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Andrew Jackson , 7th U.S. President (1829–1837)
James K. Polk , 11th U.S. President (1845–1849)
James Buchanan , 15th U.S. President (1857–1861)
Andrew Johnson , 17th U.S. President (1865–1869)
Ulysses S. Grant , 18th U.S. President (1869–1877)
Chester A. Arthur , 21st U.S. President (1881–1885)
Grover Cleveland , 22nd & 24th U.S. President (1885–1889 & 1893–1897)
Benjamin Harrison , 23rd U.S. President (1889–1893)
William McKinley , 25th U.S. President (1897–1901)
Theodore Roosevelt , 26th U.S. President (1901–1909)
William Howard Taft , 27th U.S. President (1909–1913)
Woodrow Wilson , 28th U.S. President (1913–1921)
Harry S. Truman , 33rd U.S. President (1945–1953)
Lyndon B. Johnson , 36th U.S. President (1963–1969)
Richard Nixon , 37th U.S. President (1969–1974)
Jimmy Carter , 39th U.S. President (1977–1981)
George H. W. Bush , 41st U.S. President (1989–1993)
Bill Clinton , 42nd U.S. President (1993–2001)
George W. Bush , 43rd U.S. President (2001–2009)
Barack Obama , 44th U.S. President (2009–2017)
DeWitt Clinton ,
1812 Federalist Presidential Nominee (unofficial)
Hugh Lawson White ,
1836 Whig Presidential Nominee (Southern)
John C. Breckinridge ,
1860 Southern Democratic Presidential Nominee
George B. McClellan ,
1864 Democratic Presidential Nominee
Horace Greeley ,
1872 Liberal Republican Presidential Nominee
James G. Blaine ,
1884 Republican Presidential Nominee
William Jennings Bryan ,
1896 ,
1900 , &
1908 Democratic Presidential Nominee
Adlai Stevenson II ,
1952 &
1956 Democratic Presidential Nominee
Al Gore ,
2000 Democratic Presidential Nominee
John Kerry ,
2004 Democratic Presidential Nominee
John McCain ,
2008 Republican Presidential Nominee
This is a list of notable
Scotch-Irish Americans , including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. The
Scotch-Irish trace their ancestry to
Lowland Scottish and
Northern English people, but through having stayed a few generations in
Ulster . This list is ordered by
surname within section. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Scots-Irish American or must have references showing they are Scots-Irish American and are notable.
Political/military
Many
Presidents of the United States have ancestral links to
Ulster , including three whose parents were born in Ulster.
[1] The Irish Protestant vote in the U.S. has not been studied nearly as much as that of the Catholic Irish. In the 1820s and 1830s, supporters of
Andrew Jackson emphasized his Irish background, as did
James Knox Polk , but since the 1840s it has been uncommon for a Protestant politician in America to be identified as Irish, but rather as 'Scotch-Irish'.[
original research? ] In Canada, by contrast, Irish Protestants remained a cohesive political force well into the 20th century, identified with the
then Conservative Party of Canada and especially with the
Orange Institution , although this is less evident in today's politics.
More than one-third of all U.S. Presidents had substantial ancestral origins in the northern province of Ireland (Ulster). President Bill Clinton spoke proudly of that fact, and his own ancestral links with the province, during his two visits to Ulster. Like most US citizens, most US presidents are the result of a "
melting pot " of ancestral origins.
Clinton is one of at least seventeen Chief Executives descended from emigrants to the United States from Ulster. While many of the Presidents have typically Ulster-Scots surnames – Jackson, Johnson, McKinley, Wilson – others, such as Roosevelt and Cleveland, have links which are less obvious.
Andrew Jackson
[2]
7th President, 1829–1837: He was born in the predominantly Ulster-Scots
Waxhaws area of
South Carolina two years after his parents left
Boneybefore , near
Carrickfergus in
County Antrim . A
heritage centre in the village pays tribute to the legacy of 'Old Hickory', the People's President. Andrew Jackson then moved to
Tennessee , where he began a prominent political and military career.
[3] (
U.S. Senator from
Tennessee , 1797–1798 & 1823–1825;
U.S. House Representative from
Tennessee's at-large congressional district , 1796–1797;
Tennessee Supreme Court Judge, 1798–1804;
Federal Military Commissioner of Florida , 1821;
U.S. Army
Major General , 1814–1821;
U.S. Volunteers
Major General , 1812–1814;
Tennessee State Militia
Major General , 1802–1812; Tennessee State Militia
Colonel , 1801–1802)
James K. Polk
11th President, 1845–1849: His ancestors were among the first Ulster-Scots settlers, emigrating from
Coleraine in 1680 to become a powerful political family in
Mecklenburg County ,
North Carolina . He moved to
Tennessee and became its governor before winning the presidency.
[3] (
13th
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives , 1835–1839;
9th
Governor of Tennessee , 1839–1841; U.S. House Representative from
Tennessee's 6th congressional district , 1825–1833; U.S. House Representative from
Tennessee's 9th congressional district , 1833–1839;
Tennessee State Representative , 1823–1825)
James Buchanan
15th President, 1857–1861: Born in a log cabin (which has been relocated to his old school in
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania ), 'Old Buck' cherished his origins: "My Ulster blood is a priceless heritage". His father was born in
Ramelton in
County Donegal , Ireland. The Buchanans were originally from
Stirlingshire ,
Scotland where the ancestral home still stands.
[3] (
17th
U.S. Secretary of State , 1845–1849; U.S. Senator from
Pennsylvania , (1834–1845); U.S. House Representative from
Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district , 1821–1823; U.S. House Representative from
Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district , 1823–1831;
U.S. Minister to the Russian Empire , 1832–1833;
U.S. Minister to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , 1853–1856;
Pennsylvania State Representative , 1814–1816)
Andrew Johnson
17th President, 1865–1869: His grandfather left
Mounthill , near
Larne in
County Antrim around 1750 and settled in
North Carolina . Andrew worked there as a tailor and ran a successful business in
Greeneville ,
Tennessee , before being elected Vice President. He became President following
Abraham Lincoln 's assassination. (
16th
Vice President of the United States , 1865; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1857–1862 & 1875; 15th Governor of Tennessee, 1853–1857; U.S. House Representative from
Tennessee's 1st congressional district , 1843–1853;
Tennessee State Senator , 1841–1843; Tennessee State Representative, 1835–1837 & 1839–1841;
Greeneville, Tennessee
Mayor , 1834–1838; Greeneville, Tennessee
Alderman , 1828–1830; Military Governor of Tennessee, 1862–1865;
Union Army
Brigadier General , 1862–1865)
Ulysses S. Grant
[4]
18th President, 1869–1877: The home of his maternal great-grandfather, John Simpson, at
Dergenagh ,
County Tyrone , is the location for an exhibition on the eventful life of the victorious
Civil War commander who served two terms as President. Grant visited his ancestral homeland in 1878. The home of John Simpson still stands in County Tyrone.
[5] (Acting
U.S. Secretary of War , 1867–1868;
Commanding General of the U.S. Army , 1864–1869; U.S./Union Army
Lieutenant General , 1864–1866; Union Army
Major General , 1862–1864; Union Army
Brigadier General , 1861–1862; Union Army
Colonel , 1861; U.S. Army
Captain , 1853–1854; U.S. Army
Brevet
Captain , 1847–1848; U.S. Army
2nd Lieutenant , 1843–1853)
Chester A. Arthur
21st President, 1881–1885: His succession to the Presidency after the death of Garfield was the start of a quarter-century in which the White House was occupied by men of Ulster-Scots origins. His family left
Dreen , near
Cullybackey ,
County Antrim , in 1815. There is now an interpretive centre, alongside the Arthur Ancestral Home, devoted to his life and times.
