Huntington family
Huntington is the surname of three prominent families from the United States of America. The first was active in the eastern region; the second founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) and pioneered and founded the State of Utah with the Brigham Young Company; the third was active on both coasts and the regions linking them. All three lines originate with the Simon and Margaret Huntington family which emigrated from Great Britain in 1633 and is among the oldest immigrant British Founding Families in North America[1]. Elijah Baldwin Huntington speculates that the genetic line descends from the Earl of Huntingdon of Great Britain[1]. Early stage genetic testing of Huntington descendants support this theory.
Political Huntingtons
- The Huntingtons involved in American politics from the 18th century include
- Samuel Huntington (1731-1796), Connecticut Superior Court Judge 1773-1785, Founding Father and Signer of the Declaration of Independence, President of and Delegate to the Continental Congress from Connecticut 1776-1784, Deputy Governor of Connecticut 1784-1786, Governor of Connecticut 1786-1796. Uncle and adoptive father of Samuel H. Huntington.[2]
- Samuel H. Huntington (1765-1817), delegate to the Ohio Constitutional Convention 1802, Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court 1803-1808, Governor of Ohio 1808-1810. Nephew of and adoptive son of Samuel Huntington.[3]
- Elisha Mills Huntington (1806-1862), Indiana State Representative 1832-1836, Indiana Circuit Court Judge 1837-1841, Judge of the U.S. District Court of Indiana 1842-1862, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1860. Descendant of Samuel Huntington.[4]
- Nathaniel Huntington, Indiana State Representative 1827-1828. Brother of Elisha Mills Huntington.[5]
- Pelatiah Webster Huntington, was a well-known political economist, author, and teacher during the late 1700s.
- Pelatiah Webster Huntington, named after the well known economist, was the founder of Huntington Bancshares, largest bank by market share in Columbus, Ohio.
Placename honors
- Huntington Avenue, after Ralph Huntington (1784–1866), in Boston, Massachusetts
Industrialists, business persons, and philanthropists
- The Huntingtons involved in American mining, railroads, politics, arts patronage, and philanthropy since the 19th century include
- Collis Potter Huntington (1821 Harwinton, Connecticut – 1900) and Arabella Duval Huntington (c.1850-1924) Real estate investor, philanthropist and art collector, abolitionist and suffragette known as "America's Wealthiest Woman" during the Gilded Age; Collis Huntington was one of the Big Four of the First Transcontinental Railroad, the Central Pacific, and include the Southern Pacific, Chesapeake and Ohio U.S. railroads and Newport News shipping industries.[6][7]
- Henry E. Huntington (1850 - 1927) and widowed Arabella Duval Huntington (c.1850-1924); Railroad magnate, Newport News Shipbuilding, California State real estate, railway, infrastructure and botanical gardens developer and art and rare book collector; Henry was a native of Oneonta, NY. Donated former family homestead in Oneonta, NY to become Huntington Memorial Library and park.[8] Founder of The Huntington Library, Art Collection and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California.[9]
- Archer Milton Huntington (1870 – 1955; See The Hispanic Society of America) Poet, Philanthropist, Hispanic scholar, art collector and patron, museum and botanical gardens developer and Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876 – 1973) American sculptor (See Brookgreen Gardens & Atalaya Castle).[10]
Placename honors
- Collis P. Huntington State Park, Redding, Connecticut[11]
- Huntington Free Library and Reading Room - The Bronx, New York
- The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, in San Marino, California[12]
- Huntington Beach, California
- Huntington Park, California
- Huntington Hotel, San Francisco, California
- Huntington, Texas
- Huntington, West Virginia
- Huntington Park (Virginia) and Collis P. Huntington High School, in Newport News, Virginia
- Huntington Beach State Park, South Carolina
Utah Pioneer Huntingtons
Huntingtons involved in founding the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs Smith Young, Wife of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young and Third President of the LDS Relief Society
Placename honors
- Huntington, Utah
- Huntington State Park, Utah
Huntingtons in popular culture
- Hell on Wheels: Collis P. Huntington was played by Tim Guinee
See also
References
- 1 2 Huntington, Elijah Balwin (2018-04-05). A Genealogical Memoir of the Huntington Family in This Country: Embracing All the Known Descendants of Simon and Margaret Huntington, Who Have Descendants of Other Names. S.l.: Forgotten Books. ISBN 9781333574529.
- ↑ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Hunter-devinney to Huntington". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
- ↑ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Hunter-devinney to Huntington". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
- ↑ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Hunter-devinney to Huntington". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
- ↑ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Hunter-devinney to Huntington". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
- ↑ "Collis P. Huntington (1821-1900) . Transcontinental Railroad . WGBH American Experience". PBS. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
- ↑ "Collis P. Huntington". Wvculture.org. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
- ↑ Archived October 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Archived December 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "DEEP: Collis P. Huntington State Park". Ct.gov. 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
- ↑ "Home - The Huntington Library, Art Collection, and Botanical Gardens". Huntington.org. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
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