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. | |  Benjamin Brown French (1800-1870) — also known asBenjamin B. French — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Chester,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,September4, 1800.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Districtof Columbia,1856(HonorarySecretary; member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker).Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died inWashington,D.C.,August12, 1870 (age69 years, 342days).Interment atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Amos Tuck (1810-1879) — of Exeter,RockinghamCounty, N.H.Born in Parsonfield,YorkCounty, Maine,August2, 1810.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1842;U.S.Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1847-53; delegateto Republican National Convention from New Hampshire,1856(ConventionVice-President),1860.Died in Exeter,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,December11, 1879 (age69 years, 131days).Interment atExeterCemetery, Exeter, N.H. | | Isidor Straus (1845-1912) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Otterberg, Bavaria (nowGermany),February6, 1845.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1894-95.Jewish.One of the owners of the R. H. Macy & Co. department store in NewYork.Perishedin thewreckof the steamshipTitanic, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,April15, 1912 (age67 years, 69days); his body was subsequently recovered.Originally entombed atBethEl Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.; later interred atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.; memorial monument atStrausPark, Manhattan, N.Y.| |  Relatives: Sonof Lazarus Straus and Sara (Straus) Straus; brother ofOscarSolomon Straus; married,July 12,1871, to Ida Blum; father ofJesseIsidor Straus; uncle ofNathanStraus Jr.; grandfather of Evelyn Straus Weil (who marriedGeorgeBacker) andStuartScheftel; granduncle ofRonaldPeter Straus. | | | | Political family:Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbiltfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Straus Hall (built 1926), a dormitory atHarvardUniversity,Cambridge,Massachusetts, isnamed forhim and his wife. — StrausPark(established 1895 as Schuyler Square; renamed 1907 as BloomingdaleSquare; renamed 1915 as Straus Park), at Broadway and West End Avenuein Morningside Heights,Manhattan,New York, isnamed forhim and his wife. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Isidor Straus: June HallMcCash,ATitanic Love Story: Ida and Isidor Straus |
 | Oscar Solomon Straus (1850-1926) — also known asOscar S. Straus — of New York. Born inGermany,December23, 1850.Progressive.Lawyer;U.S. Minister toTurkey, 1887-89, 1898-99;U.S.Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1906-09; U.S. Ambassador toTurkey, 1909-10; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1912; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.Jewish. Member,PhiBeta Kappa.FirstJewish U.S. cabinet member.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,May 3,1926 (age75 years, 131days).Interment atBethEl Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.; memorial monument atFederal Triangle, Washington, D.C. | | Henry Morgenthau (1856-1946) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Mannheim,Germany,April26, 1856.Lawyer;U.S. Ambassador toTurkey, 1913-16; director, UnderwoodTypewriterCompany; director, EquitableLifeAssurance Society of U.S.; president, Herald SquareRealtyCompany; director, Mt. SinaiHospital.Jewish.Died following acerebralhemorrhage, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1946 (age90 years, 213days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | Jesse Isidor Straus (1872-1936) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 25,1872.Democrat. President, R. H. Macy & Co.departmentstores; U.S. Ambassador toFrance, 1933-36.Jewish. Member,Sphinx.Died, frompneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October4, 1936 (age64 years, 101days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Everett Colby (1874-1943) — of West Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,December10, 1874.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1903-05; memberofNewJersey state senate from Essex County, 1906-08; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,1912;Progressive candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1913.Died in Montclair,EssexCounty, N.J.,June 19,1943 (age68 years, 191days).Entombed atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.  | Irving Lehman (1876-1945) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January28, 1876.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1909-23;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1924-39;chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1940-45.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJewish Committee.Died, of aheartailment, in Port Chester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1945 (age69 years, 237days).Interment atBethOlom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | | Edith Hyde Colby (1876-1962) — also known asEdith H. Colby;Edith LetitiaHyde —of West Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.,June 21,1876.