Note: This is just one of 1,325 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

This specific family group is a subset of the much larger Four Thousand Related Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

	Benjamin Brown French (1800-1870) — also known as Benjamin B. French — of Washington, D.C. Born in Chester, Rockingham County, N.H., September 4, 1800. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia, 1856 (Honorary Secretary; member, Credentials Committee; speaker). Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Washington, D.C., August 12, 1870 (age 69 years, 342 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Grandfather of Ellen F. FitzSimons; great-grandfather of William Henry Vanderbilt III.   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Amos Tuck (1810-1879) — of Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Parsonfield, York County, Maine, August 2, 1810. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1842; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1847-53; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1856 (Convention Vice-President), 1860. Died in Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H., December 11, 1879 (age 69 years, 131 days). Interment at Exeter Cemetery, Exeter, N.H.   Relatives: Son of John Tuck and Betsey (Towle) Tuck; married to Sarah Ann Nudd and Catherine Shepherd; grandfather of Ellen F. FitzSimons; great-grandfather of William Henry Vanderbilt III; third cousin twice removed of Timothy Pickering; fourth cousin once removed of John Wingate Weeks and Daniel Webster.   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Isidor Straus (1845-1912) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Otterberg, Bavaria (now Germany), February 6, 1845. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 15th District, 1894-95. Jewish. One of the owners of the R. H. Macy & Co. department store in New York. Perished in the wreck of the steamship Titanic, in the North Atlantic Ocean, April 15, 1912 (age 67 years, 69 days); his body was subsequently recovered. Originally entombed at Beth El Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.; later interred at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.; memorial monument at Straus Park, Manhattan, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Lazarus Straus and Sara (Straus) Straus; brother of Oscar Solomon Straus; married, July 12, 1871, to Ida Blum; father of Jesse Isidor Straus; uncle of Nathan Straus Jr.; grandfather of Evelyn Straus Weil (who married George Backer) and Stuart Scheftel; granduncle of Ronald Peter Straus.   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Straus Hall (built 1926), a dormitory at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, is named for him and his wife.  — Straus Park (established 1895 as Schuyler Square; renamed 1907 as Bloomingdale Square; renamed 1915 as Straus Park), at Broadway and West End Avenue in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York, is named for him and his wife.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Isidor Straus: June Hall McCash, A Titanic Love Story: Ida and Isidor Straus
	Oscar Solomon Straus (1850-1926) — also known as Oscar S. Straus — of New York. Born in Germany, December 23, 1850. Progressive. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1887-89, 1898-99; U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1906-09; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1909-10; candidate for Governor of New York, 1912; candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914. Jewish. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. First Jewish U.S. cabinet member. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., May 3, 1926 (age 75 years, 131 days). Interment at Beth El Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.; memorial monument at Federal Triangle, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of Lazarus Straus and Sara (Straus) Straus; brother of Isidor Straus; uncle of Jesse Isidor Straus and Nathan Straus Jr.; granduncle of Stuart Scheftel and Ronald Peter Straus.   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Empire State Notables (1914)
	Henry Morgenthau (1856-1946) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Mannheim, Germany, April 26, 1856. Lawyer; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1913-16; director, Underwood Typewriter Company; director, Equitable Life Assurance Society of U.S.; president, Herald Square Realty Company; director, Mt. Sinai Hospital. Jewish. Died following a cerebral hemorrhage, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 25, 1946 (age 90 years, 213 days). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Lazarus Morgenthau and Babette (Guggenheim) Morgenthau; married, May 10, 1883, to Josephine Sykes; father of Henry Morgenthau Jr.; grandfather of Robert Morris Morgenthau.   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also U.S. State Dept career summary