[3] (20th Vice President of the United States, 1881;
New York Port Collector , 1871–1878;
New York Guard
Quartermaster General , 1862–1863; New York Guard
Inspector General , 1862; New York Guard
Engineer-in-Chief , 1861–1863)
Grover Cleveland
22nd and 24th President, 1885–1889 and 1893–1897: Born in
New Jersey , he was the maternal grandson of merchant Abner Neal, who emigrated from
County Antrim in the 1790s. He is the only president to have served non-consecutive terms.
[3] (
28th
Governor of New York , 1883–1885;
34th Mayor of Buffalo, New York , 1882;
Erie County, New York Sheriff , 1871–1873)
Benjamin Harrison
23rd President, 1889–1893: His mother, Elizabeth Irwin, had Ulster-Scots roots through her two great-grandfathers, James Irwin and William McDowell. Harrison was born in
Ohio and served as a brigadier general in the
Union Army before embarking on a career in
Indiana politics which led to the White House.
[3] (U.S. Senator from
Indiana , 1881–1887; Union Army Brevet
Brigadier General , 1865; Union Army
Colonel , 1862–1865; Union Army
Captain , 1862)
William McKinley
25th President, 1897–1901: Born in
Ohio , the descendant of a farmer from Conagher, near
Ballymoney ,
County Antrim , he was proud of his ancestry and addressed one of the national Scotch-Irish congresses held in the late 19th century. His second term as president was cut short by an assassin's bullet.
[3] (
39th Governor of Ohio , 1892–1896; U.S. House Representative from
Ohio's 18th congressional district , 1887–1891; U.S. House Representative from
Ohio's 20th congressional district , 1885–1887; U.S. House Representative from Ohio's 18th congressional district, 1883–1884; U.S. House Representative from
Ohio's 17th congressional district , 1881–1883; U.S. House Representative from
Ohio's 16th congressional district , 1879–1881; U.S. House Representative from Ohio's 17th congressional district, 1877–1879; Union Army Brevet
Brigadier General , 1865; Union Army
Colonel , 1862–1865; Union Army
Captain , 1862)
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President, 1901–1909: His mother,
Mittie Bulloch , had Ulster Scots ancestors who emigrated from
Glenoe ,
County Antrim , in May 1729. Roosevelt praised "Irish Presbyterians" as "a bold and hardy race".
[6] However, he is also the man who said: "But a hyphenated American is not an American at all. This is just as true of the man who puts "native"* before the hyphen as of the man who puts German or Irish or English or French before the hyphen."
[7] (*Roosevelt was referring to "
nativists ", not
American Indians , in this context) (25th Vice President of the United States, 1901; 33rd Governor of New York, 1899–1900;
Assistant Secretary of the Navy , 1897–1898;
New York City Police Commissioners Board President , 1895–1897;
New York State Assembly
Minority Leader , 1883; New York State Assembly Member, 1882–1884)
William Howard Taft
27th President, 1909–1913: First known ancestor of the
Taft family in the United States,
Robert Taft Sr. , was born in
County Louth circa 1640 (where his father, Richard Robert Taft, also died in 1700), before migrating to
Braintree, Massachusetts in 1675, and settling in
Mendon, Massachusetts in 1680. (
10th Chief Justice of the United States , 1921–1930;
42nd U.S. Secretary of War , 1904–1908;
1st Provisional Governor of Cuba , 1906;
1st Governor-General of the Philippines , 1901–1903;
U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge, 1892–1900;
6th U.S. Solicitor General , 1890–1892)
Woodrow Wilson
28th President, 1913–1921: Of Ulster-Scot descent on both sides of the family, his roots were very strong and dear to him. He was grandson of a printer from
Dergalt , near
Strabane ,
County Tyrone , whose former home is open to visitors.
[3] (
34th
Governor of New Jersey , 1911–1913;
Princeton University President , 1902–1910)
Harry S. Truman
33rd President, 1945–1953: Of Ulster-Scot descent on both sides of the family.
[3] (34th Vice President of the United States, 1945; U.S. Senator from
Missouri , 1935–1945;
Jackson County, Missouri Presiding Judge , 1927–1935;
U.S. Army Reserve
Colonel , 1932–1953; U.S. Army Reserve
Lieutenant Colonel , 1925–1932; U.S. Army Reserve
Major , 1920–1925; U.S. Army Major, 1919; U.S. Army
Captain , 1918–1919; U.S. Army
1st Lieutenant , 1917–1918;
Missouri National Guard
Corporal , 1905–1911)
Lyndon B. Johnson
36th President, 1963–1969: Of Ulster-Scot ancestry with patrilineal descent traced to
Dumfriesshire ,
Scotland in 1590.
[8] (37th Vice President of the United States, 1961–1963;
U.S. Senate Majority Leader , 1955–1961; U.S. Senate Minority Leader, 1953–1955; U.S. Senate Majority Whip, 1951–1953; U.S. Senator from
Texas , 1949–1961; U.S. House Representative from
Texas's 10th congressional district , 1937–1949;
U.S. Naval Reserve
Commander , 1940–1964)
Richard Nixon
37th President, 1969–1974: The Nixon ancestors left Ulster in the mid-18th century; the Quaker Milhous family ties were with
County Antrim and
County Kildare .
[3] (36th Vice President of the United States, 1953–1961; U.S. Senator from
California , 1950–1953; U.S. House Representative from
California's 12th congressional district , 1947–1950; U.S. Naval Reserve
Commander , 1953–1966; U.S. Naval Reserve
Lieutenant Commander , 1945–1953; U.S. Naval Reserve
Lieutenant , 1943–1945; U.S. Naval Reserve
Lieutenant J.G. , 1942–1943)
Jimmy Carter
39th President, 1977–1981: Some of Carter's paternal ancestors originated from County Antrim, County Londonderry and County Armagh and some of his maternal ancestors originated from County Londonderry, County Down, and County Donegal.
[9]
[10] (
76th Governor of Georgia , 1971–1975;
Georgia State Senator , 1963–1967; U.S. Navy Reserve
Lieutenant J.G. , 1953–1961; U.S. Navy
Lieutenant J.G. , 1949–1953; U.S. Navy
Ensign , 1946–1949)
George H. W. Bush
41st President, 1989–1993: Of Ulster-Scot ancestry.
[11] (43rd Vice President of the United States, 1981–1989;
Director of Central Intelligence , 1976–1977;
2nd U.S. Beijing Liaison Office Chief , 1974–1975;
10th U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations , 1971–1973; U.S. House Representative from
Texas's 7th congressional district , 1967–1971; U.S. Navy
Lieutenant J.G. , 1942–1945)
Bill Clinton
42nd President, 1993–2001: Of Ulster-Scot ancestry.
[11] (
40th & 42nd Governor of Arkansas , 1979–1981 & 1983–1992;
50th Arkansas Attorney General , 1977–1979)
George W. Bush
43rd President, 2001–2009: Of Ulster-Scot ancestry.
[11] (
46th
Governor of Texas , 1995–2000)
Barack Obama
44th President, 2009–2017: Of Scots-Irish ancestry on mother's side.
