The Fish family is a prominent American family, members of which became influential in politics, diplomacy, and business. The family is of English origin and is descended from Jonathan Fish (1615–1663), who was born in

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, and ultimately settled in the

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Notable members

Nicholas Fish Nicholas Fish (August 28, 1758 – June 20, 1833) was an American Revolutionary War soldier. He was the first Adjutant General of New York. Early life Fish was born on August 28, 1758 into a wealthy New York City family. He was the son of Jon ...

(1758–1833), an

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soldier, an

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, a

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candidate for

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from New York in 1804 and 1806, and a candidate for

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of New York in 1810 and 1811. *

Hamilton Fish Hamilton Fish (August 3, 1808September 7, 1893) was an American politician who served as the 16th Governor of New York from 1849 to 1850, a United States Senator from New York from 1851 to 1857 and the 26th United States Secretary of State fro ...

(1808–1893), a candidate for

Assemblyman in 1834, a U.S. Representative from New York from 1843 to 1845, a candidate for lieutenant governor of New York in 1846, the lieutenant governor of New York in 1848, the governor of New York from 1849 to 1851, a

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from New York from 1851 to 1857, the U.S. Secretary of State from 1869 to 1877. * D. Maitland Armstrong (1836–1919), a U.S. consul in

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1869–1871; the U.S.

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to the

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1869; the U.S. consul general in Rome, Italy 1871–1873. *

Stuyvesant Fish Morris Stuyvesant Fish Morris (August 3, 1843 – May 10, 1928) was an American physician and the progenitor of Manhattan's prominent family of physicians. Early life Morris was born in Manhattan on August 3, 1843. He was a son of Richard Lewis Morris ( ...

(1843–1928), a prominent

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. *

Nicholas Fish II Nicholas Fish II (February 19, 1846–September 16, 1902) was a United States diplomat who served as the ambassador to Switzerland from 1877 to 1881 and the ambassador to Belgium from 1882 to 1885. In a widely reported crime of the time know ...

(1846–1902), the U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

from 1877 to 1881, the U.S. minister to

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from 1882 to 1885. *

Hamilton Fish II Hamilton Fish II (April 17, 1849 – January 15, 1936) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Speaker of the New York State Assembly and a member of the United States House of Representatives. Early life Fish was born in Albany, Ne ...

(1849–1936), a New York Assemblyman 1874, 1876–1879, 1889–1891, and 1893–1896, a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1884, and a U.S. Representative from New York from 1909 to 1911. *

Stuyvesant Fish Stuyvesant Fish (June 24, 1851 – April 10, 1923) was an American businessman and member of the Fish family who served as president of the Illinois Central Railroad. He owned grand residences in New York City and Newport, Rhode Island, entertain ...

(1851–1923), a businessman who served as president of the

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. *

Hamilton Fish III Hamilton Fish III (born Hamilton Stuyvesant Fish and also known as Hamilton Fish Jr.; December 7, 1888 – January 18, 1991) was an American soldier and politician from United States Congressional Delegations from New York, New York State. Born ...

(1888–1991), a New York Assemblyman from 1914 to 1916, a U.S. Representative from New York from 1920 to 1945, a New York Republican Committeeman in 1936. *

Hamilton Fish Armstrong Hamilton Fish Armstrong (April 7, 1893 – April 24, 1973) was an American diplomat and editor. Biography Armstrong attended Princeton University, then began a career in journalism at ''The New Republic''. During the First World War, he was ...

(1893–1973), a U.S. diplomat; an editor of ''

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'' 1928–1972. * Hamilton Fish IV (1926–1996), a U.S. Representative from New York 1969–1995 and a delegate to the Republican National Convention 1984. *

Hamilton Fish V Hamilton Fish V (born September 5, 1951), also known as "Ham", is a U.S. publisher, social entrepreneur, environmental advocate, and film producer in New York City. He is currently the publisher and editor of the monthly independent political pe ...

(born 1952), an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Representative from New York in 1988 and 1994.

Family tree

(1758–1833) ∞ Elizabeth Stuyvesant (1775–1854) ** Margaret Ann Fish (1807–1877) ∞ John Neilson (1799–1851) *** Elizabeth Stuyvesant Neilson (1828–1902) ∞ Ezra Williams Howard (1818–1869) **** Thomas Howard (1862-1904) ∞ Rose Anthony Post (d. 1949) ***** Elizabeth Stuyvesant Howard (1897–1988) ∞

Robert Winthrop Kean Robert Winthrop Kean (September 28, 1893 – September 21, 1980) was an American Republican Party politician and member of one of the nation's oldest and longest serving political families. Kean represented parts of Essex County, New Jersey ...