	Jesse Isidor Straus (1872-1936) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 25, 1872. Democrat. President, R. H. Macy & Co. department stores; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1933-36. Jewish. Member, Sphinx. Died, from pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 4, 1936 (age 64 years, 101 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Isidor Straus and Ida (Blum) Straus; married, November 20, 1895, to Irma S. Nathan; nephew of Oscar Solomon Straus; uncle of Evelyn Straus Weil (who married George Backer) and Stuart Scheftel; first cousin of Nathan Straus Jr.; first cousin once removed of Ronald Peter Straus.   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Everett Colby (1874-1943) — of West Orange, Essex County, N.J. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., December 10, 1874. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1903-05; member of New Jersey state senate from Essex County, 1906-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1912; Progressive candidate for Governor of New Jersey, 1913. Died in Montclair, Essex County, N.J., June 19, 1943 (age 68 years, 191 days). Entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Charles Lewis Colby and Anna Murray Sims (Knowlton) Colby; married 1903 to Edith Letitia Hyde; father of Anne Gordon Colby (who married William Henry Vanderbilt III); nephew of Mary Frances Colby (who married Arthur Clarence Walworth).   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Irving Lehman (1876-1945) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 28, 1876. Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1909-23; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1924-39; chief judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1940-45. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Jewish Committee. Died, of a heart ailment, in Port Chester, Westchester County, N.Y., September 22, 1945 (age 69 years, 237 days). Interment at Beth Olom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Mayer Lehman and Babette (Neugass) Lehman; brother of Herbert Henry Lehman; married, June 26, 1901, to Sissie Straus (sister of Nathan Straus Jr.).   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: New York Red Book 1936
	Edith Hyde Colby (1876-1962) — also known as Edith H. Colby; Edith Letitia Hyde — of West Orange, Essex County, N.J. Born in Plainfield, Union County, N.J., June 21, 1876. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1924. Female. Died in West Orange, Essex County, N.J., March 23, 1962 (age 85 years, 275 days). Entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.   Relatives: Daughter of Charles Hyde and Elizabeth (Kepler) Hyde; married 1903 to Everett Colby; mother of Anne Gordon Hyde (who married William Henry Vanderbilt III).   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Herbert Henry Lehman (1878-1963) — also known as Herbert H. Lehman — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 28, 1878. Democrat. Director, Consolidated Cotton Duck Co., Imperial Cotton Co., U.S. Cotton Duck Co., Washington Mills; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1929-32; Governor of New York, 1933-42; U.S. Senator from New York, 1949-57; defeated, 1946. Jewish. Member, American Jewish Committee; Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Gamma Delta; Americans for Democratic Action. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1963; inducted into the Jewish-American Hall of Fame in 1974. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., December 5, 1963 (age 85 years, 252 days). Interment at Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Mayer Lehman and Babette (Neugass) Lehman; brother of Irving Lehman; married, April 28, 1910, to Edith Louise Altschul; father of Peter Lehman; uncle of Elinor Fatman Morgenthau; granduncle of Robert Morris Morgenthau, Orin Lehman and John Langeloth Loeb Jr..   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Cross-reference: Nathan R. Sobel — Thomas L. J. Corcoran   Lehman College, Bronx, New York, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: New York Red Book 1936
	Ellen F. FitzSimons (1879-1948) — also known as Elsie FitzSimons; Ellen Tuck French; Ellen French Vanderbilt; Mrs. Paul FitzSimons — of Newport, Newport County, R.I. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 15, 1879. Republican. Member of Republican National Committee from Rhode Island, 1940; member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National Convention, 1940. Female. Died in Newport, Newport County, R.I., February 26, 1948 (age 68 years, 256 days). Interment at St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery, Portsmouth, R.I.   Relatives: Daughter of Francis Ormand French and Ellen M. (Tuck) French; married, January 11, 1901, to Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt; married, April 3, 1919, to Paul FitzSimons, Jr.; mother of William Henry Vanderbilt III; granddaughter of Benjamin Brown French and Amos Tuck.   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Nathan Straus Jr. (1889-1961) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 27, 1889. Democrat. Partner, R. H. Macy & Co. department store; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920, 1924, 1940 (alternate), 1944; member of New York state senate 15th District, 1921-26; Chief, U.S. Housing Authority, 1937-42. Member, Elks; Moose. Died, in a motel room at Massapequa, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., September 13, 1961 (age 72 years, 109 days). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Nathan Straus and Lina (Gutherz) Straus; brother of Sissie Straus (who married Irving Lehman); married, April 29, 1915, to Helen E. Sachs; father of Ronald Peter Straus; nephew of Isidor Straus and Oscar Solomon Straus; first cousin of Jesse Isidor Straus; first cousin once removed of Stuart Scheftel.   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Henry Morgenthau Jr. (1891-1967) — of Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County, N.Y.; Wiccopee, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 11, 1891. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928, 1932; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1934-45. Jewish. Died February 6, 1967 (age 75 years, 271 days). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Henry Morgenthau and Josephine (Sykes) Morgenthau; married, November 21, 1951, to Marcella Puthan; married, April 17, 1916, to Elinor Fatman; father of Robert Morris Morgenthau.   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Henry Morgenthau, Jr.: Herbert Levy, Henry Morgenthau, Jr.: The Remarkable Life of FDR's Secretary of the Treasury
