I won second prize in a chili cookoff once. Does that count? Never won anything else unless I ran unopposed. frances oxoxo --- Christopher Branagan <[email protected]> wrote: > What about me?? I'm currently serving in the > state legislature!! A > second termer. Maybe lowly state representatives > don't count! > > from, > Representative Carolyn Whitney Branagan (R) > Franklin-1 District, Vermont House of > Representatives > > PS. Greg: the National Council of State > Legislators (NCSL) is meeting > in Seattle next August. Do you have an official > function there? It > would be fun to meet you! My line is > John, John, John, John, > Samuel, Benjamin, John, Benjamin, John > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Greg Nickels" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 1:28 AM > Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Re: Gov. Robert Whitney > WATERMAN > > > > Wait just a minute! Whitney's can't win elections? > > > > I am a great-great grandson of Eliza Ann Whitney > (Nathan, Nathan, > > Jonathon, Jonathon, Jonathon, Benjamin, John) and > have won five > > elections, currently serving as Mayor of Seattle, > Washington. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: R R Kyser > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 7:30 PM > > Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Re: Gov. Robert Whitney > WATERMAN > > > > > > Nice work by Robert, but I could have saved him > the trouble. A more > > immediate clue that Gov. Waterman was not a > Whitney is that he ran for > > office-- and won. Whitneys do not have the best > record on the stump! > > > > However, the Governor can claim other notable > relatives. Gen. Benedict > > Arnold's mother was a Waterman, and the General > and the Governor are > > second cousins thrice removed. > > > > Cheers, > > Ron Kyser > > > > > > On Thursday, April 28, 2005, at 06:18 PM, Robert > L. Ward wrote: > > > > > Dear WRG, > > > > > > I have found that one of the early governors of > California was Robert > > > Whitney WATERMAN (1824-1891). I investigated > his ancestry to try to > > > find the source of his middle name. His > Ahnentafel looks like this: > > > > > > 1. Robert Whitney-8 WATERMAN (1824-1891) > > > 2. John Dean-7 WATERMAN (1785-1837) > > > 3. Mary Graves-6 WALDO (1787-1843), m. 1810 > > > 4. Gladding-6 WATERMAN (1757-1834) > > > 5. