

* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z
The following is an alphabetical list of political families in the United States whose last name begins with A.

## The Abeles

* Homer E. Abele (1916–2000), Ohio State Representative 1949–52, Chairman of the Vinton County, Ohio Republican Committee 1954–57; Solicitor of McArthur, Ohio; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1956; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 1958; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1963–65; Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals 1966–91; Chief Justice of the Ohio Court of Appeals 1978; substitute Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. Father of Peter B. Abele.
** Peter B. Abele, Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals. Son of Homer E. Abele.

## The Abbitts

* Watkins Moorman Abbitt (1908–1998), delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention 1945, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1948–73, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1964 1972, Chairman of the Virginia Democratic Party 1964–70. Father of Watkins Abbitt Jr.
** Watkins Abbitt Jr. (born 1944), Virginia House Delegate 1986–2012. Son of Watkins Moorman Abbitt.

## The Abbotts and Cheneys

* Person Colby Cheney (1828–1901), New Hampshire State Representative 1853–54, Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire 1871; Governor of New Hampshire 1875–77; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire 1886–87; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1888; Republican National Committeeman 1888–1900; U.S. Minister to Switzerland 1892–93. Brother of Elias H. Cheney.
** John T. Abbott (1850–1914), U.S. Minister to Colombia 1889–93, Judge of the New Hampshire Probate Court 1894–99. Nephew of Person Colby Cheney.
* Elias H. Cheney (1832–1924), New Hampshire State Representative 1867, New Hampshire State Senator 1885–86, U.S. Consul in Matanzas, Cuba 1892–94; U.S. Consul in La Paz, Bolivia 1895; U.S. Consul in Curaçao 1899–1914. Brother of Person Colby Cheney.

## The Abrahams of Michigan

* Juliette E. Abraham (1918–1992), Michigan Republican Committeewoman 1971–78, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1972 1976. Mother of Spencer Abraham.
** Spencer Abraham (born 1952), Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party 1983–90, U.S. Senator from Michigan 1995–2001, delegate to the Republican National Convention 2000, U.S. Secretary of Energy 2001–05. Son of Juliette E. Abraham.

## The Abrahams of Texas

* Malouf Abraham Sr. (1915–1994), mayor of Canadian, Texas, 1953–57; Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives 1967–71, oil and natural gas entrepreneur, grandfather of Salem Abraham and father-in-law of Therese Browne Abraham
* Tom Abraham (1910–2007), civic leader in Canadian, Texas, winner of the 1980 George Washington Honor Medal from Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, cited in 1979 by the Daughters of the American Revolution for his efforts to assist immigrants in obtaining U. S. citizenship, Republican, brother of Malouf Abraham Sr.
** Therese Browne Abraham (born 1936), wife of Malouf Abraham Jr., M.D. She was the mayor of Canadian, Texas, 1982–92, Republican, mother of Salem Abraham and daughter-in-law of Malouf Abraham Sr.
*** Salem Abraham (born 1966), member of the Canadian Independent School District trustees, 2001–13, Republican, futures trader in Canadian, grandson of Malouf Abraham Sr., and son of Therese Browne Abraham

## The Abrams

* W. J. Abrams (1829–1900), Wisconsin State Assemblyman 1864–67, Wisconsin State Senator 1868–69, Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin 1881 1883–84. Father of Winford Abrams.
** Winford Abrams (1868–1921), Green Bay, Wisconsin, City Councilman; Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin 1908–16 1921. Son of W. J. Abrams

## The Acevedos and Vilas

* Salvador Acevedo, Judge in Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Commonwealth Senator. Father of Aníbal Acevedo Vilá.
** Aníbal Acevedo Vilá (born 1962), Puerto Rico Commonwealth Representative 1993–2001, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico to the U.S. Congress 2001–04, Governor of Puerto Rico 2005–09. Son of Salvador Acevedo.

## The Achesons

* Dean Acheson (1893–1971), U.S. Undersecretary of the Treasury 1933–45, U.S. Undersecretary of State 1945–47, U.S. Secretary of State 1949–53. Father of David Acheson.
** David Acheson (1921–2018), member of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission 1948–50, U.S. Attorney of the District of Columbia 1961–65, member of the Rogers Commission 1986, President of the U.S. Atlantic Council 1993–99. Son of Dean Acheson.
*** Eleanor D. Acheson (born 1947), United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Policy Development 1993–2001. Daughter of David Acheson.
*** Emily C. Hewitt (born 1944), Judge of United States Court of Federal Claims 1998–2013. Wife of Eleanor D. Acheson.

## The Achilles and Carters

* George R. Carter (1866–1933), Hawaii Territory Senator 1901, Secretary of Hawaii Territory 1903, Governor of Hawaii Territory 1903–07, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1904. Uncle of Theodore Achilles.
** Theodore Achilles (1905–1986), U.S. Vice Consul in Havana, Cuba 1932; U.S. Vice Consul in Rome, Italy 1933; U.S. Ambassador to Peru 1956–60. Nephew of George R. Carter.

