Ancestry of Colonel
Robert Gould Shaw
U.S. Civil War leader of film “Glory” fame
The family tree for Colonel Robert Gould Shaw is still in progress.
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Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Colonel Robert Gould Shaw
Richard A. Snelling
76th and 78th Governor of Vermont
8th cousin 2 times removed
via Thomas Richards
Roland L. Bragg
Silver Star Recipient - WWII
Fort Bragg Namesake (2025)
7th cousin 2 times removed
via Nicholas Snow
Porter Goss
1st Director of the C.I.A.
19th and last Dir. of Central Intelligence
17th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir William de Ros
Porter Goss
1st Director of the C.I.A.
19th and last Dir. of Central Intelligence
16th cousin 5 times removed
via Richard Fitzalan
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