	Elinor Fatman Morgenthau (1892-1949) — also known as Elinor F. Morgenthau; Elinor Fatman — of Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 19, 1892. Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928. Female. Jewish. Died, from a liver ailment, in New York Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., September 21, 1949 (age 57 years, 214 days). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.   Relatives: Daughter of Morris Fatman and Settie (Lehman) Fatman; married, April 17, 1916, to Henry Morgenthau Jr.; niece of Herbert Henry Lehman.   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (1899-1992) — also known as Cornelius V. Whitney; "Sonny" — of Westbury, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y.; Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Roslyn, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., February 20, 1899. Democrat. Co-founder and chairman of Pam American Airways; chairman, Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company; horse breeder; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1932; along with David O. Selznick, he helped to finance and produce Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s. Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y., December 13, 1992 (age 93 years, 297 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Harry Payne Whitney and Gertrude (Vanderbilt) Whitney; married, March 5, 1923, to Marie Norton (who later married William Averell Harriman); married, September 29, 1931, to Gladys Crosby Hopkins; married, June 18, 1941, to Eleanor Searle; married, January 24, 1958, to Mary Lou (Schroeder) Hosford; grandson of William Collins Whitney; grandnephew of Henry Melville Whitney; granduncle of John LeBoutillier; great-grandson of Henry B. Payne and James Scollay Whitney; second great-grandson of Henry Collins Flagg; first cousin of William Henry Vanderbilt III and John Hay Whitney; first cousin once removed of Frances Payne Bolton; second cousin of William Armistead Moale Burden and Oliver Payne Bolton; second cousin once removed of Shirley Carter Burden Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of Thomas Mackie Burgess.   Political families: Wadsworth-Whitney-Symington family of New York; Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York; Whitney-Bolton-Payne family of Cleveland, Ohio; Harriman family of Arden, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
	William Henry Vanderbilt III (1901-1981) — also known as William H. Vanderbilt — of Portsmouth, Newport County, R.I.; South Williamstown, Williamstown, Berkshire County, Mass. Born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., November 24, 1901. Republican. Member of Rhode Island state senate, 1928-34; delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1928 (Convention Vice-President), 1936 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); Governor of Rhode Island, 1939-41; defeated, 1940. Episcopalian. Died in South Williamstown, Williamstown, Berkshire County, Mass., April 14, 1981 (age 79 years, 141 days). Interment at Southlawn Cemetery, Williamstown, Mass.   Relatives: Son of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and Ellen French Vanderbilt; married, November 1, 1923, to Emily Davies; married, November 27, 1929, to Anne Gordon Colby (daughter of Everett Colby and Edith Hyde Colby); uncle of Wendy Vanderbilt (who married Orin Lehman); grandnephew by marriage of Alva (Smith) Vanderbilt (who married Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont); great-grandson of Benjamin Brown French and Amos Tuck; second great-grandson of Henry Collins Flagg and Cornelius 'Commodore' Vanderbilt; first cousin of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney; first cousin twice removed of John LeBoutillier; second cousin of William Armistead Moale Burden; second cousin once removed of Shirley Carter Burden Jr..   Political families: Wadsworth-Whitney-Symington family of New York; Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
	George Backer (1903-1974) — of New York. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 18, 1903. Novelist; playwright; New York City councilman; American Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1937, 1938; president and publisher, New York Post newspaper, 1939-42. Jewish. Died May 1, 1974 (age 71 years, 103 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of George Backer (1874-1921) and Sarah (Sadowsky) Backer; brother of Frederick Backer; married, October 21, 1932, to Dorothy Schiff (granddaughter of Jacob Schiff); married 1946 to Evelyn Straus Weil (niece of Jesse Isidor Straus; granddaughter of Isidor Straus); step-father of Adele T. Hall (who married Arthur Fredric Leopold and Robert Workman Sweet).   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Image source: New York Daily News, October 28, 1937
	Frederick Backer (1909-1971) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 2, 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1957-68; appointed 1957. Died November 18, 1971 (age 62 years, 320 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of George Backer (1874-1921) and Sarah (Sadowsky) Backer; brother of George Backer (1903-1974).   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
	Stuart Scheftel (c.1911-1994) — of New York. Born about 1911. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1942. Died, following a heart attack, at New York Hospital, New York, New York County, N.Y., January 20, 1994 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Nephew of Jesse Isidor Straus; grandson of Isidor Straus; grandnephew of Oscar Solomon Straus; first cousin once removed of Nathan Straus Jr.; second cousin of Ronald Peter Straus.   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