[12]
[13] (U.S. Senator from
Illinois , 2005–2008;
Illinois State Senator , 1997–2004)
George Clinton (4th Vice President, 1805–1812;
1st
Governor of New York , 1777–1795 & 1801–1804;
Continental Army
Brigadier General , 1775–1783;
British Army
Lieutenant , 1758)
John C. Calhoun (7th Vice President, 1825–1832;
16th U.S. Secretary of State 1844–1845;
10th U.S. Secretary of War 1817–1825;
U.S. Senator from
South Carolina , 1832–1843 & 1845–1850;
U.S. Representative from
South Carolina's 6th congressional district , 1811–1817)
John C. Breckinridge (14th Vice President, 1857–1861; U.S. Senator from
Kentucky , 1861; U.S. House Representative from
Kentucky's 8th congressional district , 1851–1855;
Kentucky State Representative , 1849–1850;
Confederate States Secretary of War , 1865;
C.S.A.
Major General , 1862–1865; C.S.A.
Brigadier General , 1861–1862; U.S. Army
Major , 1847–1848;
1860 Southern Democratic Presidential Nominee )
Adlai Stevenson I (23rd Vice President, 1893–1897; First Assistant
U.S. Postmaster General , 1885–1889;
U.S. Representative from
Illinois's 13th congressional district , 1875–1877 & 1879–1881)
Henry A. Wallace (33rd Vice President, 1941–1945;
10th U.S. Secretary of Commerce , 1945–1946;
11th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture , 1933–1940;
1948 Progressive Party Presidential Nominee )
Alben W. Barkley (35th Vice President, 1949–1953;
U.S. Senate Majority Leader , 1937–1947; U.S. Senate Minority Leader, 1947–1949;
Senate Democratic Caucus Leader, 1937–1949; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1927–1949 & 1955–1956; U.S. Representative from
Kentucky's 1st congressional district , 1913–1927)
Nelson Rockefeller (41st Vice President, 1974–1977; 49th Governor of New York, 1959–1973;
1st Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare , 1953–1954;
1st Assistant Secretary of State for American Republic Affairs , 1944–1945)
Al Gore (45th Vice President, 1993–2001; U.S. Senator from
Tennessee , 1985–1993;
U.S. Representative from
Tennessee's 6th congressional district , 1983–1985; U.S. Representative from
Tennessee's 4th congressional district , 1977–1983;
2000 Democratic Presidential Nominee )
James G. Blaine (27th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1869–1875;
House Republican Conference Leader, 1869–1875; 28th & 31st
U.S. Secretary of State , 1881 & 1889–1892;
U.S. Senator from
Maine , 1876–1881;
U.S. Representative from
Maine's 3rd congressional district , 1863–1876;
1884 Republican Presidential Nominee )
William B. Bankhead (42nd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1936–1940;
House Democratic Caucus Leader, 1936–1940;
U.S. House Majority Leader , 1935–1936; U.S. Representative from
Alabama's 10th congressional district , 1917–1933; U.S. Representative from
Alabama's 7th congressional district , 1933–1940)
Sam Rayburn (43rd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1940–1947, 1949–1953, & 1955–1961; House Democratic Caucus Leader, 1940–1961; U.S. House Minority Leader, 1947–1949 & 1953–1955; U.S. Representative from
Texas's 4th congressional district , 1913–1961;
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives , 1911–1913;
Texas State Representative , 1907–1913)
Newt Gingrich (50th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1995–1999; House Republican Conference Leader, 1995–1999; House Minority Whip, 1989–1995; U.S. Representative from
Georgia's 6th congressional district , 1979–1999)
John Rutledge (2nd
Chief Justice of the United States , 1795;
Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court , 1789–1791;
31st
Governor of South Carolina , 1776–1778 & 1779–1782;
Continental Congress Delegate from South Carolina, 1774–1776;
Stamp Act Congress Delegate , 1765)
William Paterson (U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice, 1793–1806;
U.S. Senator from
New Jersey , 1789–1790;
2nd Governor of New Jersey , 1790–1793;
New Jersey Attorney General , 1776–1783)
Samuel Nelson (U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice, 1845–1872;
New York Court of Appeals Chief Judge , 1837–1845;
New York Court of Appeals Associate Judge , 1831–1837;
New York 6th Circuit Court Judge , 1823–1831)
John Marshall Harlan (U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice, 1877–1911;
14th Kentucky Attorney General , 1863–1867)
Joseph Rucker Lamar (U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice, 1910–1916;
Georgia Supreme Court Judge , 1901–1905;
George State Representative , 1886–1889)
James Clark McReynolds (U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice, 1914–1941; 48th
U.S. Attorney General , 1913–1914)
John Hessin Clarke (U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice, 1916–1922;
U.S. District Court Judge for the
Northern District of Ohio , 1914–1916)
Hugo Black (U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice, 1937–1971; U.S. Senator from
Alabama , 1927–1937)
Wiley Blount Rutledge (U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice, 1943–1949;
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the
D.C. Circuit , 1939–1943)
John Marshall Harlan II (U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice, 1955–1971; U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the
2nd Circuit , 1954–1955)
Henry Knox (
1st U.S. Secretary of War , 1789–1794;
Continental Congress Secretary at War, 1785–1789;
Senior Officer of the U.S. Army , 1783–1784;
Continental Army
Major General , 1782–1783; Continental Army
Brigadier General , 1776–1782; Continental Army
Colonel , 1775–1776)
James McHenry (3rd U.S. Secretary of War, 1796–1800;
Constitutional Convention Delegate from
Maryland , 1787)
John Breckinridge (
5th U.S. Attorney General , 1805–1806;
U.S. Senator from
Kentucky , 1801–1805; Speaker of the
Kentucky House of Representatives , 1799–1800;
2nd Kentucky Attorney General , 1795–1797)
John Armstrong Jr. (7th U.S. Secretary of War, 1813–1814;
U.S. Senator from
New York , 1801–1802 & 1803–1804;
U.S. Minister to France , 1804–1810;
U.S. Army
Brigadier General 1812–1813;
Continental Army
Major , 1782–1783)
Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart (
3rd U.S. Secretary of the Interior , 1850–1853; U.S. House Representative from
Virginia's 17th congressional district , 1841–1843)
Robert McClelland (4th U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1853–1857;
9th
Governor of Michigan , 1852–1853; U.S. House Representative from
Michigan's 1st congressional district , 1843–1849)
John Aaron Rawlins (29th U.S. Secretary of War, 1869)
Alphonso Taft (34th U.S. Attorney General, 1876–1877; 31st U.S. Secretary of War, 1876;
U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary , 1882–1884;
U.S. Minister to Russia , 1884–1885)
Jacob M. Dickinson (44th U.S. Secretary of War, 1909–1911)
William Jennings Bryan (
41st
U.S. Secretary of State , 1913–1915; U.S. House Representative from
Nebraska's 1st congressional district , 1891–1895;
1896 Democratic/Populist Presidential Nominee ;
1900 &
1908 Democratic Presidential Nominee )
Andrew Mellon (
49th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury , 1921–1932;
U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom , 1932–1933)
