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. | |  Arthur MacArthur (1815-1896) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Glasgow,Scotland,January26, 1815.Democrat.Lawyer;LieutenantGovernor of Wisconsin, 1856-58;Governor ofWisconsin, 1856; circuit judge in Wisconsin 2nd Circuit,1856-69;AssociateJustice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,1870-87; retired 1887.Died in Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,August26, 1896 (age81 years, 213days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.  | Alben William Barkley (1877-1956) — also known asAlben W. Barkley;Willie Alben Barkley;"Dear Alben";"Little Alby";"Veep" —of Paducah,McCrackenCounty, Ky.Born in alogcabin near Lowes,GravesCounty, Ky.,November24, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;McCrackenCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09; county judge in Kentucky,1909-13;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1913-27; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kentucky,1920,1924,1928,1932,1936,1940,1944(speaker),1948(TemporaryChair; chair,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1952;candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1923;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1927-49, 1955-56; died in office 1956;candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President,1944;VicePresident of the United States, 1949-53.Methodist.Member,DeltaTau Delta;PhiAlpha Delta;OddFellows;Elks.Died of aheartattack while speaking at the Washington and Lee University MockDemocraticConvention,Lexington,Va.,April30, 1956 (age78 years, 158days).Interment atMt.Kenton Cemetery, Near Paducah, McCracken County, Ky.| |  Relatives: Sonof John Wilson Barkley and Electra Eliza (Smith) Barkley; married,June 23,1903, to Dorothy Brower; married,November18, 1949, to Jane Hadley andJaneHadley (1911-1964); father of Laura Louise Barkley (who marriedDouglasMacArthur II); grandfather ofAlbenW. Barkley II. | | | | Political families:MacArthurfamily of Pennsylvania;Barkleyfamily (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | C. V. Whitney's thoroughbreadracehorse"The Veep" (born 1948), wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Alben W. Barkley: Polly AnnDavis,AlbenW. Barkley, Senate Majority Leader and VicePresident — James K. Libbey,DearAlben : Mr. Barkley of Kentucky — Jane Hadley Barkley,IMarried the Veep | | | | Image source: TrumanLibrary |
 | Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,January26, 1880.Republican. General in the U.S. Army during World War I; general inthe U.S. Army during World War II; received theMedalof Honor for his defense of the Philippines in 1942; repeatedlydisavowed any intention of becoming a candidate for any publicoffice, but his supporters persisted in putting his name forward;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1952;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;Christian Nationalist candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1952; candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1956.Member,MilitaryOrder of the World Wars.Died, fromprimarybiliary cirrhosis (an auto-immune disorder), inWashington,D.C.,April 5,1964 (age84 years, 70days).Entombed atMacArthurMemorial, Norfolk, Va.; statue atUnitedStates Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. | | James Henry Roberts Cromwell (1896-1990) — also known asJames H. R. Cromwell — of Somerville,SomersetCounty, N.J.; Weehawken,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 4,1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; vice-president,PeerlessMotor CarCompany; U.S. Minister toCanada, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew Jersey,1940;candidate forU.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1940; president, Chemwood Corporation,pulpand paper manufacturers.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;MarineCorps League;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died in1990(ageabout94 years).Burial location unknown. | | Douglas MacArthur II (1909-1997) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Bryn Mawr,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,July 5,1909.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inVancouver, as of 1935;Naples, as of 1937-38;Paris, 1944; U.S. Ambassador toJapan, 1957-61;Belgium, 1961-65;Austria, 1967-69;Iran, 1969-72.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, after astrokeandheartattack, in Georgetown UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,November15, 1997 (age88 years, 133days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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