	Robert Morris Morgenthau (1919-2019) — also known as Robert M. Morgenthau — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., July 31, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1961-62, 1962-70; candidate for Governor of New York, 1962; New York County District Attorney, 1975-2009. Jewish. Died, in Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 21, 2019 (age 99 years, 355 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Henry Morgenthau Jr. and Elinor (Fatman) Morgenthau; married 1977 to Lucinda Franks; grandson of Henry Morgenthau; grandnephew of Herbert Henry Lehman; cousin *** of John Langeloth Loeb Jr..   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article
	Arthur Fredric Leopold (1919-2008) — also known as A. Fredric Leopold — of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born November 10, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; mayor of Beverly Hills, Calif., 1967-68, 1971-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968. Jewish. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 1, 2008 (age 88 years, 52 days). Entombed at Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, Calif.   Relatives: Married, May 14, 1954, to Adele T. Hall (step-daughter of George Backer; daughter of Dorothy Schiff; great-granddaughter of Jacob Schiff; who later married Robert Workman Sweet).   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Epitaph: "BRILLIANCE.. WITH A TWINKLE"   See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Orin Lehman (1920-2008) — also known as "Father Nature" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born January 14, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; injured during the Battle of the Bulge and lost a leg; newspaper publisher; chairman, Colgreen Broadcasting Group, owner of radio stations; founder, Just One Break, Inc., not-for-profit employment service for people with disabilities; campaign manager, John J. Burns for Lieutenant Governor, 1962; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1966; producer of several popular off-Broadway plays; New York State Commissioner of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, 1975-93. Jewish. Member, American Jewish Committee; Council on Foreign Relations; Urban League; NAACP. Died, of pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 22, 2008 (age 88 years, 39 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Allan Sigmund Lehman and Evelyn 'Eve' (Schiffer) Lehman; married, July 23, 1962, to Jane (Bagley) Long; married, October 24, 1970, to Wendy Vanderbilt (niece of William Henry Vanderbilt III); grandnephew of Herbert Henry Lehman.   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Internet Broadway Database
	Robert Workman Sweet (1922-2019) — also known as Robert W. Sweet — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y., October 15, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Deputy mayor, New York City, 1966-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1968; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1978-91; took senior status 1991. Died in Ketchum, Blaine County, Idaho, March 24, 2019 (age 96 years, 160 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of James Sweet and Della (Workman) Sweet; married 1948 to Lois Clapp; married, May 12, 1973, to Adele H. Leopold (step-daughter of George Backer; daughter of Dorothy Schiff; great-granddaughter of Jacob Schiff; ex-wife of Arthur Fredric Leopold).   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
	Ronald Peter Straus (1923-2012) — also known as R. Peter Straus — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 15, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; chairman, Straus Communications, a chain of newspapers and radio stations; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960, 1964; director, Voice of America, 1977-79. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., August 6, 2012 (age 89 years, 173 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Nathan Straus Jr. and Helen (Sachs) Straus; married 1950 to Ellen Sulzberger; married, April 4, 1998, to Marcia Lewis; grandnephew of Isidor Straus and Oscar Solomon Straus; first cousin once removed of Jesse Isidor Straus; second cousin of Stuart Scheftel.   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article   Books by R. Peter Straus: Is The State Department Color Blind? (1971) — The Buddy System in Foreign Affairs (1973) — The Father of Anne Frank (1975)
	Adele Hall Sweet (1925-2018) — also known as Adele H. Sweet; Adele T. Hall; Adele H. Leopold — of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., August 25, 1925. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968. Female. Died, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. December 21, 2018 (age 93 years, 118 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Step-daughter of George Backer; daughter of Richard Brown West Hall and Dorothy (Schiff) Hall; married, May 14, 1954, to Arthur Fredric Leopold; married, May 12, 1973, to Robert Workman Sweet; married, December 9, 1944, to Arthur Gray, Jr.; great-granddaughter of Jacob Schiff.   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
	John Langeloth Loeb Jr. (b. 1930) — also known as John L. Loeb, Jr. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., May 2, 1930. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1964; U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, 1981-83. Still living as of 1996.   Relatives: Son of John Langeloth Loeb and Frances (Lehman) Loeb; grandnephew of Herbert Henry Lehman; cousin *** of Robert Morris Morgenthau.   Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Loeb House (offices, built 1940), at Harvard University Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, is named for him and his father.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary