Symington family

The Symington family is a family of politicians from the United States. Below is a list of members:

James Wolcott Wadsworth (1846-1926), New York Comptroller 1880-1881, U.S. Representative from New York 1881-1885 1891-1907. Father of James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr..
John Hay (1838-1905), U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1897-1898, U.S. Secretary of State 1898-1905. Father-in-law of James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr..
- James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr. (1877-1952), New York Assemblyman 1905-1910, U.S. Senator from New York 1915-1927, U.S. Representative from New York 1933-1951. Son of James Wolcott Wadsworth.
  - Stuart Symington (1901-1988), U.S. Secretary of the Air Force 1947-1950, U.S. Senator from Missouri 1953-1976, candidate for Democratic nomination for President of the United States 1960. Son-in-law of James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr..
  - 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. Cousin of Stuart Symington.
  - John Hay Whitney (1904-1981), U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1957-1961. Grandson of John Hay.
    - James W. Symington (1927-), U.S. Representative from Missouri 1969-1977. Son of Stuart Symington.
    - Fife Symington III (1945-), Governor of Arizona 1991-1997. Son of J. Fife Symington Jr..

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