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from NewJersey,1924.Female.Died in West Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.,March23, 1962 (age85 years, 275days).Entombed atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.  | Herbert Henry Lehman (1878-1963) — also known asHerbert H. Lehman — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March28, 1878.Democrat. Director, ConsolidatedCotton DuckCo., ImperialCotton Co.,U.S.CottonDuck Co., Washington Mills; colonel in the U.S. Army during WorldWar I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1928,1932,1936,1940,1948,1952,1956,1960;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1929-32;Governor ofNew York, 1933-42;U.S.Senator from New York, 1949-57; defeated, 1946.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Committee;Council onForeign Relations;PhiGamma Delta;Americansfor Democratic Action.Awarded thePresidentialMedal of Freedom posthumously in 1963; inducted into theJewish-AmericanHall ofFame in 1974.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December5, 1963 (age85 years, 252days).Interment atKensicoCemetery, Valhalla, N.Y. | | | Ellen F. FitzSimons (1879-1948) — also known asElsie FitzSimons;Ellen Tuck French;Ellen French Vanderbilt;Mrs. PaulFitzSimons —of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 15,1879.Republican. Member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Rhode Island, 1940; member,Arrangements Committee, Republican NationalConvention, 1940.Female.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,February26, 1948 (age68 years, 256days).Interment atSt.Mary's Episcopal Cemetery, Portsmouth, R.I. | | Nathan Straus Jr. (1889-1961) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 27,1889.Democrat. Partner, R. H. Macy & Co.departmentstore; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1920,1924,1940(alternate),1944;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 15th District, 1921-26; Chief, U.S. HousingAuthority, 1937-42.Member,Elks;Moose.Died, in amotelroom at Massapequa,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September13, 1961 (age72 years, 109days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | Henry Morgenthau Jr. (1891-1967) — of Hopewell Junction,DutchessCounty, N.Y.; Wiccopee,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1891.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1928,1932;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1934-45.Jewish.DiedFebruary6, 1967 (age75 years, 271days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofHenryMorgenthau and Josephine (Sykes) Morgenthau; married,November21, 1951, to Marcella Puthan; married,April17, 1916, toElinorFatman; father ofRobertMorris Morgenthau. | | | | Political family:Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbiltfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Henry Morgenthau, Jr.:Herbert Levy,HenryMorgenthau, Jr.: The Remarkable Life of FDR's Secretary of theTreasury |
| | Elinor Fatman Morgenthau (1892-1949) — also known asElinor F. Morgenthau;ElinorFatman —of Hopewell Junction,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February19, 1892.Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1924;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1928.Female.Jewish.Died, from aliverailment, inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September21, 1949 (age57 years, 214days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (1899-1992) — also known asCornelius V. Whitney;"Sonny" —of Westbury,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.Born in Roslyn,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,February20, 1899.Democrat. Co-founder and chairman of Pam AmericanAirways;chairman, Hudson BayMining andSmeltingCompany;horsebreeder; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1932; along withDavidO. Selznick, he helped to finance and produceHollywoodfilms in the 1930s and 1940s.Died in Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,December13, 1992 (age93 years, 297days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Harry Payne Whitney and Gertrude (Vanderbilt) Whitney; married,March 5,1923, to Marie Norton (who later marriedWilliamAverell Harriman); married,September29, 1931, to Gladys Crosby Hopkins; married,June 18,1941, to Eleanor Searle; married,January24, 1958, to Mary Lou (Schroeder) Hosford; grandson ofWilliamCollins Whitney; grandnephew ofHenryMelville Whitney; granduncle ofJohnLeBoutillier; great-grandson ofHenryB. Payne andJamesScollay Whitney; second great-grandson ofHenryCollins Flagg; first cousin ofWilliamHenry Vanderbilt III andJohnHay Whitney; first cousin once removed ofFrancesPayne Bolton; second cousin ofWilliamArmistead Moale Burden andOliverPayne Bolton; second cousin once removed ofShirleyCarter Burden Jr.; third cousin thrice removed ofThomasMackie Burgess. | | | | Political families:Wadsworth-Whitney-Symingtonfamily of New York;Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbiltfamily of New York City, New York;Whitney-Bolton-Paynefamily of Cleveland, Ohio;Harrimanfamily of Arden, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | William Henry Vanderbilt III (1901-1981) — also known asWilliam H. Vanderbilt — of Portsmouth,NewportCounty, R.I.; South Williamstown, Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1901.Republican. Member ofRhodeIsland state senate, 1928-34; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Rhode Island,1928(ConventionVice-President),1936(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee);Governor ofRhode Island, 1939-41; defeated, 1940.Episcopalian.Died in South Williamstown, Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,April14, 1981 (age79 years, 141days).Interment atSouthlawn Cemetery, Williamstown, Mass.  | George Backer (1903-1974) — of New York. Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January18, 1903.Novelist;playwright;New York City councilman; American Labor candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1937, 1938; presidentand publisher, New York Postnewspaper,1939-42.Jewish.DiedMay 1,1974 (age71 years, 103days).Burial location unknown. | | | Frederick Backer (1909-1971) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January2, 1909.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1957-68; appointed 1957.DiedNovember18, 1971 (age62 years, 320days).Burial location unknown. | | Stuart Scheftel (c.1911-1994) — of New York. Born about 1911. Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1942.Died, following aheartattack, atNew YorkHospital, New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1994 (ageabout 83years).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Morris Morgenthau (1919-2019) — also known asRobert M. Morgenthau — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,July 31,1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1961-62, 1962-70;candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1962;NewYork County District Attorney, 1975-2009.Jewish.Died, in Lenox HillHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 21,2019 (age99 years, 355days).Burial location unknown. | | Arthur Fredric Leopold (1919-2008) — also known asA. Fredric Leopold — of Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.BornNovember10, 1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;mayorof Beverly Hills, Calif., 1967-68, 1971-72; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1968.Jewish. Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January1, 2008 (age88 years, 52days).Entombed atHillsideMemorial Park, Culver City, Calif. | | Orin Lehman (1920-2008) — also known as"Father Nature" — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornJanuary14, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; injured duringthe Battle of the Bulge andlost aleg;newspaperpublisher; chairman, ColgreenBroadcastingGroup, owner ofradiostations; founder, Just One Break, Inc., not-for-profitemployment service for people with disabilities; campaign manager,JohnJ. Burns for Lieutenant Governor, 1962; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1964;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1966;producerof several popular off-Broadway plays; New York State Commissioner ofParks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, 1975-93.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Committee;Council onForeign Relations;UrbanLeague;NAACP.Died, ofpneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February22, 2008 (age88 years, 39days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Workman Sweet (1922-2019) — also known asRobert W. Sweet — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October15, 1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;Deputy mayor, New York City, 1966-69; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1968;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1978-91;took senior status 1991.Died in Ketchum,BlaineCounty, Idaho,March24, 2019 (age96 years, 160days).Burial location unknown. | | Ronald Peter Straus (1923-2012) — also known asR. Peter Straus — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February15, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;chairman, Straus Communications, a chain ofnewspapersandradiostations; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1960,1964;director, Voice of America, 1977-79.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August6, 2012 (age89 years, 173days).Burial location unknown. | | Adele Hall Sweet (1925-2018) — also known asAdele H. Sweet;Adele T. Hall;AdeleH. Leopold —of Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August25, 1925.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1968.Female.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer'sdisease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.December21, 2018 (age93 years, 118days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Step-daughter ofGeorgeBacker; daughter of Richard Brown West Hall and Dorothy (Schiff)Hall; married,May 14,1954, toArthurFredric Leopold; married,May 12,1973, toRobertWorkman Sweet; married,December9, 1944, to Arthur Gray, Jr.; great-granddaughter of JacobSchiff. | | | | Political family:Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbiltfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | John Langeloth Loeb Jr. (b. 1930) — also known asJohn L. Loeb, Jr. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,May 2,1930.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1964;U.S. Ambassador toDenmark, 1981-83.Still living as of 1996.
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