Frank Polk (Acting U.S. Secretary of State, 1920;
U.S. Under Secretary of State , 1919–1920)
Harry M. Daugherty (51st U.S. Attorney General, 1921–1924)
Henry Cantwell Wallace (
7th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture , 1921–1924)
William Cohen (
20th U.S. Secretary of Defense , 1997–2001; U.S. Senator from
Maine , 1979–1997; U.S. House Representative from
Maine's 2nd congressional district , 1973–1979)
John Kerry (
68th U.S. Secretary of State , 2013–2017; U.S. Senator from
Massachusetts , 1985–2013;
66th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts , 1983–1985;
2004 Democratic Presidential Nominee ;
U.S. Navy Reserve
Lieutenant , 1970–1978;
U.S. Navy Lieutenant, 1966–1970)
Jeff Sessions (
84th U.S. Attorney General , 2017–2018; U.S. Senator from
Alabama , 1997–2017;
44th Alabama Attorney General ;
U.S. Attorney for
Southern Alabama , 1981–1993)
Alexander Martin (U.S. Senator from
North Carolina , 1793–1799;
4th & 7th
Governor of North Carolina , 1782–1785 & 1789–1792)
John E. Colhoun (U.S. Senator from
South Carolina , 1801–1802;
South Carolina State Representative , 1778–1800)
DeWitt Clinton (U.S. Senator from
New York , 1802–1803;
6th
Governor of New York , 1817–1822 & 1825–1828;
Lieutenant Governor of New York , 1811–1813;
Mayor of New York City , 1803–1807, 1808–1810 & 1811–1815;
1812 unofficial Federalist Presidential Nominee )
Jenkin Whiteside (U.S. Senator from
Tennessee , 1809–1811)
Thomas Posey (U.S. Senator from
Louisiana , 1812–1813;
2nd Governor of the Indiana Territory , 1813–1816;
3rd Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky , 1806–1808;
Kentucky Senate President , 1805–1806; Kentucky State Senator, 1804–1806; U.S. Army
Brigadier General , 1793–1794; Continental Army
Lieutenant Colonel , 1782–1783; Continental Army
Major , 1778–1782; Continental Army
Captain , 1775–1778)
William Findlay (U.S. Senator from
Pennsylvania , 1821–1827;
4th Governor of Pennsylvania , 1817–1820;
Pennsylvania Treasurer 1807–1817;
Pennsylvania State Representative , 1804–1807)
Jeremiah Morrow (U.S. Senator from
Ohio , 1813–1819;
9th Governor of Ohio , 1822–1826;
U.S. House Representative from
Ohio's at-large congressional district , 1803–1813; U.S. House Representative from
Ohio's 4th congressional district , 1840–1843;
Ohio State Senator , 1803)
Hugh Lawson White (U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1825–1840;
President pro tempore of the United States Senate , 1832–1833;
1836
Whig U.S. Presidential Nominee)
William Alexander Graham (U.S. Senator from
North Carolina , 1840–1843;
30th Governor of North Carolina , 1845–1849;
20th U.S. Secretary of the Navy , 1850–1852;
1852 Whig U.S. Vice Presidential Nominee ;
Confederate States Senator from North Carolina, 1864–1865)
Sam Houston (U.S. Senator from
Texas , 1846–1859;
6th Governor of Tennessee , 1827–1829;
1st & 3rd President of the Republic of Texas , 1836–1838 & 1841–1844;
7th Governor of Texas 1859–1861; U.S. House Representative from
Tennessee's 7th congressional district , 1823–1827;
Texas State Representative , 1839–1841;
Texian Army
Major General ;
U.S. Army
1st Lieutenant )
Trusten Polk (U.S. Senator from
Missouri , 1857–1862;
12th Governor of Missouri , 1857;
Confederate States Army
Colonel )
James L. Alcorn (U.S. Senator from
Mississippi , 1871–1877;
28th Governor of Mississippi , 1870–1871;
Mississippi State Senator , 1848–1854;
Mississippi State Representative , 1846 & 1856–1857;
Kentucky State Representative , 1843;
C.S.A.
Brigadier General )
John W. Johnston (U.S. Senator from
Virginia , 1870–1871 & 1871–1883;
Virginia State Senator , 1846–1848)
Mark Hanna (U.S. Senator from
Ohio , 1897–1904; Chair of the
Republican National Committee , 1896–1904)
William A. Clark (U.S. Senator from
Montana , 1899–1900 & 1901–1907; industrialist, banker)
John H. Bankhead (U.S. Senator from
Alabama , 1907–1920;
U.S. House Representative from
Alabama's 6th congressional district , 1887–1907;
Alabama State Senator , 1876–1877;
Alabama State Representative , 1865–1867 & 1880–1881)
Thomas Gore (U.S. Senator from
Oklahoma , 1907–1921 & 1931–1937)
Joseph M. McCormick (U.S. Senator from
Illinois , 1919–1925; U.S. House Representative from
Illinois's at-large congressional district , 1917–1919;
Illinois State Representative , 1913–1917)
John H. Bankhead II (U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1931–1946)
Theodore G. Bilbo (U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1935–1947; 39th & 43rd Governor of Mississippi, 1916–1920 & 1928–1932;
Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi , 1912–1916; Mississippi State Senator, 1908–1912)
Charles L. McNary (
U.S. Senate Minority Leader , 1933–1940 & 1941–1944; U.S. Senator from
Oregon , 1917–1918 & 1918–1944;
Oregon Supreme Court Associate Justice 1913–1915;
1940 Republican Vice Presidential Nominee )
Robert A. Taft (
U.S. Senate Majority Leader , 1953; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1939–1953)
Kingsley A. Taft (U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1946–1947;
Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice , 1963–1970;
Ohio Supreme Court Associate Justice , 1949–1962;
Ohio State Representative , 1933–1934 & 1940)
Albert Gore Sr. (U.S. Senator from
Tennessee , 1953–1971; U.S. House Representative from
Tennessee's 4th congressional district , 1939–1953)
Adlai Stevenson III (U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1970–1981;
63rd Illinois State Treasurer , 1967–1970;
U.S. Marine Corps
Captain )
Robert Taft Jr. (U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1971–1976; U.S. House Representative from
Ohio's 1st congressional district , 1967–1971; U.S. House Representative from
Ohio's at-large congressional district , 1963–1965;
Ohio State Representative , 1955–1962)
Birch Bayh (U.S. Senator from
Indiana , 1963–1981;
Speakers of the Indiana House of Representatives , 1958–1960;
Indiana State Representative , 1954–1962)
Mitch McConnell ( U.S. Senate Minority Leader, 2021–Present ; U.S. Senate Majority Leader, 2015–2021 ; U.S. Senator from
Kentucky , 1985–Present; U.S. Senate Minority Leader, 2007–2015; U.S. Senate Majority Whip, 2003–2007)
Jay Rockefeller (U.S. Senator from
West Virginia , 1985–2015;
29th Governor of West Virginia , 1977–1985;
22nd West Virginia Secretary of State , 1969–1973;
West Virginia House Delegate , 1966–1968)
John McCain (U.S. Senator from
Arizona , 1987–2018; U.S. House Representative from
Arizona's 1st congressional district , 1983–1987;
2008 Republican Presidential Nominee ;
U.S. Navy
Captain , 1979–1981; U.S. Navy
Commander , 1973–1979; U.S. Navy
Lieutenant Commander , 1967–1973; U.S. Navy
Lieutenant , 1962–1967; U.S. Navy
Lieutenant J.G. , 1959–1962; U.S. Navy
Ensign , 1958–1959)
Evan Bayh (U.S. Senator from
Indiana , 1999–2011;
46th
Governor of Indiana , 1989–1997; 56th
Secretary of State of Indiana , 1986–1989)
Lamar Alexander (U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 2003–Present;
5th U.S. Secretary of Education , 1991–1993; 45th Governor of Tennessee, 1979–1987; Chair of the
National Governors Association , 1985–1986)
Lindsey Graham (U.S. Senator from
South Carolina , 2003–Present; U.S. House Representative from
