The Wickliffes
- Charles A. Wickliffe (1788–1869), Kentucky State Representative 1814-1823 1834-1836, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1823-1833 1861-1863, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky 1836-1839, Governor of Kentucky 1839-1840, U.S. Postmaster General 1841-1845. Father of Robert C. Wickliffe.
- Robert C. Wickliffe (1819–1895), Louisiana State Senator 1851-1854, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana 1854-1856, Governor of Louisiana 1856-1860, candidate to the Democratic National Convention 1876 1884, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana 1882. Son of Charles A. Wickliffe.
- David Levy Yulee (1810–1886), U.S. Representative from Florida 1841-1845, U.S. Senator from Florida 1845-1851 1855-1861. Son-in-law of Charles A. Wickliffe.
- Robert Charles Wickliffe (1874–1912), District Attorney for Louisiana 1902-1906, U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1909-1912. Grandson of Charles A. Wickliffe.
- J.C.W. Beckham (1869–1940), Kentucky State Representative, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky 1899-1900, Governor of Kentucky 1900-1907, candidate for U.S. Senate from Kentucky 1908 1936, U.S. Senator from Kentucky 1915-1921, candidate for Governor of Kentucky 1927. Nephew of Robert C. Wickliffe.
NOTE: Robert C. Wickliffe was also son-in-law of U.S. Representative John Bennett Dawson and nephew by marriage of Louisiana Governor Isaac Johnson.
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