(1893–1980). ***** Thomas Howard Howard (b. 1899) *** Mary Noel Neilson (1830–1908) *** Nicholas Fish Neilson (1832–1855) *** Margaret A. Neilson (1835–1905) *** John Neilson (1838–1903) *** Helen Neilson (1845–1927) ∞ David Maitland Armstrong (1836–1918) ****

Margaret Neilson Armstrong Margaret Neilson Armstrong (1867–1944) was a 19th and early 20th-century American book cover designer, illustrator, and author. She is best known for her book covers influenced by Art Nouveau. She also wrote and illustrated the first comprehe ...

(1867–1944) **** Helen Maitland Armstrong (1869–1948) **** Edward Maitland Armstrong (1874–1915) **** Marion Howard Armstrong (1880-1957) ∞ Alfred Edey **** Noel Maitland Armstrong (1882-1938) **** Bayard Armstrong (1887–1890) ****

(1893–1973) ∞ (1) 1918: (div. 1938) Helen MacGregor Byrne ∞ (2) 1945: (div. 1951)

Carman Barnes Carman Dee Barnes (November 20, 1912 – August 19, 1980) was an American novelist. Early life Barnes was born on November 20, 1912 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She was the daughter of James Hunter Neal and poet and folklorist Lois Diantha Mi ...

(1912–1980) ∞ (3) 1951: Christa von Tippelskirch ***** Helen MacGregor Armstrong (b. 1923) ∞ Edwin Gamble ** Susan Elizabeth Fish (1808–1892) ∞ Daniel LeRoy (1799–1885) *** Mary Augusta LeRoy (1829–1905) ∞ Edward King (1816–1875) (brother of George Gordon King) **** Edward Augustus King (1852–1878) **** Elizabeth Stuyvesant King (1855–1878) **** LeRoy King (1857–1895) ∞ Ethel Ledyard Rhinelander (1857–1925) *****

Frederic Rhinelander King Frederic Rhinelander King (April 13, 1887 – March 20, 1972), was an American architect, and the co-founder with Marion Sims Wyeth of the architecture firm Wyeth and King. Early life Frederic Rhinelander King was born in 1887. He was the son of ...

(1887–1972) ∞ Edith Percy Morgan (1891–1968) **** George Gordon King (1859–1922) ∞ Annie Mackenzie Coats (1860–1939) **** Mary LeRoy King (1862–1904) **** Edith Edgar King (1864–1942) ∞ Louis Butler McCagg **** Alexander Mercer King (1870–1885) *** Elizabeth Stuyvesant LeRoy (1834–1883) ∞

George Warren Dresser Major George Warren Dresser (September 15, 1837 – May 27, 1883) was an American soldier and civil engineer who was prominent in New York and Newport society. Early life Dresser was born on September 15, 1837, at Abington, Windham County, Connec ...

(1837–1883) **** Daniel LeRoy Dresser (1862–1915) ∞ Emma Louise Burnham (b. 1870) **** Suzanne Leroy Dresser (1864–1960) ∞ Vicomte Romain D'Osmoy **** Natalie Bayard Dresser (1869–1950) ∞

John Nicholas Brown I John Nicholas Brown I (December 17, 1861 – May 1, 1900) was an American book collector who donated his father's collection to Brown University. Early life John Nicholas Brown was born on December 17, 1861 to John Carter Brown II (1797–1874) ...

(1861–1900) *****

John Nicholas Brown II John Nicholas Brown II (February 21, 1900 – October 10, 1979) was the United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy (AIR) from 1946 to 1949. He was a member of the Brown family that had been active in American life since before the American Re ...

(1900-1979) ∞ 1930: Anne Seddon Kinsolving (1906-1985) ****** Nicholas Brown (b. 1933) ∞ Diane Verne ****** John Carter Brown III (1934-2002) ∞ (1) Constance Mellon Byers (1942-1983), daughter of

Richard King Mellon Richard King Mellon (June 19, 1899 – June 3, 1970), commonly known as R.K., was an American financier, general, and philanthropist from Ligonier, Pennsylvania, and part of the Mellon family. Biography The son of Richard B. Mellon, nephew of A ...

; ∞ (2) Pamela Braga Drexel ****** Angela Bayard Brown (b. 1938) ∞ Edwin Garvin Fischer (b. 1937), grandson of Edwin Louis Garvin ****

Edith Stuyvesant Dresser Edith Stuyvesant Vanderbilt Gerry ( Dresser; January 17, 1873 – December 21, 1958) was an American philanthropist and wife of George Washington Vanderbilt II and Peter Goelet Gerry, a United States senator from Rhode Island. Early life Edith S ...

