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Symington family (United States)

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The Symington family ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|aɪ|m|ɪ|ŋ|t|ən}} {{respell|SY|ming|tən}}) is a family of politicians from the United States.

Family tree of notable members

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  • William Stuart Symington Sr. (1840–1912): {{Abbr|m.|Married}} Lelia Powers
  • W. Stuart Symington Jr. (1870–1926): Maryland state court judge; {{Abbr|m.|Married}} Emily Harrison
  • W. Stuart Symington III (1901–1988): U.S. Secretary of the Air Force (1947–1950), U.S. senator from Missouri (1953–1976); candidate for 1960 Democratic Party presidential nomination;{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S001136|title=SYMINGTON, William Stuart (Stuart) - Biographical Information|publisher=Bioguide.congress.gov|accessdate=2018-04-09}} {{Abbr|m.|Married}} Evelyn Wadsworth, daughter of U.S. senator and U.S. representative James W. Wadsworth Jr. (1877–1952),{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000012 |title=WADSWORTH, James Wolcott, Jr. - Biographical Information |publisher=Bioguide.congress.gov |date= |accessdate=2018-04-09}} granddaughter of James W. Wadsworth (1846–1926){{cite web|author=Lawrence Kestenbaum|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wadhams-waggy.html#R9M0JGAFG|title=Index to Politicians: Wadel to Wagnalls|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=2018-04-09}} and John Hay (1838–1905),{{cite web|author=Lawrence Kestenbaum |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hay.html#RFR0KMXPG |title=Index to Politicians: Hay |publisher=The Political Graveyard |date= |accessdate=2018-04-09}} and great-granddaughter of James S. Wadsworth (1807–1864){{cite web|author=Lawrence Kestenbaum|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wadhams-waggy.html#RPP1AOFWJ|title=Index to Politicians: Wadel to Wagnalls|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=2018-04-09}}
  • Stuart Symington (born 1925): {{Abbr|m.|Married}} Janey Studt
  • W. Stuart Symington IV (born 1952): U.S. ambassador to Nigeria (2016–2019), to Rwanda (2008–2011), and to Djibouti (2006–2008)
  • James W. Symington (born 1927): U.S. representative from Missouri (1969–1977){{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S001134|title=SYMINGTON, James Wadsworth - Biographical Information|publisher=Bioguide.congress.gov|accessdate=2018-04-09}}
  • Powers Symington (1872–1957): U.S. navy officer; {{Abbr|m.|Married}} Maude Fay, opera singer
  • John Fife Symington Sr. (1877–1950): {{Abbr|m.|Married}} Arabella Hambleton
  • J. Fife Symington Jr. (1910–2007): candidate for U.S. representative from Maryland (1958; 1960; 1962), U.S. ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago (1969–1971); {{Abbr|m.|Married}} Martha Frick, granddaughter of Henry Clay Frick
  • Martha Frick Symington Sanger (born 1941)
  • Fife Symington III (born 1945): governor of Arizona (1991–1997){{cite web|author=Lawrence Kestenbaum|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sword-szymczak.html#RI91AA6OL|title=Index to Politicians: Sword to Szyperski|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=2018-04-09}}
  • Donald Symington (1924–2013): actor

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See also

References

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Category:American families of English ancestry

Category:Political families of the United States

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