The Daytons
- William L. Dayton (1807–1864), New Jersey Councilman 1837–1838, Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court 1838–1841, U.S. Senator from New Jersey 1842–1851, candidate for Vice President of the United States 1856, Attorney General of New Jersey 1857–1861, U.S. Minister to France 1861–1864. Father of William Lewis Dayton, Jr.
- William Lewis Dayton, Jr., U.S. Minister to Netherlands 1882–1885. Son of William L. Dayton.
NOTE: William L. Dayton was also distantly related to Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Jonathan Dayton.
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