List of United States political families (T)

The following is an alphabetical list of political families in the United States whose last name begins with T.

The Tabers Thomas Taber II (1785–1862), U.S. Representative from New York 1828–29. Father of Stephen Taber.TABER, Thomas, II – Biographical Information. Bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved on 19 October 2011. Stephen Taber (1821–1886), U.S. Representative from New York 1865–69. Son of Thomas Taber II.TABER, Stephen – Biographical Information. Bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved on 19 October 2011.

The Tabors George Tabor (1862–1939), member of the Iowa Senate 1929–1933. Father of Howard Tabor. Howard Tabor (1893–1968), member of the Iowa House of Representatives 1959–65 and Iowa Senate 1965–67. Son of George Tabor.

The Tallmadges Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (1795–1864), New York Assemblyman 1828–30, New York State Senator 1830–33, U.S. Senator from New York 1833–44, Governor of the Wisconsin Territory 1844–45. Father of Isaac S. Tallmadge.Index to Politicians: Tallmadge to Tannenbaum. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 19 October 2011. Isaac S. Tallmadge, Wisconsin State Assemblyman 1853–54. Son of Nathaniel P. Tallmadge.Index to Politicians: Tallmadge to Tannenbaum. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 19 October 2011.

The Talmadges Eugene Talmadge (1884–1946), governor of Georgia, 1933–37 and 1941–43.Index to Politicians: Tallmadge to Tannenbaum. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 19 October 2011. Herman Talmadge (1913–2002), governor of Georgia 1947 and 1948–55; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1957–81; son of Eugene Talmadge.Index to Politicians: Tallmadge to Tannenbaum. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 19 October 2011.

The Tamms Edward Allen Tamm (1906–1985), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia 1949–65, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 1965–85. Quinn Tamm (1910–1986), Assistant Director for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Brother of Edward Allen Tamm.

The Tamposis, Goodlanders, and Sullivans

Elizabeth M. Tamposi (born 1955), member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1979-1986; candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire, 1988; 10th Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, 1989-1992. Maggie Goodlander (born 1986), U.S. Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, 2022-2024; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, 2025–present. Daughter of Elizabeth M. Tamposi, wife of Jake Sullivan. Jake Sullivan (born 1976), 26th Director of Policy Planning, 2011-2013; National Security Advisor to the Vice President, 2013-2014; 28th United States National Security Advisor, 2021-2025. Husband of Maggie Goodlander, son-in-law of Elizabeth M. Tamposi.

The Tafts, Lippitts, and Chafees See Taft-Lippitt-Chafee family political line

The Tarsneys and Weadocks John Charles Tarsney (1845–1920), Attorney of Kansas City, Missouri 1874–75; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1889–95; Justice of the Oklahoma Territory Supreme Court 1896–99. Brother of Timothy E. Tarsney.Index to Politicians: Tanonaka to Tatascore. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 19 October 2011. Timothy E. Tarsney (1849–1909), candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1880, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1884, U.S. Representative from Michigan 1885–89. Brother of John Charles Tarsney.Index to Politicians: Tanonaka to Tatascore. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 19 October 2011. Thomas A.E. Weadock (1850–1938), Prosecuting Attorney of Bay County, Michigan 1877–78; Chairman of the Michigan Democratic Convention 1883 1894; Mayor of Bay City, Michigan 1883–85; U.S. Representative from Michigan 1891–95; delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1896; candidate for Judge of Michigan Supreme Court 1904; Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. Brother-in-law of John Charles Tarsney and Timothy E. Tarsney.Index to Politicians: Wattson to Weatherwax. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 19 October 2011.

NOTE: Thomas A.E. Weadock was also brother of Saginaw, Michigan Mayor George W. Weadock;Index to Politicians: Wattson to Weatherwax. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 19 October 2011. uncle of Michigan State Senator G. Leo Weadock;Index to Politicians: Wattson to Weatherwax. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 19 October 2011. and granduncle of Michigan State Senator George W. Weadock II.Index to Politicians: Wattson to Weatherwax. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 19 October 2011.

The Taskers and Ogles Benjamin Tasker Sr. (1690–1768), Maryland Colony House Delegate 1715–17 1720–22, Maryland Colony Senator 1722–66 1768, Maryland Colony Governor's Councilman 1722–68, Annapolis, Maryland Alderman 1720 1754–66; Mayor of Annapolis, Maryland 1721–22 1726–27 1747–48 1750–53 1756–57; Maryland Colony Councilman; acting Governor of Maryland Colony 1753. Father of Benjamin Tasker Jr. Benjamin Tasker Jr. (1720–1760), Governor of Maryland Colony 1752–53, Mayor of Annapolis, Maryland 1754–55. Son of Benjamin Tasker Sr. Samuel Ogle (1694–1752), Governor of Maryland Colony. Son-in-law of Benjamin Tasker Sr. Benjamin Ogle (1749–1809), Maryland Colony Councilman, Governor of Maryland 1798–1801. Son of Samuel Ogle.

The Tauzins William J. Tauzin II (born 1943), Louisiana State Representative 1972–80, U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1980–2005. Father of William J. Tauzin III. Billy Tauzin III (born 1973), candidate for U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2004. Son of William J. Tauzin II.

