Ancestry of
Charles Goldsborough
16th Governor of Maryland
Who was Charles Goldsborough?
Charles Goldsborough was the 16th Governor of Maryland. He started his career as a lawyer before pursuing politics. His political career included terms in the Maryland House of Delegates, Maryland State Senate, and the United States House of Representatives from Maryland’s 8th Congressional district. Charles Goldsborough was also elected as a member of the American Antiquarian Society, America’s oldest historical society with a national focus.
Famous Kin
Charles Goldsborough has a number of fellow state governors in his family tree including Phillips Lee Goldsborough (47th Maryland Governor), Philip Francis Thomas (28th Maryland Governor), Edward Lloyd V (13th Maryland Governor), Henry Lloyd (40th Maryland Governor), and Fitzhugh Lee (40th Virginia Governor). He has kinship to the current royal family through the late Princess Diana, and his U.S. Presidential kin include John Quincy Adams, William Henry Harrison, Warren G. Harding, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Charles Goldsborough’s celebrity kin include socialite and TV personality Paris Hilton, actor Humphrey Bogart, actress Katharine Hepburn, singer and songwriter Grace Slick, chef and TV personality Julia Child, actress Lee Remick, actor Alec Baldwin, actress Paget Brewster, actress Jordana Brewster, actor Ted Danson, and a number of others. Some of his other notable kin include Confederate General James Longstreet, author Stephen Crane, evolutionist Charles Darwin, British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, and author Louisa May Alcott.
Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Charles Goldsborough
Endicott Peabody
62nd Governor of Massachusetts
10th cousin 6 times removed
via Sir Thomas Throckmorton
Porter Goss
1st Director of the C.I.A.
19th and last Dir. of Central Intelligence
13th cousin 7 times removed
via Sir Richard Fitzalan
Alfred Ely Beach
Co-founder & Editor, Scientific American
20th cousin 1 time removed
via John FitzGilbert (the Marshal)
Alfred Ely Beach
Co-founder & Editor, Scientific American
11th cousin 5 times removed
via Sir John Throckmorton
Alfred Ely Beach
Co-founder & Editor, Scientific American
19th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir Geoffrey FitzPiers
Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper
United States Navy
16th cousin 5 times removed
via Edward I, King of England
Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper
United States Navy
15th cousin 4 times removed
via Bartholomew de Badlesmere
Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper
United States Navy
18th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir Humphrey de Bohun
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