South Carolina's 3rd congressional district , 1995–2003;
South Carolina State Representative , 1993–1995;
U.S. Air Force
Reserve Command
Colonel , 2004–2015; U.S. Air Force Reserve Command
Lieutenant Colonel 1998–2004)
Jim Webb (U.S. Senator from
Virginia , 2007–2013;
66th U.S. Secretary of the Navy , 1987–1988;
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs , 1984–1987;
U.S. Marine Corps
1st Lieutenant )
Rob Portman (U.S. Senator from
Ohio , 2011–Present;
Director of the Office of Management and Budget , 2006–2007;
U.S. Trade Representative , 2005–2006; U.S. Representative from
Ohio's 2nd congressional district , 1993–2005)
John McKinly (
1st President of Delaware , 1777)
George Bryan (
2nd President of Pennsylvania , 1778;
1st Vice-President of Pennsylvania , 1777–1779)
Joseph Reed (3rd President of Pennsylvania, 1778–1781;
Continental Congress Delegate , 1775–1778)
Thomas McKean (
2nd President of Delaware , 1777;
2nd Governor of Pennsylvania , 1799–1808;
President of the Continental Congress , 1781;
Continental Congress Delegate , 1774–1776 & 1777–1783;
Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court , 1777–1799;
U.S. Constitutional Convention Delegate , 1787;
U.S. Declaration of Independence Signer )
George Mathews (
17th & 21st Governor of Georgia , 1787–1788 & 1793–1796; U.S. House Representative from
Georgia's 3rd congressional district , 1789–1791;
First Virginia Convention Delegate , 1774;
Continental Army
Brigadier General )
Edward Rutledge (39th Governor of South Carolina, 1798–1800;
Continental Congress Delegate from South Carolina, 1774–1776;
South Carolina State Senator , 1796–1798;
South Carolina State Representative , 1776–1778 & 1783–1796;
Continental Army
Captain )
Archibald Roane (
2nd Governor of Tennessee , 1801–1803)
Andrew Pickens (46th Governor of South Carolina, 1816–1818;
U.S. Army
Lieutenant Colonel )
Alexander McNair (
1st Governor of Missouri , 1820–1824)
Charles Polk Jr. (
27th & 30th Governor of Delaware , 1827–1830 & 1836–1837;
Delaware State Senator , 1825–1827 & 1835–1843;
Delaware State Representative , 1814–1816, 1818–1819, & 1824–1825)
Robert P. Dunlap (
11th
Governor of Maine , 1834–1838; U.S. House Representative from
Maine's 2nd congressional district , 1843–1847;
Maine State Senator , 1831–1833 & 1824–1828;
Maine Senate President , 1827–1828)
David R. Porter (9th Governor of Pennsylvania, 1839–1845;
Pennsylvania State Representative , 1836)
William F. Johnston (11th Governor of Pennsylvania, 1848–1852)
William Trousdale (
13th Governor of Tennessee , 1849–1851;
U.S. Minister to Brazil , 1853–1857;
U.S. Army
Brigadier General , 1848; U.S. Army
Colonel , 1836–1848; U.S. Army
Lieutenant , 1812–1836)
William B. Campbell (
14th Governor of Tennessee , 1851–1853;
U.S. House Representative from
Tennessee's 6th congressional district , 1837–1843; U.S. House Representative from
Tennessee's 5th congressional district , 1866–1867;
U.S. Army
Brigadier General )
Beriah Magoffin (
21st Governor of Kentucky , 1859–1862;
Kentucky State Senator , 1850;
Kentucky State Representative , 1867–1869)
Hamilton Rowan Gamble (16th Governor of Missouri, 1861–1864;
Missouri Secretary of State , 1824–1826)
John W. Geary (16th Governor of Pennsylvania, 1867–1873;
3rd Territorial Governor of Kansas , 1856–1857;
1st Mayor of San Francisco , 1850–1851)
Edward M. McCook (
5th & 7th Governor of the Colorado Territory , 1869–1873 & 1874–1875;
U.S. Minister to Hawaii , 1866–1868;
Union Army
Brevet
Major General , 1865; Union Army
Brigadier General , 1864–1865; Union Army
Colonel , 1862–1864; Union Army
Captain , 1861–1862)
P. B. S. Pinchback (
24th Governor of Louisiana , 1872–1873;
12th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana , 1871–1872)
Edwin Stanton McCook (
Acting Governor of the Dakota Territory , 1873; Union Army Brevet
Major General ; Union Army Brevet
Brigadier General ; Union Army
Colonel )
Charles Croswell (
17th Governor of Michigan , 1877–1881;
Michigan State Senator 1862, 1864, & 1866)
Henry M. Mathews (
5th Governor of West Virginia , 1877–1881;
7th Attorney General of West Virginia , 1873–1877;
West Virginia State Senator , 1865;
Confederate States Army
Major )
George B. McClellan (
24th
Governor of New Jersey , 1878–1881;
Commanding General of the Union Army , 1861–1862; Union Army
Major General , 1861–1864;
U.S. Army
Captain , 1855–1861; U.S. Army
1st Lieutenant , 1853–1855; U.S. Army
2nd Lieutenant , 1847–1853;
1864 Democratic U.S. Presidential Nominee )
Andrew Ryan McGill (
10th Governor of Minnesota , 1887–1889)
Royal C. Taft (
39th Governor of Rhode Island , 1888–1889;
Rhode Island State Representative , 1880–1884)
James E. Boyd (
7th Governor of Nebraska , 1892–1893;
Nebraska State Representative , 1866)
John P. Buchanan (25th Governor of Tennessee, 1891–1893)
William S. Taylor (33rd Governor of Kentucky, 1899–1900;
19th Attorney General of Kentucky , 1896–1899)
Andrew H. Longino (35th Governor of Mississippi, 1900–1904;
Mississippi State Senator , 1880–1884)
Paul V. McNutt (
34th
Governor of Indiana , 1933–1937;
U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines , 1946–1947;
Federal Security Agency Administrator, 1939–1945;
National Governors Association Chair, 1934–1936)
Adlai Stevenson II (
31st Governor of Illinois , 1949–1953;
5th U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations , 1961–1965;
1952 &
1956 Democratic U.S. Presidential Nominee )
Winthrop Rockefeller (
37th Governor of Arkansas , 1967–1971; U.S. Army
Lieutenant Colonel )
Mike Huckabee (
44th Governor of Arkansas , 1996–2007; Chair of the
National Governors Association , 2005–2006; 16th
Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas , 1993–1996)
Bob Taft (
67th Governor of Ohio , 1999–2007;
49th Secretary of State , 1991–1999;
Ohio State Representative , 1977–1980)
James Gordon (U.S. House Representative from
New York's 6th congressional district , 1791–1793; U.S. House Representative from
New York's 9th congressional district , 1793–1795)
James Armstrong (U.S. House Representative from
Pennsylvania's at-large congressional district , 1793–1795)
William Irvine (U.S. House Representative from
Pennsylvania's at-large congressional district , 1793–1795;
Continental Congress Delegate from
Pennsylvania , 1787–1788;
Continental Army
Brigadier General )
Andrew Pickens (U.S. House Representative from
South Carolina's 6th congressional district , 1793–1795; Continental Army
Brigadier General )
John Rhea (U.S. House Representative from
Tennessee's 1st congressional district , 1813–1815 & 1817–1823; U.S. House Representative from
Tennessee's at-large congressional district , 1803–1813)
George Clinton Jr. (U.S. House Representative from
New York's 2nd congressional district , 1805–1809; U.S. House Representative from
New York's 3rd congressional district , 1805)
Joseph Calhoun (U.S. House Representative from
South Carolina's 6th congressional district , 1807–1811;
South Carolina State Representative , 1804–1805)
James Breckinridge (U.S. House Representative from
Virginia's 5th congressional district , 1809–1817;
Virginia State Delegate , 1789–1790, 1796–1801, 1806–1807, 1819–1820, & 1823; U.S. Army
Brigadier General )
James D. Breckinridge (U.S. House Representative from
