List of United States Political Families (M) - The Magoffins, Shannons, and Shelbys

The Magoffins, Shannons, and Shelbys

• Isaac Shelby (1750–1826), member of the Virginia Legislature 1779, member of the North Carolina Legislature 1779, delegate to the Kentucky Constitutional Convention 1792, Governor of Kentucky 1792–1796 1812–1816. Father-in-law of James Shannon.
  • James Shannon (1791–1832), U.S. Chargé d'affaires to Central America 1832. Son-in-law of Isaac Shelby.
    • Beriah Magoffin (1815–1885), Kentucky State Court Judge 1840, Kentucky State Senator 1850, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1856, Governor of Kentucky 1859–1862, Kentucky State Representative 1867. Grandson-in-law of Isaac Shelby.

NOTE: James Shannon was also brother of Kentucky State Representative George Shannon and U.S. Representatives Thomas Shannon and Wilson Shannon and granduncle of U.S. Representative Isaac C. Parker.