List of United States political families (L)


The following is an alphabetical list of political families in the United States whose last name begins with L.

The Lafargues and the Irions

The Laffoons

NOTE: James E. Doyle is also the son of federal judge James Edward Doyle and Wisconsin Assemblywoman Ruth Bachhuber Doyle, both were founders of the modern Democratic Party in Wisconsin. Ruth Bachhuber Doyle's father, Frank E. Bachhuber, grandfather, Andrew Bachhuber, and great-grandfather, Max Bachhuber also served in the Wisconsin Assembly.

The Lamars

NOTE: Joseph Lane was also first cousin by marriage of U.S. Senator Walter T. Colquitt.

The Lanes of Indiana

NOTE: James H. Lane was also grandson-in-law of Continental Congressional Delegate Arthur St. Clair.

The Lanes of Maryland

NOTE: Joseph Lane was also first cousin by marriage of U.S. Senator Walter T. Colquitt.

The Langdons

NOTE: Charles Pinckney was also cousin of U.S. Minister Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and second cousin of U.S. Representative Thomas Pinckney.

The LaValles

NOTE: Preston Lea was also third cousin once removed of U.S. Senator Joseph Rodman West and second cousin once removed of Delaware Assemblyman Charles Corbit and Minnesota State Representative William Webb Jr. Sheffield Phelps was also son of U.S. Representative William Walter Phelps.

The Leaches of Louisiana

See Lee family

The Lees of Maryland

NOTE: Thomas Sim Lee was also thought to be of some relation to the Lee family and was first cousin of U.S. Senator Richard Potts. John Lee Carroll was also great-grandson of U.S. Senator Charles Carroll of Carrollton.

The Lees and Eubanks of Louisiana

NOTE: Irving Lehman was also brother-in-law of New York State Senator Nathan Straus Jr. Robert M. Morgenthau is also grandson of U.S. Ambassador Henry Morgenthau Sr. and son of U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr.. Orin Lehman was also nephew by marriage of Rhode Island Governor William Henry Vanderbilt III.

The Lenahans and O'Connells

NOTE: Morgan Lewis was also son-in-law of New York Colony Assemblyman Robert Livingston, grandson-in-law of New York Colony Assemblyman Robert Livingston, and brother-in-law of U.S. Secretary of Foreign Affairs Robert Livingston, U.S. Secretary of State Edward Livingston, and U.S. Secretary of War John Armstrong Jr..

The Lewis of Virginia

NOTE: Lunsford L. Lewis was also son-in-law of U.S. Representative John Botts.

The Lichts

The Lincolns of Illinois

NOTE: Levi Lincoln Sr. was also distantly related to U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.

The Lindberghs and Lodges

NOTE: Stephen A. Rudd was also son of New York Assemblyman Robert J. Rudd.

The Lindsays and Winstons

NOTE: Henry Lippitt was also granduncle of U.S. Senator John Chafee and great-granduncle of U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee.

The Listers

The Lloyds

NOTE: Henry Lloyd was also great-grandson of U.S. Senator John Henry.

The Lockes

The Cabots and Lodges were relatives by marriage to the Adams family and the Roosevelt family.
NOTE: Henry Cabot Lodge was also grandson-in-law of U.S. Senator Elijah Hunt Mills. George Cabot Lodge was also grandson-in-law of U.S. Secretary of State Frederick T. Frelinghuysen. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. was also great-great-grandson-in-law of U.S. Senator Jonathan Mason and brother-in-law of New Jersey Treasurer Archibald S. Alexander. George C. Lodge and John Davis Lodge were also nephews by marriage of U.S. Representative Augustus P. Gardner. John Davis Lodge was also brother-in-law of U.S. Consul General D. Chadwick Braggiotti.

The Lodges of Idaho

See Long family

The Longworths

The Longleys

NOTE: John Munroe Longyear was also second cousin by marriage of Kingston, New York Mayor Aaron Thompson.

The Lords

NOTE: Owen Lovejoy was also cousin of U.S. Senator Nathan A. Farwell.

The Lowes, the Mimses, and the Spencers

The Lowndes

NOTE: William Lowndes was also son-in-law of U.S. Representative Thomas Pinckney.

The Lowries