The Tayloes of Mount Airy William Tayloe (the immigrant), was a Burgess for York County, Virginia in March 1642–43, and Nov. 1647. As Maj. William Tayloe, he was present as a member of the council, 6 Nov. 1651, but lost his seat on the surrender of Virginia to the parliament. He was, however, again elected a councilor, 30 April 1652, and once more on 31 March 1654–55. He was a justice of York County since 1647.Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Under the Editorial ..., Volume 1 edited by Lyon Gardiner Tyler page 117 William Tayloe (the nephew), nephew of William Tayloe (the immigrant). In 1692 Tayloe was one of the first justices of Richmond County (Richmond Co. was created from Old Rappahannock Co. in 1692), and in 1704, as "Colonel and Commander in Chief" of the militia of that county, subdued an attempted uprising of the Indians. Col. Tayloe was a Burgess for Richmond county at the sessions of December 1700; August 1701; May 1702; June 1702, and April 1706. On 19 May 1703, Col. William Tayloe, Col. George Taylor, Mr. Samuel Peachey, Capt. John Deane, and Capt. John Tarpley were justices of Richmond Co., VA. John Tayloe I son of William Tayloe (the nephew). He was a member of the House of Burgesses of Virginia in 1710, 1728 and 1730.Colonial Families of the Southern States of America..., Wright, 1911, pg 499Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Under the Editorial ..., Volume 1 edited by Lyon Gardiner Tyler page 156 John Tayloe II was an influential member of the King's Council, under Lord Dunmore, and of the first Republic Council, under Governor Patrick Henry. Tayloe was a member of the House of Burgesses of Virginia 1774. John Tayloe III Captain of Dragoons, he went to Western Pennsylvania, to help put down the Whiskey Rebellion. In 1799, he was appointed Major of Light Dragoons, U. S. A. by President John Adams. When General Washington wrote to Tayloe a warm letter of congratulation, Tayloe hesitated to accept the commission as he had just been elected as a Federalist to the Senate of Virginia, and he feared, as he wrote to Washington, that if he resigned his seat, the place would be filled by an opponent of the administration. On 12 February 1799, Washington replied that he was inclined to believe his civil service would be more important than military service. Tayloe served in the Virginia House of Delegates and the Senate of Virginia, as Delegate and Senator for a combined 9 years. On the breaking out of the War of 1812, Tayloe was made commander of the cavalry of the District of Columbia and saw active service. Benjamin Ogle Tayloe studied law under United States Attorney General Richard Rush.Watson, In Memoriam: Benjamin Ogle Tayloe, 1872 When Rush was appointed Minister to Great Britain in 1817, Tayloe was an observer at the Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1818. He traveled to Paris in the spring of 1819, where Minister to France Albert Gallatin introduced him to [King Louis XVIII and Talleyrand. Edward Thornton Tayloe was private secretary to Mr. Joel Roberts Poinsett of South Carolina, Minister of Mexico. He was skilled in French, Italian and Spanish. In 1828 he became Secretary of Legation to William Henry Harrison, first Minister to Colombia. Since 1825 he had flooded the fledgling Department of State with recommendations from influential friends, including Poinsett, seeking his appointment to diplomatic service. Only six weeks after his return from Mexico, he was appointed by President John Quincy Adams. Before the party left for Bogota, President Adams was defeated by Andrew Jackson. Gen. Harrison and Edward Tayloe proceeded to Colombia, hoping the new administration would leave them in place. While they awaited the ship, Gen. Cordoba seized the opportunity of Simon Bolivar's absence to stage a revolt in Colombia. Bolivar's second in command blamed the Cordoba affair on the meddling of Harrison and Tayloe. Then an American adventurer in the employ of Bolivar's government saw an opportunity for his own advancement and spread the tale that Harrison and Tayloe had conspired with Cordoba in his attempted coup. A mutual friend of Harrison and Tayloe was imprisoned without charges or trial, and they returned to Virginia. Simon Bolivar had disappointed him with his aggression against Peru and his dictatorial tendencies, and Washington politics had topped everything off. In 1830 he became a County Magistrate, in King George County, Virginia. In 1840 he won the election with William Henry Harrison, but President Harrison died. Before his death, President Harrison confided to Benjamin Ogle Tayloe that he intended naming Edward Tayloe to the post of Treasurer of the United States. One account even states that Mr. Harrison caught his death while walking in the rain from St. John's Church to the Benjamin Ogle Tayloe House with that information. William Tayloe Murphy Sr., Delegate in the Virginia House and Virginia State Treasurer. President of the Northern Neck State Bank, now Atlantic Union Bancshares. He was the great-grandson of Edward Thornton Tayloe, grandson of Edward Poinsett Tayloe and son of Robert Murphy. W. Tayloe Murphy Jr. is a Virginia lawyer and Democratic politician who served part-time as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 99 (his native Northern Neck) between 1982 and 2000, as well as Secretary of Natural Resources under Governor Mark Warner from 2002–2006.

The Taylors J. Alfred Taylor (1878–1956), West Virginia House Delegate 1917–18 1921–22 1931–32 1937–38, U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1923–27, candidate for Governor of West Virginia 1928, candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate from West Virginia 1934. Father of J. Alfred Taylor Jr.Index to Politicians: Taylor, J. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 19 October 2011. J. Alfred Taylor Jr., West Virginia House Delegate 1943–44, West Virginia State Senator 1949–56. Son of J. Alfred Taylor.Index to Politicians: Taylor, J. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 19 October 2011.

The Taylors of Arkansas Samuel M. Taylor (1852–1921), Arkansas State Representative 1879–80, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1896, U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1913–21. Father of Chester William Taylor.Index to Politicians: Taylor, S to T. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 19 October 2011.