## The Addabbos

* Joseph Patrick Addabbo (1925–1986), U.S. Representative from New York 1961–86. Father of Joseph Addabbo Jr.
** Joseph Addabbo Jr. (born 1964), New York City Councilman 2002–09, New York State Senator 2009–present. Son of Joseph Patrick Addabbo.

## The Adamses et al.
### Early generations

| Joseph Adams | Joseph Adams | Joseph Adams | Joseph Adams | Joseph Adams | Joseph Adams | | | John Adams | John Adams | John Adams | John Adams | John Adams | John Adams | | | | |
| | | | | John Adams, Sr. | John Adams, Sr. | John Adams, Sr. | John Adams, Sr. | John Adams, Sr. | John Adams, Sr. | | | Samuel Adams, Sr. | Samuel Adams, Sr. | Samuel Adams, Sr. | Samuel Adams, Sr. | Samuel Adams, Sr. | Samuel Adams, Sr. |
| | | | | John Adams | John Adams | John Adams | John Adams | John Adams | John Adams | | | Samuel Adams | Samuel Adams | Samuel Adams | Samuel Adams | Samuel Adams | Samuel Adams |
Reference:

### Family of John Adams
#### Direct descendants

* John Adams m. Abigail Adams, First Lady of the United States
** Abigail "Nabby" Adams m. William S. Smith
** John Quincy Adams m. Louisa Catherine Johnson, First Lady of the United States
*** George Washington Adams
*** Charles Francis Adams Sr. m. Abigail Brown Brooks
**** John Quincy Adams II
***** Charles Francis Adams III
**** Charles Francis Adams Jr. m. Mary "Minnie" Hone Ogden
***** Thomas Boylston Adams
**** Brooks Adams
** Susanna Adams
** Charles Adams m. Sarah "Sally" Smith
*** Abigail Louisa Adams m. Alexander Bryan Johnson
**** Alexander S. Johnson
** Thomas Boylston Adams m. Ann "Nancy" Harrod
NOTE: Due to space, only relevant members of the family are included beyond the second generation.
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* Eugene Nickerson (1918–2002), County Executive of Nassau County, NY, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1972, Judge of U.S. District Court 1977–94. Descendant of John Adams.

#### Extended family

* William Cranch (1769–1855), Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia 1801–1806. Nephew by marriage of John Adams.
* Benjamin Crowninshield (1773–1851), Massachusetts State Representative 1811, Massachusetts State Senator 1812, U.S. Secretary of the Navy 1815–18, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1823–31. Grandfather-in-law of John Quincy Adams II.
* Edward Everett (1794–1865), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1825–35, Governor of Massachusetts 1836–40, U.S. Minister to Great Britain 1841–45, U.S. Secretary of State 1852–53, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1853–54, candidate for Vice President of the United States 1860. Brother-in-law of Charles Francis Adams Sr.
** William Everett (1839–1910), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1893–95, candidate for Governor of Massachusetts 1897. Son of Edward Everett.
* Joshua Johnson, U.S. Consul to London, England 1790–97. Father-in-law of John Quincy Adams.
* Henry Cabot Lodge (1850–1924), Massachusetts State Representative 1880, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1887–93, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1893–1924, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1924. Brother-in-law of Brooks Adams.$^{:363}$
* William C. Lovering (1835–1910), Massachusetts State Senator 1874–75, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1880, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1897–1910. Father-in-law of Charles Francis Adams III.
* William R. Merriam (1849–1931), Minnesota State Representative 1883 1887, Governor of Minnesota 1889–93, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1896. Married a descendant of John Adams.
* John Pope (1770–1845), Kentucky State Representative 1802 1806, U.S. Senator from Kentucky 1807–13, Kentucky Secretary of State 1816–19, Governor of Arkansas Territory 1829–35, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1837–43. Brother-in-law of John Quincy Adams.

### Family of Samuel Adams

* Joseph Allen (1749–1827), delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention 1788, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1810–11. Nephew of Samuel Adams.
** Charles Allen (1797–1869), Massachusetts State Representative 1830 1833–35 1840, Massachusetts State Senator 1836–37, Judge of Court of Common Pleas in Massachusetts 1842–45, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1849–53, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1856, Superior Court Judge in Massachusetts 1859–67. Son of Joseph Allen.
* Alfred Cumming (1802–1873), Mayor of Augusta, Georgia 1836; Governor of Utah Territory 1858–61. Great-grandson-in-law of Samuel Adams.
NOTE: Joshua Johnson was also brother of Continental Congressional Delegate Thomas Johnson. William R. Merriam was also son of Minnesota State Representative Jack L. Merriam.