Kentucky's 8th congressional district , 1821–1823)
Alexander Smyth (U.S. House Representative from
Virginia's 22nd congressional district , 1827–1830; U.S. House Representative from
Virginia's 22nd congressional district , 1823–1825; U.S. House Representative from
Virginia's 6th congressional district , 1817–1823)
Davy Crockett (U.S. House Representative from
Tennessee's 9th congressional district , 1827–1831; U.S. House Representative from
Tennessee's 12th congressional district , 1833–1835; frontiersman)
[2]
James Harper (U.S. House Representative from
Tennessee's 9th congressional district , 1833–1837)
James Graham (U.S. House Representative from
North Carolina's 12th congressional district , 1833–1843; U.S. House Representative from
North Carolina's 1st congressional district , 1845–1847)
James Harlan (U.S. House Representative from
Kentucky's 5th congressional district , 1835–1839;
26th Kentucky Secretary of State , 1840–1844;
12th Kentucky Attorney General , 1849–1859)
Archibald Stuart (U.S. House Representative from
Virginia's 7th congressional district , 1837–1839;
Virginia State Senator , 1852–1855)
Horace Greeley (U.S. House Representative from
New York's 6th congressional district , 1848–1849;
1872 Liberal Republican Presidential Nominee )
Thompson Campbell (U.S. House Representative from
Illinois's 6th congressional district , 1851–1853;
Illinois Secretary of State , 1843–1846)
William Hawkins Polk (U.S. House Representative from
Tennessee's 6th congressional district , 1851–1853;
U.S. Minister to the Two Sicilies , 1845–1847;
Tennessee State Representative , 1841–1845)
William M. Tweed (U.S. House Representative from
New York's 5th congressional district , 1853–1855;
New York State Senator , 1868–1873;
Grand Sachem of
Tammany Hall , 1858–1871)
James S. Rollins (U.S. House Representative from
Missouri's 2nd congressional district , 1861–1863; U.S. House Representative from
Missouri's 9th congressional district , 1863–1865;
Missouri State Representative , 1838, 1840, & 1854; "Father of the
University of Missouri ")
[14]
Alexander Wilson Taylor (U.S. House Representative from
Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district , 1873–1875)
Harry White (U.S. House Representative from
Pennsylvania's 25th congressional district , 1877–1881)
Anson G. McCook (U.S. House of Representative from
New York's 8th congressional district , 1877–1883; Union Army Brevet
Brigadier General ; Union Army
Major ; Union Army
Captain )
Henry L. Muldrow (U.S. House Representative from
Mississippi's 1st congressional district , 1877–1885; 1st Assistant Secretary of the Interior, 1885–1889)
Clifton R. Breckinridge (U.S. House Representative from
Arkansas's 2nd congressional district , 1885–1894; U.S. House Representative from
Arkansas's at-large congressional district , 1883–1885)
William C. P. Breckinridge (U.S. House Representative from
Kentucky's 7th congressional district , 1885–1895;
C.S.A.
Colonel ; C.S.A.
Captain )
John M. Wiley (U.S. House Representative from
New York's 33rd congressional district , 1889–1891;
New York State Assemblyman , 1871–1872)
David Archibald Harvey (U.S. House Delegate from
Oklahoma Territory's at-large congressional district , 1890–1893)
Charles Phelps Taft (U.S. House Representative from
Ohio's 1st congressional district , 1895–1897)
George B. McClellan Jr. (U.S. House Representative from
New York's 12th congressional district , 1895–1903;
93rd
Mayor of New York City , 1904–1909)
L. Irving Handy (U.S. House Representative from
Delaware's at-large congressional district , 1897–1899)
George Henry White (U.S. House Representative from
North Carolina's 2nd congressional district , 1897–1901)
Rufus King Polk (U.S. House Representative from
Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district , 1899–1902)
Ruth Hanna McCormick (U.S. House Representative from
Illinois's at-large congressional district , 1929–1931)
Helen Gahagan Douglas (U.S. House Representative from
California's 14th congressional district , 1945–1951)
John Dingell (U.S. House Representative from
Michigan's 15th congressional district , 1955–1965; U.S. House Representative from
Michigan's 16th congressional district , 1965–2003; U.S. House Representative from
Michigan's 15th congressional district , 2003–2013; U.S. House Representative from
Michigan's 12th congressional district , 2013–2015)
Mike McCormack (U.S. House Representative from
Washington's 4th congressional district , 1971–1981;
Washington State Senator , 1961–1970;
Washington State Representative , 1957–1961)
John B. Breckinridge (U.S. House Representative from
Kentucky's 6th congressional district , 1973–1979;
38th & 40 Kentucky Attorney General , 1960–1964 & 1968–1972; Kentucky State Representative, 1956–1960)
Rob Andrews (U.S. House Representative from
New Jersey's 1st congressional district , 1990–2014)
Gwen Graham (U.S. House Representative from
Florida's 2nd congressional district , 2015–2017)
Charlie Crist (U.S. House Representative from
Florida's 13th congressional district , 2017–Present;
44th Governor of Florida , 2007–2011;
35th Attorney General of Florida , 2003–2007;
19th Florida Education Commissioner , 2001–2003;
Florida State Senator , 1992–1998)
John Armstrong Sr. (Pennsylvania State Militia
Major General ; Continental Army
Brigadier General , 1776–1777; British Army
Colonel , 1758–1763;
Continental Congress Delegate from
Pennsylvania , 1779–1780)
Nathan Bedford Forrest (C.S.A.
Lieutenant General , 1864–1865; C.S.A.
Major General , 1863–1864; C.S.A.
Brigadier General , 1862–1863; C.S.A.
Colonel , 1862; C.S.A.
Lieutenant Colonel , 1861–1862)
Cabell Breckinridge (
Secretary of State of Kentucky , 1820–1823;
Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives , 1817–1819; Kentucky State Representative, 1816–1819; U.S. Army
Major , 1812–1814)
Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Sr. (U.S. Army
Major General , 1898–1903; U.S. Army
Brigadier General , 1889–1898; U.S. Army
Colonel , 1885–1889; U.S. Army
Lieutenant Colonel , 1885; U.S. Army
Major , 1881–1885; U.S. Army
Captain , 1874–1881; Union Army Brevet
Major , 1865; U.S./Union Army
1st Lieutenant , 1863–1874; Union Army
2nd Lieutenant , 1862–1863)
Charles Clinton (
New York Colonial Militia
Colonel , 1756)
James Clinton (Continental Army
Brevet
Major General ; Continental Army
Brigadier General , 1776–1783; Continental Army,
Colonel , 1775–1776; British Army
Captain , 1759–1763; British Army
Ensign , 1757–1759)
William Crawford (Continental Army
Colonel )
Samuel Dale (U.S. Army
Brigadier General )
John Dunlap (
U.S. Army
Major , 1794)
James Ewing (
Pennsylvania State Militia
Brigadier General )
David Farragut (
U.S. Navy
Admiral , 1866–1870; U.S./
Union Navy
Vice Admiral 1864–1866; Union Navy
Rear Admiral , 1862–1864; U.S./Union Navy
Captain 1855–1862; U.S. Navy
Commander , 1841–1855; U.S. Navy
Lieutenant , 1822–1841; U.S. Navy
Midshipman , 1810–1822)
William Gamble (U.S./
Union Army
Brigadier General , 1864–1866; Union Army
Colonel , 1862–1864; Union Army
Lieutenant Colonel , 1861–1862)
Thomas Gaddis (
Virginia State Militia
Major )
Daniel Harvey Hill (C.S.A. Brevet
Lieutenant General , 1863; C.S.A.
Major General , 1862–1863; C.S.A.
