List of United States Political Families (K) - The Kerrys and Winthrops

The Kerrys and Winthrops

• Robert C. Winthrop (1809-1894), Massachusetts State Representative 1835-1840, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1840-1842 1842-1850, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives 1847-1849, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1850-1851, candidate for Governor of Massachusetts 1851. Great-great-grandfather of John Kerry.
  • John Kerry (1943-), candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1972, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1983-1985, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1985–present, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 2000 2004, candidate for President of the United States 2004. Great-great-grandson of Robert C. Winthrop.

NOTE: John Kerry is also third cousin twice removed of Philippines Governor-General William Cameron Forbes and is distantly related to U.S. President George W. Bush. His wife, Teresa, is also widow of U.S. Senator H. John Heinz III.