(1873–1958) ∞ (1) 1898:

George Washington Vanderbilt II George Washington Vanderbilt II (November 14, 1862 – March 6, 1914) was an art collector and member of the prominent Vanderbilt family, which amassed a huge fortune through steamboats, railroads, and various business enterprises. He commission ...

(1862–1914); ∞ (2) 1925:

Peter Goelet Gerry Peter Goelet Gerry (September 18, 1879 – October 31, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives and later, as a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island. He is the only U.S. Senator in American hi ...

(1879–1957) *****

Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt Cecil Bulkely-Johnson Goodsir (August 22, 1900 – February 7, 1976) was an American born heiress and member of the Vanderbilt family who inherited the Biltmore Estate. She was known for her eccentric behavior. Ear ...

∞

John Francis Amherst Cecil John Francis Amherst Cecil (30 June 1890 – 22 October 1954) was the first secretary of the British Embassy, Washington, known for his marriage to Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt. Early life John Francis Amherst Cecil was born on 30 June 1890 in ...

(1890–1954) ******

George Henry Vanderbilt Cecil George Henry Vanderbilt Cecil (February 27, 1925 – October 19, 2020) was an American businessman who was the owner and chairman of Biltmore Farms. Biography George was the first of two sons born to John Francis Amherst Cecil (1890–1954) an ...

(1925–2020) ******

William Amherst Vanderbilt Cecil William Amherst Vanderbilt Cecil (August 17, 1928 – October 31, 2017) was the operator of the Biltmore Estate through his company, The Biltmore Company. Biography Early life William Cecil was the younger son of Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbil ...

(1928–2017) **** Pauline Georgina Dresser (b. 1876) ∞ Rev. George D. Merrill **

(1808–1893) ∞ Julia Ursin Niemcewiez Kean (1816–1887), sister of John Kean and granddaughter of John Kean and Susan Livingston (Susan married Count

Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz ( , ; 6 February 1758 – 21 May 1841) was a Polish poet, playwright and statesman. He was a leading advocate for the Constitution of 3 May 1791. Early life Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz was born 6 February 1758 in Skoki, near ...

after Kean's death) *** Sarah Morris Fish (1838–1925) ∞ Sidney Webster (1828–1910) **** Hamilton Fish Webster (1861–1939) *** Julia Kean Fish (1841–1908) ∞ Samuel Nicholl Benjamin (1839–1886) **** Elizabeth d'Hauteville Benjamin (1871–1884) **** William Massena Benjamin (1874–1928) **** Hamilton Fish Benjamin (1877–1938) **** Julian Arnold Benjamin (1877–1953) ***

Susan LeRoy Fish William Evans Rogers (April 11, 1846 – March 10, 1913) was an American businessman and railroad executive who married into the Fish family. Early life Rogers was born in Philadelphia on April 11, 1846, to William Evans Rogers, a Philadelphia a ...

(1844–1909) ∞

William Evans Rogers William Evans Rogers (April 11, 1846 – March 10, 1913) was an American businessman and railroad executive who married into the Fish family. Early life Rogers was born in Philadelphia on April 11, 1846, to William Evans Rogers, a Philadelphia a ...

(1846–1913) ***

(1846–1902) ∞ 1869: Clemence Smith Bryce (1847–1908), sister of

Lloyd Bryce Lloyd Stephens Bryce (September 20, 1851 – April 2, 1917) was an American diplomat and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1887 to 1889. He was also a prominent magazine editor. Early life Lloyd Bry ...

****

(1873–1898) ***

(1849–1936) ∞ (1) Emily Maria Mann (1854–1899); ∞ (2) Florence Delaplaine Amsinck (1849–1926) **** Janet Fish (1883–1970) **** Julia Kean Fish (1884–1960) ∞ William Lawrence Breese (1883–1915) ***** Hamilton Fish Breese (1910–1920) **** Emily Rosalind Fish (1886–1975) ∞ John Wilson Cutler (1887–1950) ****

(1888–1991) ∞ Grace Chapin Rogers (1885–1960), daughter of Alfred Clark Chapin; ∞ Marie Choubaroff (1905–1974); ∞ (4) 1988: Lydia Ambrogio (1932–2015) ***** Lillian Veronica Fish ∞ David Whitmire Hearst (1915–1986), son of

William Randolph Hearst William Randolph Hearst Sr. (; April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American businessman, newspaper publisher, and politician known for developing the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His flamboya ...

