List of United States political families (B)

The following is an alphabetical list of political families in the United States whose last name begins with B.
NOTE: Info may be incomplete.
Bankheads and Brockmans.
Three Senators and one Speaker of the House.
Barksdales.
NOTE: Ethelbert Barksdale was also brother-in-law of Confederate States politician James B. Owens.
Barrys and Blackburns.
NOTE: Luke P. Blackburn and Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn were also distant cousins of U.S. Secretary of State Henry Clay.
Bartletts of New Hampshire.
NOTE: John D. O'Rear was also third cousin of Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge Edward Clay O'Rear.
Bartleys.
NOTE: Thomas W. Bartley was also the brother-in-law of Senator John Sherman and General William Tecumseh Sherman.
Bateses.
Three brothers:
NOTE: Frederick Bates, Edward Bates and James Woodson Bates were also third cousins once removed of U.S. Representative Samuel H. Woodson (1777–1827), Missouri Governor Silas Woodson (1819–1896), Kansas Territory Governor Daniel Woodson (1824–1894) and Montana legislator John Archibald Woodson, and third cousin twice removed of Democratic National Committeeman Urey Woodson (1859–1939). James Woodson Bates was also stepfather of Arkansas State Representative Matthew C. Moore.
Beales, Blaines, and Ewings.
NOTE: Truxtun Beale was also son of U.S. Minister Edward Fitzgerald Beale.
Bedfords and Reads.
NOTE: John Read was also son-in-law of Continental Congressional Delegate Samuel Meredith.
Bees.
NOTE: Thomas Bee was also father of Texas Republic politician Barnard E. Bee, Sr. Hamilton Prioleau Bee was also nephew of U.S. Representative James Hamilton, Jr.
Behms, Orths, and Rahms.
NOTE: C. Henry Orth was also father-in-law of U.S. Representative Luther Reily.
Belmonts.
See also The Perry Family
NOTE: John Slidells's brother-in-law, Matthew C. Perry, was also brother-in-law of George Washington Rodgers, Rodgers' brother, John Rodgers, was father-in-law of Montgomery C. Meigs, who was grandnephew of U.S. Postmaster General Return J. Meigs, Jr. Slidell was also grandfather-in-law of U.S. diplomat Joseph Grew and great-grandfather-in-law of U.S. diplomat Jay Pierrepont Moffat. August Butler was also first cousin by marriage of U.S. Senator Matthew C. Butler.
Bentons, Browns, Clays, Fremonts, and McDowells.
The Benton-Brown-Fremont-Clay-McDowell family is a family of politicians from the United States. Below is a list of members:
Berrys and Johnsons.
NOTE: Henry V. Johnson was also son of Confederate Governor of Kentucky George W. Johnson.
Blacks of Pennsylvania.
NOTE: Chauncey Forward Black was also son-in-law of U.S. Representative John Littleton Dawson.
The Blairs.
NOTE: Montgomery Blair was also son-in-law of U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Levi Woodbury.
Blounts.
NOTE: Hill McAlister was also great-grandson of U.S. Postmaster General Aaron V. Brown (1795–1859). McAlister was also the son-in-law of Supreme Court Justice Howell Edmunds Jackson (1832–1895).
Blounts of Georgia.
NOTE: James H. Blount, Jr. was also former son-in-law of U.S. Senator Braxton B. Comer.
Bonhams and Brooks.
NOTE: Preston S. Brooks was also first cousin of U.S. Senator Matthew Butler.
Bontecous and Metcalfs.
NOTE: Frederic H. Bontecou was also fourth cousin once removed of Waukegan, Illinois Mayor Asiel Z. Blodgett.
Booths.
NOTE: Booth Tarkington was also son of Indiana State Representative John Stevenson Tarkington and grandnephew of Indiana State Senator William Clayborne Tarkington. John Tarkington Jameson and Donald Ovid Butler Jameson were also sons of Indiana State Representative Ovid Butler Jameson.
Borahs and McConnells.
Note: It has been generally accepted that William Borah was the likely birth father of Paulina Longworth Strum, daughter of Alice Roosevelt Longworth and granddaughter of President Theodore Roosevelt. (At the time, Paulina's father was assumed to be House Speaker Nicholas Longworth, a Republican from Ohio.)