Brigadier General , 1861–1862; C.S.A.
Colonel , 1861; U.S. Army Brevet
Major , 1847; U.S. Army Brevet
Captain , 1847–1849; U.S. Army
1st Lieutenant , 1842–1847)
Stonewall Jackson (C.S.A.
Lieutenant General , 1862–1863; C.S.A.
Major General , 1861–1862; C.S.A.
Brigadier General , 1861; C.S.A.
Colonel , 1861; U.S. Army Brevet
Major , 1847; U.S. Army Brevet
Captain , 1847; U.S. Army
1st Lieutenant , 1847; U.S. Army
2nd Lieutenant , 1846–1847)
Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. (C.S.A.
Colonel )
John J. Kennedy (
C.S.A.
Captain , 1861–1865; U.S. Army
1st Lieutenant , 1832–1836)
Richard King Mellon (
U.S. Army Reserve
Lieutenant General )
Robert Latimer McCook (Union Army
Brigadier General , 1862; Union Army
Colonel , 1861–1862)
Andrew Lewis (Continental Army
Brigadier General , 1776–1777; Virginia State Militia
Major , 1755–1763; Virginia State Militia
Captain , 1754–1755)
John Mathews (
Virginia Colonial Militia
Captain )
Sampson Mathews (Virginia State Militia
Lieutenant Colonel ; Virginia Colonial Militia
Captain )
William Maxwell (Continental Army
Brigadier General , 1776–1780;
New Jersey State Militia
Colonel , 1775–1776)
John S. McCain Sr. (U.S. Navy
Admiral , 1945; U.S. Navy
Vice Admiral , 1943–1945; U.S. Navy
Rear Admiral , 1941–1943)
John S. McCain Jr. (U.S. Navy
Admiral , 1967–1972; U.S. Navy
Vice Admiral , 1963–1967; U.S. Navy
Rear Admiral , 1958–1963; U.S. Navy
Captain , 1950–1958; U.S. Navy
Commander , 1944–1950; U.S. Navy
Lieutenant Commander , 1941–1944; U.S. Navy
Ensign , 1931)
Bruce McCandless (U.S. Navy
Rear Admiral , 1952; U.S. Navy
Commander , 1942–1952)
Bruce McCandless II (U.S. Navy
Captain )
Byron McCandless (U.S. Navy
Rear Admiral )
Samuel McClellan (
Connecticut State Militia
Brigadier General , 1779; Connecticut State Militia
Colonel , 1777–1779; Connecticut State Militia
Lieutenant Colonel , 1776–1777; Connecticut State Militia
Major , 1775–1776;
British Army
Lieutenant ; British Army
Ensign )
John B. McClelland (Continental Army
Captain )
John McClelland (U.S. Army
Ensign )
Daniel McCook (Union Army
Major , 1861–1863)
Daniel McCook Jr. (Union Army
Brigadier General , 1862–1864; Union Army
Colonel , 1862–1864; Union Army
Captain , 1861–1862)
Robert R. McCormick (U.S. Army
Colonel , 1918; U.S. Army
Lieutenant Colonel , 1918; U.S. Army
Major , 1916–1918)
John P. McCown (C.S.A.
Major General , 1862–1865; C.S.A.
Brigadier General , 1861–1862; C.S.A.
Colonel , 1861; C.S.A.
Lieutenant Colonel , 1861; U.S. Army
Captain , 1851–1861; U.S. Army
Brevet Captain, 1847; U.S. Army
1st Lieutenant , 1843–1851; U.S. Army
2nd Lieutenant , 1840–1843)
Benjamin McCulloch (C.S.A.
Brigadier General , 1861–1862; C.S.A.
Colonel , 1861; U.S. Army
Major , 1846–1847;
Texas State Militia
Major General , 1846–1847;
Texas State Representative , 1839;
Texian Army
1st Lieutenant , 1836)
Alexander McDowell McCook (U.S. Army
Major General , 1894–1895; U.S. Army
Brigadier General , 1890–1894; U.S. Army
Lieutenant Colonel , 1867–?; Union Army Brevet
Major General , 1862–1865; Union Army Brevet
Brigadier General , 1861–1862; Union Army
Colonel , 1861)
Samuel McDowell (
Continental Army
Colonel ; British Army
Captain )
Thomas McInerney (
U.S. Air Force
Lieutenant General )
James W. McLaughlin (Union Army
Lieutenant )
H. R. McMaster (
26th U.S. National Security Advisor , 2017–2018; U.S. Army
Lieutenant General , 2017; U.S. Army
Major General , 2014–2017; U.S. Army
Brigadier General , 2012–2014; U.S. Army
Brigadier General , 2009–2012; U.S. Army
Colonel ; U.S. Army
Lieutenant Colonel ; U.S. Army
Captain , 1990–1991; U.S. Army
Captain , 1990–1991; U.S. Army
2nd Lieutenant , 1984–?)
Hector McNeill (
Continental Navy
Captain , 1776–1778)
Richard Montgomery (Continental Army
Major General , 1775; Continental Army
Brigadier General , 1775;
British Army
Captain , 1762–1772; British Army
Lieutenant , 1758–1762)
Thomas Z. Morrow (
Kentucky State Senator , 1865–1866;
Union Army
Lieutenant Colonel , 1862–1863; Kentucky State Representative, 1861–1863)
Arthur Noble (
Massachusetts Bay Colonial Militia
Lieutenant Colonel , 1744–1747)
Mason Patrick (U.S. Army
Major General , 1927; U.S. Army Brevet Major General, 1918–1921; U.S. Army Brevet
Brigadier General , 1917–1918; U.S. Army
Colonel , 1916–1921; U.S. Army
Lieutenant Colonel , 1910–1916; U.S. Army
Major , 1904–1910; U.S. Army
Captain , 1898–1904; U.S. Army
1st Lieutenant , 1889–1898; U.S. Army
2nd Lieutenant , 1886–1889)
George S. Patton Sr. (C.S.A.
Colonel ; U.S. Army
Captain )
George S. Patton (U.S. Army
General , 1945; U.S. Army
Lieutenant General , 1944–1945; U.S. Army
Major General , 1944; U.S. Army
Brigadier General , 1944; U.S. Army Lieutenant General, 1943–1944; U.S. Army Major General, 1941–1943; U.S. Army Brigadier General, 1940–1941; U.S. Army
Colonel , 1938–1940; U.S. Army
Lieutenant Colonel , 1934–1938; U.S. Army
Major , 1920–1934; U.S. Army Colonel, 1918–1920; U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, 1918; U.S. Army
Major , 1918; U.S. Army
Captain , 1917–1918; U.S. Army
1st Lieutenant , 1916–1917; U.S. Army
2nd Lieutenant , 1909–1916)
George Patton IV (U.S. Army
Major General , 1975–1980; U.S. Army
Brigadier General , 1970–1975; U.S. Army
Colonel , 1968–1970; U.S. Army
Lieutenant Colonel , c. 1962–1968)
Waller T. Patton (C.S.A.
Lieutenant Colonel , 1862–1863; C.S.A.
Major , 1861–1862)
Leonidas Polk (C.S.A.
Lieutenant General , 1862–1864; C.S.A.
