The Carters, Graysons, Monroes, Orrs, and Smallwoods
- William Grayson (1740–1790), Virginia House Delegate 1784-1785 1788, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia 1785-1787, U.S. Senator from Virginia 1789-1790. Cousin of James Monroe.
- James Monroe (1758–1831), Virginia House Delegate 1782 1786 1810-1811, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia 1783-1786, U.S. Senator from Virginia 1790-1794, U.S. Minister to France 1794-1796, Governor of Virginia 1799-1802 1811, U.S. Minister to Great Britain 1803-1807, U.S. Secretary of State 1811-1814 1815-1817, U.S. Secretary of War 1814-1815, President of the United States 1817-1825, delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention 1829. Cousin of William Grayson.
- William Smallwood (1732–1792), Governor of Maryland 1785-1788, Maryland State Senator 1791-1792. Brother-in-law of William Grayson.
- Alexander Orr (1761–1835), member of the Kentucky Legislature, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1791-1797. Nephew of William Grayson.
- James Monroe (1799–1870), U.S. Representative from New York 1839-1841, member of the New York Legislature. Nephew of James Monroe.
- William Grayson Carter, Kentucky State Senator 1834-1838. Grandson of William Grayson.
NOTE: James Monroe was also nephew of Continental Congressional Delegate Joseph Jones, distant cousin of Kentucky Secretary of State Thomas Monroe.
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