Botts and Lewis.
NOTE: Lunsford L. Lews was also brother of U.S. Senator John F. Lewis.
Bottums.
NOTE: May be incomplete.
Boucks.
NOTE: Charles C. Bouck's daughter, Katherine Lawyer, was also daughter-in-law of New York Governor Alonzo B. Cornell.
Bowdles and Eyres.
NOTE: Joseph L. Eyre was also a descendant of Pennsylvania State Representative John Larkin, Jr.
Bowies and Johnsons.
NOTE: Robert Bowie was also brother-in-law of Maryland House Delegates Benjamin Mackall IV and Thomas Mackall.
Bradfords and DeWolfs.
NOTE: James DeWolf Perry was also first cousin of U.S. Senator Matthew C. Butler.
Bradleys.
NOTE: J.G. Bradley was also grandson of U.S. Secretary of War Simon Cameron and grandson-in-law of U.S. Secretary of State Thomas F. Bayard, Sr.
Bradleys and Morrows.
NOTE: Christine Bradley South is also connected to the South-Cockrell-Hargis family.
Bradys.
NOTE: Vera Brady Shipman (1889–1932), composer and journalist, was the daughter of John Leeford Brady.
Braxtons, Brockenbroughs, and Stevensons.
NOTE: William Brockenbrough was also father-in-law of U.S. Representative Edward Colston and uncle of U.S. Representative William H. Brockenbrough. William Tyler Page was also a relative of Virginia Governor John Tyler, Sr.
Breathitts.
NOTE: John S. Marmaduke was also son of Missouri Governor Meredith Miles Marmaduke and nephew of Missouri Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson.
Breckinridges.
See Breckinridge family
Brewers and Harts.
NOTE: John Hart was also a descendant of Flushing, New York Clerk Edward Hart. Hart was also ancestor of Sarah Hart, who married New York State Senator George B. Guinnip.
Breyers.
NOTE: Stephen Breyer is also the son-in-law of British politician John Hare, 1st Viscount Blakenham.
Bristows and Drapers.
NOTE: Ebenezer Sumner Draper was also brother of U.S. Representative William F. Draper.
Brodheads.
NOTE: Jefferson Davis Brodhead was also grandnephew of U.S. Secretary of War Jefferson Davis.
Brookes.
NOTE: Robert Brooke, Sr.'s son; Baker; was son-in-law of Maryland Colony Governor Leonard Calvert. Thomas Brooke, Jr. was also son-in-law of Maryland Colony Assemblyman Thomas Dent, Sr.; father-in-law of U.S. Representatives Charles S. Sewall and William Barton Wade Dent and Maryland Colony Assemblyman Philip Lee, Sr.
Browns of West Virginia.
NOTE: William Gay Brown, Jr. was also cousin of U.S. Senator Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver.
Bruces.
NOTE: David K.E. Bruce was also former son-in-law of U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon.
Bulkeleys, Brainards, and Morgans.
NOTE: Edwin D. Morgan was also uncle of U.S. Consul W.F. Rowland.
Burbanks and Kibbeys.
NOTE: John A. Burbank was also brother-in-law of U.S. Senator Oliver P. Morton (1823–1877). Joseph H. Kibbey was also son of Indiana Attorney General John F. Kibbey in the administration of Morton and also Morton's law partner.
Burrs and Alstons.
NOTE: Aaron Burr was also nephew of Continental Congressional Delegate Pierpont Edwards and first cousin of U.S. Representative Theodore Dwight and U.S. Senator Henry W. Edwards. Joseph Alston was also brother-in-law of South Carolina Governor John Lyde Wilson.
Butlers of Pennsylvania.
NOTE: Thomas S. Butler was also son-in-law of U.S. Representative Smedley Darlington.
Butlers and Belmonts.
See Butler-Belmont Family
Byrds and Floods.
NOTE: Harry F. Byrd, Jr. is also brother-in-law of Virginia House Delegate James Thomson.
Byrons.
Note: William D. Byron was also grandson of Williamsport, Maryland Mayor William Byron.