Major General , 1861–1862; U.S. Army Brevet
2nd Lieutenant , 1827)
Thomas Polk (Continental Army
Brigadier General , 1780–1781;
North Carolina State Militia
Colonel , 1775–1778)
William Polk (
North Carolina State Representative , 1785–1786 & 1787–1788; Continental Army
Lieutenant Colonel , 1781; Continental Army
Major , 1776–1781; Continental Army
2nd Lieutenant , 1775–1776)
James Potter (Pennsylvania State Militia
Brigadier General )
Bowes Reed (Continental Army
Colonel , 1776–1778; Continental Army
Lieutenant Colonel , 1776)
Archibald Roosevelt (U.S. Army
Lieutenant Colonel , 1943–1945; U.S. Army
Captain , ?–1918)
Quentin Roosevelt (U.S. Army
2nd Lieutenant , 1917–1918)
Griffith Rutherford (
North Carolina State Militia
Brigadier General , 1776–1783; North Carolina State Militia Colonel, 1775–1776; North Carolina State Militia
Colonel , 1772–1775; North Carolina Colonial Militia
Captain , 1760–1772)
James Smith (
Continental Congress Delegate from Pennsylvania, 1775–1776;
U.S. Declaration of Independence Signer ;
Pennsylvania State Militia
Brigadier General ;
Pennsylvania State Representative , 1780)
John Stark (Continental Army
Major General ; Continental Army
Brigadier General , 1777–1783; Continental Army
Colonel , 1775–1777; British Army
Captain )
Walter Stewart (
Pennsylvania National Guard
Major General ; Continental Army Brevet
Brigadier General , 1783; Continental Army
Major , 1776–1783; Continental Army
Captain , 1776)
J. E. B. Stuart (C.S.A.
Major General , 1862–1864; C.S.A.
Brigadier General , 1861–1862; C.S.A.
Colonel , 1861; C.S.A.
Lieutenant Colonel , 1861; U.S. Army
Captain , 1861; U.S. Army
1st Lieutenant , 1855–1861; U.S. Army
2nd Lieutenant , 1854–1855)
Matthew Thornton (
Continental Congress Delegate from New Hampshire, 1776–1777;
New Hampshire State Senator , 1784–1787;
New Hampshire State Representative , 1783 & 1786;
New Hampshire Superior Court Judge , 1776–1782;
Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives , 1776;
New Hampshire Provincial Congress President , 1775;
New Hampshire Provincial Assemblyman , 1758–1762;
New Hampshire Militia
Colonel , 1775–1779;
U.S. Declaration of Independence Signer )
James White (
North Carolina State Militia
Brigadier General , 1790–1814; North Carolina State Militia
Captain , 1779–1781)
George Wythe McCook (Union Army Brevet
Brigadier General , 1865; Union Army
Colonel , 1864–1865; Union Army
Lieutenant Colonel , 1861–1864)
Others
James G. Birney (
1840 &
1844
Liberty Party
Presidential Nominee ;
Alabama State Representative , 1819–1821;
Kentucky State Representative , 1817–1819)
George W. Clinton (
U.S. Attorney for Northern New York , 1847–1850;
12th Mayor of Buffalo, New York , 1842–1843)
Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr. (
Texas State Representative , 1905–1909 & 1918–1923)
James Logan (
Chief Justice of Pennsylvania , 1731–1739;
Mayor of Philadelphia , 1722–1723)
Francis Makemie (Presbyterian minister)
[15]
George S. Patton Jr. (Mayor of
San Marino, California , 1913–1922 & 1922–1924;
Los Angeles County District Attorney , 1886–1887)
Winthrop Paul Rockefeller (
17th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas , 1996–2006)
George Taylor (
Pennsylvania Provincial Assemblyman , 1763–1769 & 1775–1777;
Continental Congress Delegate from Pennsylvania, 1776–1777;
U.S. Declaration of Independence Signer )
Charles Thomson (Secretary of the
Continental Congress , 1774–1789)
Timothy Murphy (
American Revolutionary War marksman)
Entertainment
Karen Allen (actress), of English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh descent
[16]
Billie Joe Armstrong (singer, actor, musician, record producer and songwriter)
Mary Astor (film star), maternal grandmother was of Scots Irish heritage
Alec Baldwin (actor)
Daniel Baldwin (actor)
Stephen Baldwin (actor)
William Baldwin (actor)
Tallulah Bankhead (actress)
Kim Basinger (actress)
Warren Beatty (actor, producer, director), of part Scotch-Irish descent
Justin Bieber (musician), of part descent
Johnny Cash (musician)
June Carter Cash (musician)
Jessica Chastain (actress), small amount of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Eddie Cochran (musician)
Rory Cochrane (actor)
Kurt Cobain (musician), small amount of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Charles Coburn (actor)
James Coburn (actor)
Emily Deschanel (actress), small amount of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Zooey Deschanel (actress), small amount of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Janice Dickinson (model), father of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Shannen Doherty (actress), small amount of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Michael Douglas (actor), his Bermudian mother Diana Dill is of part Ulster Scots ancestry
Haylie Duff (actress), small amount of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Aaron Eckhart (actor)
Carrie Fisher (actress), small amount of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Megan Fox (actress), small amount of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Stephen Foster (songwriter)
[15]
Zach Galifianakis (actor), his mother is partially of Scotch-Irish descent
Crystal Gayle (singer)
Judy Garland (actress, singer, dancer, vaudevillian, television and radio presenter), she was of
Irish ,
English ,
Scottish and
French
Huguenot ancestry
Mel Gibson (actor)
Summer Glau (actress, classically trained ballet dancer), small amount of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Edna Goodrich (Broadway and silent screen actress;
Florodora girl )
Martha Graham (dancer, choreographer)
Moby (musician, DJ, vegan) small amount of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Merle Haggard (musician)
Barbara Hale (actress)
Armie Hammer (actor), small amount of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Smith Hart (
wrestler )
Bruce Hart (
wrestler )
Keith Hart (
wrestler )
Wayne Hart (
referee )
Dean Hart (
wrestler )
Bret Hart (
wrestler )
Ross Hart (
wrestler )
Diana Hart (
wrestling valet )
Owen Hart (
wrestler )
Colton Haynes (actor)
Kate Hudson (actress), small amount of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Oliver Hudson (actor), small amount of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Anjelica Huston (actress)
Danny Huston (actor)
John Huston (director, actor)
Michael Keaton (actor), small amount of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Val Kilmer (actor)
Kris Kristofferson (actor, singer)
Burt Lancaster (actor)
David Lynch (director), Scotch-Irish father
Loretta Lynn (singer)
Shirley MacLaine (actress, dancer, author), of part Scotch-Irish ancestry
Steve Martin (actor)
Frank McCown , aka Rory Calhoun (actor)
Reba McEntire (singer, actress), of part Scotch-Irish ancestry
Robert Mitchum (actor), partially of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Elizabeth Montgomery (actress)
Agnes Moorehead (actress)
Mary-Louise Parker (actress), small amount of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Dolly Parton
[17] (country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress), small amount of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Lou Diamond Phillips (actor), father was partly of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Brad Pitt (actor)
Elvis Presley (musician, actor), of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Dennis Quaid (actor)
Burt Reynolds (actor), small amount of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Debbie Reynolds (actress)
Christina Ricci (actress), of
Irish ,
Italian and
Scottish ancestry
Axl Rose (singer), father's line was Scotch-Irish
Peter Sarsgaard (actor), small amount of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Ricky Skaggs (singer)
Ian Somerhalder
[18] (actor), of part Scotch-Irish ancestry
Richard St. Clair (composer, pianist), father was of Scotch-Irish ancestry
James Stewart (actor)
Hilary Swank (actress), small amount of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Maria Tallchief (prima ballerina)
John Wayne (actor), of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Hank Williams (singer), Scotch-Irish mother
Mary Elizabeth Winstead (actress), small amount of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Jonathan Winters (actor), small amount of Scotch-Irish ancestry
Literature
Sports
Science and Industry
Neil Armstrong ,
first man to set foot on the Moon
Journalism
Others
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