List of United States Political Families (C) - The Chaffees and Grants

The Chaffees and Grants

  • Jerome B. Chaffee (1825–1886), Colorado Territory Representative 1861-1863, Republican National Committeeman 1866-1868 1870-1872, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1868, U.S. Congressional Delegate from Colorado Territory 1871-1875, U.S. Senator from Colorado 1876-1879, Chairman of the Colorado Republican Party 1884. Father-in-law of Ulysses S. Grant, Jr.
    • Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. (1852–1929), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1896. Son-in-law of Jerome B. Chaffee.

NOTE: Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. was also son of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and brother of U.S. Minister Frederick Dent Grant.

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