List of United States Political Families (S) - The Slidells and Emmets

The Slidells and Emmets

• John Slidell (1793–1871), candidate for U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1828, U.S. Attorney in Louisiana 1829-1833, member of the Louisiana Legislature, candidate for U.S. Senate from Louisiana 1836 1838 1848, U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1843-1845, U.S. Senator from Louisiana 1853-1861, Confederate States Envoy to France 1861. Brother of Thomas Slidell.
• Thomas Slidell, U.S. Attorney in Louisiana 1837-1838, Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. Brother of John Slidell.
  • William C. Emmet (1836-1901), U.S. Consul in Smyrna, Anatolia 1885-1893; U.S. Consul in Aix-la-Chapelle, France 1893-1897. Grandnephew by marriage of John Slidell.

NOTE: William C. Emmet was also grandson of New York Attorney General Thomas Addis Emmet and first cousin once removed of U.S. Minister Greenville T. Emmet.