Famous Kin of
Howard Hawks
Movie Director
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William Stoughton
Chief Judge and Prosecutor, Salem Witch Trials 1692
1st cousin 7 times removed via Rev. Thomas Stoughton
John Wellborn Root
1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition Architect
5th cousin 1 time removed via John Allis
Benedict Arnold
Traitor of the American Revolution
5th cousin 3 times removed via Rev. Thomas Stoughton
Ellen Louise (Axson) Wilson
First Lady of President Woodrow Wilson
6th cousin 1 time removed via John Leonard
Lillian Gish
Stage, TV and Movie Actress
6th cousin 2 times removed via John Hawks
Clement Clarke Moore
Author of “Twas the Night Before Christmas”
6th cousin 2 times removed via Rev. Thomas Stoughton
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
American “Fireside” Poet
6th cousin 2 times removed via Rev. Thomas Stoughton
Henry Luce
Co-Founder of Time, Life, Fortune and Sports Illustrated magazines
7th cousin 1 time removed via John Leonard
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice
7th cousin 1 time removed via Rev. Thomas Stoughton
Nancy (Davis) Reagan
First Lady of President Ronald Reagan
7th cousin 2 times removed via John Leonard
Treat Williams
TV & Movie Actor
7th cousin 4 times removed via William Beardsley
Ethan Hawke
Actor, Director, Screenwriter, Novelist
8th cousin 5 times removed via Rev. Thomas Stoughton