Note: This is just one of1,325 family groupings listed onThe Political Graveyard web site.These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption. This specific family group is a subset of themuch largerFour ThousandRelated Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset. These groupings — even thenames 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. | |  John Jacob Astor III (1822-1890) — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 10,1822.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1880(voted forJamesA. Garfield andChesterA. Arthur).Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February22, 1890 (age67 years, 257days).Interment atTrinityCemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.| |  Relatives: Sonof William Backhouse Astor and Margaret Alida Rebecca (Armstrong)Astor; married to Charlotte Augusta Gibbes; father ofWilliamWaldorf Astor; grandson ofJohnArmstrong Jr. and John Jacob Astor; grandnephew ofRobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),JamesArmstrong andEdwardLivingston (1764-1836); granduncle ofWilliamAstor Chanler,LewisStuyvesant Chanler andHelenRoosevelt Robinson; great-grandson ofJohnArmstrong andRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775); second great-grandson ofRobertLivingston (1688-1775); second great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston andGilbertLivingston; third great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andRobertLivingston the Younger; third great-grandnephew ofJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); fourth great-grandson ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724); first cousin thrice removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,WilliamLivingston,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer andJamesLivingston; first cousin four times removed ofJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746) andPhilipP. Schuyler; first cousin five times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin twice removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,PhilipVan Cortlandt,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,PeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler,MaturinLivingston,PeterGoelet Gerry,OgdenLivingston Mills andRobertReginald Livingston; second cousin thrice removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,StephenJohn Schuyler,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792) andPeterSamuel Schuyler; second cousin four times removed ofMatthewClarkson (1733-1800); third cousin once removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,PhilipSchuyler,JamesAlexander Hamilton,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),WilliamJay,GerritSmith,CharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873),HamiltonFish andElizabethCady Stanton; third cousin twice removed ofNicholasBayard andJamesParker; third cousin thrice removed ofMatthewClarkson (1758-1825); fourth cousin ofGilbertLivingston Thompson,EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,JohnJay II,NicholasFish,HamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936) andCortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer; fourth cousin once removed ofGeorgeWashington Schuyler,JohnCortlandt Parker,PhilipN. Schuyler,KiliaenVan Rensselaer,RobertRay Hamilton,JohnKean,HamiltonFish Kean,JonathanMayhew Wainwright,CharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870) andHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991). | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Rooseveltfamily of New York City, New York;Chanler-Astor-Wardfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Winthrop Chanler (1826-1877) — also known asJohn W. Chanler — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1826.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 10th District, 1858-59;U.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1863-69.On May 14, 1866, he offered a resolution defending PresidentAndrewJohnson's veto ofReconstructionenactments, which he called "the wicked and revolutionary acts of afew malignant and mischievous men." On motion of Rep.RobertC. Schenck, he wascensuredforinsultingthe House of Representatives.Died in Barrytown,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,October19, 1877 (age51 years, 35days).Interment atTrinityCemetery, Manhattan, N.Y. | | William Waldorf Astor (1848-1919) — also known as"Viscount Astor" — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Taplow, Buckinghamshire,England.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1848.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 11th District, 1878; memberofNewYork state senate 10th District, 1880-81; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1880 (7th District), 1881 (11thDistrict); U.S. Minister toItaly, 1882-85; renounced his American citizenship and became aBritish subject in 1899; became a Baron in 1916 and a Viscount in1917; member of the British House of Lords.Heir to Astor family fortune of about $100 million; moved to Englandin 1890 and became a British subject.Died, ofheartdisease, in Brighton,England,October18, 1919 (age71 years, 201days).Cremated.| | Relatives: SonofJohnJacob Astor III and Charlotte Augusta (Gibbes) Astor; married,June 6,1878, to Mary Dahlgren Paul; great-grandson ofJohnArmstrong Jr. and John Jacob Astor; great-grandnephew ofRobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),JamesArmstrong andEdwardLivingston (1764-1836); second great-grandson ofJohnArmstrong andRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775); third great-grandson ofRobertLivingston (1688-1775); third great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston andGilbertLivingston; fourth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andRobertLivingston the Younger; fourth great-grandnephew ofJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); fifth great-grandson ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724); first cousin of Margaret Astor Ward (whomarriedJohnWinthrop Chanler); first cousin once removed ofWilliamAstor Chanler,LewisStuyvesant Chanler,HelenRoosevelt Robinson and William Vincent Astor (who marriedHelenDinsmore Huntington); first cousin four times removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,WilliamLivingston,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer andJamesLivingston; first cousin five times removed ofJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746) andPhilipP. Schuyler; first cousin six times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,PhilipVan Cortlandt,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,PeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler andMaturinLivingston; second cousin four times removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,StephenJohn Schuyler,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792) andPeterSamuel Schuyler; second cousin five times removed ofMatthewClarkson; third cousin once removed ofPeterGoelet Gerry,OgdenLivingston Mills andRobertReginald Livingston; third cousin twice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,PhilipSchuyler,JamesAlexander Hamilton,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),WilliamJay,GerritSmith,CharlesLudlow Livingston,HamiltonFish andElizabethCady Stanton; third cousin thrice removed ofNicholasBayard andJamesParker; fourth cousin once removed ofGilbertLivingston Thompson,EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,JohnJay II,NicholasFish,HamiltonFish Jr. andCortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Rooseveltfamily of New York City, New York;Chanler-Astor-Wardfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —U.S.State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier |
| | William Astor Chanler (1867-1934) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Barrytown,DutchessCounty, N.Y.; Paris,France.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,June 11,1867.Democrat.Explorer;author;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 5th District, 1898; served inthe U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;U.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1899-1901.Member,TammanyHall.Injured in an automobile accident in France, 1915, andlost alower leg.Died in Mentone (Menton),France,March4, 1934 (age66 years, 266days).Interment atTrinityCemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofJohnWinthrop Chanler and Margaret Astor (Ward) Chanler; brother ofLewisStuyvesant Chanler; married1903 to Minnie'Beatrice' Ashley; grandnephew ofJohnJacob Astor III; second great-grandson ofJohnArmstrong Jr.; second great-grandnephew ofRobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),JamesArmstrong andEdwardLivingston; third great-grandson ofJohnArmstrong andRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775); fourth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston (1688-1775); fourth great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston andGilbertLivingston; fifth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andRobertLivingston the Younger; fifth great-grandnephew ofJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); sixth great-grandson ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724); first cousin once removed ofWilliamWaldorf Astor; first cousin five times removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,WilliamLivingston,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer andJamesLivingston; first cousin six times removed ofJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746) andPhilipP. Schuyler; first cousin seven times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin ofHelenRoosevelt Robinson; second cousin four times removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,PhilipVan Cortlandt,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,PeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler andMaturinLivingston; second cousin five times removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,StephenJohn Schuyler,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792) andPeterSamuel Schuyler; third cousin thrice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,PhilipSchuyler,JamesAlexander Hamilton,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),WilliamJay,GerritSmith,CharlesLudlow Livingston,HamiltonFish andElizabethCady Stanton; fourth cousin ofPeterGoelet Gerry,OgdenLivingston Mills andRobertReginald Livingston. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Chanler-Astor-Wardfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler (1869-1942) — also known asLewis S. Chanler — of Barrytown,DutchessCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,September24, 1869.Democrat.Lawyer;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1907-08; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1908; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County 2nd District, 1910-12.Died, fromheartdisease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February28, 1942 (age72 years, 157days).Interment atSt. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Glen Cove, Long Island,N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofJohnWinthrop Chanler and Margaret Astor (Ward) Chanler; brother ofWilliamAstor Chanler; married,September24, 1890, to Alice Chamberlain; married,May 23,1921, to Julia Lynch (Olin) Benkard; grandnephew ofJohnJacob Astor III; second great-grandson ofJohnArmstrong Jr.; second great-grandnephew ofRobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),JamesArmstrong andEdwardLivingston; third great-grandson ofJohnArmstrong andRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775); fourth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston (1688-1775); fourth great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston andGilbertLivingston; fifth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andRobertLivingston the Younger; fifth great-grandnephew ofJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); sixth great-grandson ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724); first cousin once removed ofWilliamWaldorf Astor; first cousin five times removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,WilliamLivingston,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer andJamesLivingston; first cousin six times removed ofJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746) andPhilipP. Schuyler; first cousin seven times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin ofHelenRoosevelt Robinson; second cousin four times removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,PhilipVan Cortlandt,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,PeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler andMaturinLivingston; second cousin five times removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,StephenJohn Schuyler,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792) andPeterSamuel Schuyler; third cousin thrice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,PhilipSchuyler,JamesAlexander Hamilton,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),WilliamJay,GerritSmith,CharlesLudlow Livingston,HamiltonFish andElizabethCady Stanton; fourth cousin ofPeterGoelet Gerry,OgdenLivingston Mills andRobertReginald Livingston. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Chanler-Astor-Wardfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1907 |
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