Shriver family

The Shriver family is a U.S. political family rooted in Maryland. Many of the family members have pursued political office.

Members

David Shriver (1735–1826) Maryland House of Delegates, 1799–1803 Maryland Senate, 1804–1811

David Shriver Jr. (1769–1852) Maryland House of Delegates, 1807–1807 Isaac Shriver (1777–1856) Maryland House of Delegates, 1811–1812, 1827–1827, 1829–1829, 1835–1836 Jacob Shriver (1779 – 1841) Maryland House of Delegates, 1828–1828 Edward Shriver (1812 – 1896) Maryland House of Delegates, 1843–1844 Thomas H. Shriver (1846 – 1916) Maryland House of Delegates, 1878–1880 Maryland Senate, 1884–1886 Sargent Shriver (1915 –2011) President of the Chicago Board of Education, 1955–1960 1st Director of the Peace Corps, 1961–1966 Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, 1964–1968 United States Ambassador to France, 1968–1970 Bobby Shriver (born 1954) Member of the Santa Monica City Council, 2004–2012 Mayor of Santa Monica, 2010–2010 Maria Shriver (born 1955), journalist; ex-wife of former governor of California and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger 35th First Lady of California, 2003–2011 Mark Kennedy Shriver (born 1964) Maryland House of Delegates, 1995–2003

Connections to other prominent families In 1953, Sargent Shriver married Eunice Kennedy, member of the Kennedy family and sister of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and U.S. Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy.

Residences The residence most commonly associated with the family is Union Mills Homestead Historic District, it was home to the Shriver family for 6 generations. It is currently a historic landmark located near Westminster, Maryland, about 17 miles south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Shriver family

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