List of United States Political Families (W) - The Whitehills and Wises

The Whitehills and Wises

• John Whitehill 1729-1815, Judge in Pennsylvania 1777, member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature 1780, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1803-1807.
• Robert Whitehill 1738-1813, member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1805-1813. Brother of John Whitehill.
  • James Whitehill 1762-1822, Judge in Pennsylvania 1811, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1813. Son of John Whitehill.
    • John C. Kunkel 1898-1970, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1939-1951 1961-1967, candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1950. Great great grandson of Robert Whitehill.

• Jonathan Sergeant 1746-1793, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania 1776, Pennsylvania Attorney General 1777.
  • John Sergeant 1779-1852, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1815-1823 1827-1829 1837-1841, candidate for Vice President of the United States 1832. Son of Jonathan Sergeant, great grandfather of John C. Kunkel.
    • Henry A. Wise 1806-1876, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1833-1844, U.S. Minister to Brazil 1844-1847, delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention 1850, Governor of Virginia 1856-1859. Son-in-law of John Sergeant.
      • Richard Alsop Wise 1843-1900, member of the Virginia State Legislature, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1898-1899 1900. Son of Henry A. Wise.
      • John Sergeant Wise 1846-1913, U.S. District Attorney for Eastern District of Virginia 1882-1883, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1883-1885, candidate for Governor of Virginia 1885. Son of Henry A. Wise.
      • George D. Wise 1831-1898, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1881-1885. Nephew of Henry A. Wise.

NOTE: John C. Kunkel was also grandson of U.S. Representative John Christian Kunkel.