List of United States Political Families (J) - The Joneses and Monroes

The Joneses and Monroes

• Joseph Jones (1727–1805), Delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia 1777 1780–1783. Uncle of James Monroe.
  • James Monroe (1758–1831), U.S. Senator from Virginia 1790–1794, U.S. Minister to France 1794–1796, Governor of Virginia 1799–1802 1811, U.S. Minister to Great Britain 1803–1807, U.S. Secretary of State 1811–1814 1815–1817, U.S. Secretary of War 1814–1815, acting U.S. Secretary of State 1814–1815, President of the United States 1817–1825. Nephew of Joseph Jones.
  • Thomas B. Monroe (1791–1865), Kentucky State Representative 1816, Kentucky Secretary of State 1823–1824, U.S. District Attorney of Kentucky 1833–1834, Judge of U.S. District Court of Kentucky 1834–1861, Confederate States Provisional Congress Delegate 1861–1862. Cousin of James Monroe.
    • James Monroe (1799–1870), New York City Alderman 1833–1835, U.S. Representative from New York 1839–1841, New York State Senator 1850–1852. Nephew of James Monroe.
      • Theodore D. Robinson (1883–1934), New York Assemblyman 1912, New York State Senator. Great-grandson of James Monroe.
      • Corinne Alsop Cole (1886–1971), Connecticut State Representative 1925, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1936, Connecticut Republican Committeewoman 1940. Great-granddaughter of James Monroe.
      • Joseph Wright Alsop (1876–1953), Connecticut State Representative 1907–1909, Connecticut State Senator 1909–1913, Connecticut Republican Committeeman 1909–1912. Husband of Corinne Alsop Cole.
        • John Alsop (1915–2000), Connecticut State Representative 1947–1949, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1952 1960 1972, candidate for Governor of Connecticut. Son of Corinne Alsop Cole and Joseph Wright Alsop.

NOTE: Theodore D. Robinson and Corinne Alsop Cole were also nephew and niece of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. Cole was also first cousin by marriage of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Joseph Wright Alsop was also son of Connecticut State Senator Joseph W. Alsop.