***** Elizabeth Fish (1922-2015) ∞ Venkatesan Perry (1932-2016) ***** Hamilton Fish IV (1926–1996) ∞ (1) 1951: Julia MacKenzie (1927–1969); ∞ (2) 1971: Billy Laster Cline (1924–1985); ∞ (3) 1989: Mary Ann Tinklepaugh Knauss (b. 1930) ******

(b. 1952) ∞ Sandra Harper ****** Julia Alexandra Fish (b. 1953) ∞ Thomas Ward ****** Nicholas Stuyvesant Fish (1958–2020) ****** Peter Livingston Fish (b. 1959) **** Helena Livingston Fish (1893–1970) ∞ Henry Forster (1889–1989) ***** Henry H. Forster (1921–2000) ***** Bayard Stuyvesant Forster (1924–2001) ∞ Clare Chanler (1927–1992), granddaughter of

Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler (September 24, 1869 in Newport, Rhode Island – February 28, 1942 in New York City) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1907 to 1908. Early life He was the fifth ...

***** Sheila Emily Forster (1928–2011) ∞ J. Anthony G. Morris ***

(1851–1923) ∞ 1876: Marion Graves Anthon (1853–1915) **** Livingston Fish (1879–1880) **** Marian Anthon Fish (1880–1944) ∞ 1907: (div. 1934) Albert Zabriskie Gray (1881–1964), son of

John Clinton Gray John Clinton Gray (December 4, 1843 – June 28, 1915) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Early life Gray was born on December 4, 1843 in New York City. He was the son of wholesale dry goods dealer John Alexander Clinton G ...

**** Stuyvesant Fish, Jr. (1883–1952) ∞ Isabelle Mildred Dick (1884–1972) **** Sidney Webster Fish (1885–1950) ∞ (1) 1915: Olga Martha Wiborg (1890–1937), daughter of

Frank Bestow Wiborg Frank Bestow Wiborg (April 30, 1855 – May 12, 1930) was a businessman from Cincinnati who, with Levi Addison Ault, created the ink manufacturer Ault & Wiborg Company. Early life He was born on April 30, 1855 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a son ...

; ∞ (2) 1929: Esther Foss, daughter of

Eugene Noble Foss Eugene Noble Foss (September 24, 1858 – September 13, 1939) was an American politician and manufacturer from Massachusetts. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives and served as a three-term governor of Massachusetts. E ...

*** Edith Livingston Fish (b. 1856) ∞ Northcote ** Elizabeth Sarah Fish (1810–1881) ∞ Richard Lewis Morris (1816–1880) ***

(1843–1928) ∞ Ellen James Van Buren (1844–1929), granddaughter of

Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren ( ; nl, Maarten van Buren; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party (Uni ...

**** Elizabeth Marshall Morris (1869–1919) ∞ B. Woolsey Rogers **** Ellen Van Buren Morris (1873–1954) ∞ Francis Livingston Pell (1873–1945) **** Richard Lewis Morris III (b. 1875) ∞ Carolyn Whitney Fellowes (b. 1882) **** Stuyvesant Fish Morris, Jr. (1877–1925)

Kean family

The Fish family is related to the Kean family through

's wife, Julia Ursin Niemcewiez Kean. ;Notable members *

Hamilton Fish Kean Hamilton Fish Kean (February 27, 1862December 27, 1941) was a U.S. Senator from New Jersey. Early life Kean was the son of Lucy (née Halstead) and John Kean. He was related to several prominent American politicians including his great-grandfathe ...

(1862–1941),

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

Republican Committeeman 1905–1919, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1916, Republican National Committeeman 1919–1928, candidate for U.S. Senate from New Jersey 1924, U.S. Senator from New Jersey 1929–1935. *

Robert W. Kean Robert Winthrop Kean (September 28, 1893 – September 21, 1980) was an American Republican Party politician and member of one of the nation's oldest and longest serving political families. Kean represented parts of Essex County, New Jerse ...

(1893–1980), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1936, U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1939–1959, candidate for U.S. Senate from New Jersey 1958. * Thomas H. Kean (born 1935), New Jersey Assemblyman 1968–1977, Governor of New Jersey 1982–1990. *

Thomas Kean Jr. Thomas Howard Kean Jr. ( ; born September 5, 1968) is an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician and the U.S. representative-elect from New Jersey's 7th congressional district. From 2001 until 2003, he was a New Jersey Ge ...

(born 1968), New Jersey state senator. ;Family tree *John Kean (1814–1895) **

(1862–1941) ***

(1893–1980) **** Thomas H. Kean (b. 1935) *****

Thomas Kean, Jr. Thomas Howard Kean Jr. ( ; born September 5, 1968) is an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician and the U.S. representative-elect from New Jersey's 7th congressional district. From 2001 until 2003, he was a New Jersey Ge ...

(b. 1968) NOTE: Hamilton Fish Kean was also great-grandson of Continental Congressional Delegate John Kean and brother of U.S. Senator John Kean.

References

;Notes ;Sources *Wing, Lester Fish. ''The Fish Family in England and America''. Tuttle, 1948. 530p

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