Jackson
Senator and Presidential candidate Barry M.
Goldwater
**Former Minister to a European country ** and Cabinet Secretary Alphonso
Taft
Former President and Chief Justice of the United States William Howard
Taft
Former First Lady Thelma Ryan
Nixon
Former President Leslie L.
Leslie Lynch King, aka Gerald Ford.
Former president Hiram
Ulysses S. Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant
First Lady descendent and actor Tom
Isn’t Tom Hanks descended from Lincoln’s mom - not Mary Todd Lincoln.
If it is Hanks then …
Former Cabinet Secretary Claude A.
And besides, Tom Hanks isn’t a former U.S. political figure. Descendants aren’t relevant to this thread … especially descendants of the parent of a political figure.
Yes, Hanks is descended from Lincoln’s mother, not his wife: Nancy Lincoln - Wikipedia
Former Cabinet Secretary Claude A.
Wickard
Chief Justice Harlan F.
Incorrect! He is Claude R. Wickard
Still in play: Former Cabinet Secretary Claude A.
Swanson
Supreme court Justice Roger B.
Taney
[was Tom Hanks incorrect or not?]
In play: Former Senator and actor Fred D.
Incorrect. This thread is not about descendants of the mothers of political figures. Or anyone else’s descendants. I’ve allowed First Ladies*, but that doesn’t extend to Presidential progeny.
And let’s keep it Federal. No governors, etc.
*Although First Lady isn’t an elected office, she is nevertheless a “political figure.” Michelle Obama has a lot more political relevance than Malia or Sasha.
This is becoming a bit restrictive, isn’t it?
Former Senator and actor Fred D.
Thompson
Chief Justice Harlan F.
So the question was inappropriate & incorrect but the answer was right?
Post #35
Former Sec’y of War Benjamin
The answer was a correct response to the clue itself, but the clue was not within the parameters of this thread. (channeling John Charles Daly)
Ok, in the spirit of non-restrictiveness, let’s open it up to statewide/local political offices (governors, state senators, mayors, etc.). But no relatives, acquaintances, or people merely sharing the same planet. Sorry about moving the goal post; I’m just trying to define the rules while keeping it fun.
I don’t think we need to keep appending “Former” to every title.
Secretary of War Benjamin
Lincoln
Secretary of State Dean