The Gallatins, Nicholsons, and Davies
- Albert Gallatin (1761-1849), delegate to the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention 1790, Pennsylvania State Representative 1790-1792, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1793-1794, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1795-1801, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 1801-1814, U.S. Minister to France 1815-1823, U.S. Minister to Great Britain 1826-1827. Cousin by marriage of Joseph Hopper Nicholson.
- Joseph Hopper Nicholson (1770-1817), Maryland House Delegate 1796-1798, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1799-1806, Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals 1806-1817. Cousin by marriage of Albert Gallatin.
- Eugenie Mary Ladenburg Davie (1895-1975), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1936. Great-great-granddaughter of Albert Gallatin.
NOTE: Joseph Hopper Nicholson was also brother-in-law of U.S. Attorney Francis Scott Key. Eugenie Mary Ladenburg Davie was also a descendant by marriage of North Carolina Governor William Richardson Davie and granddaughter-in-law of U.S. Representative William Preston.
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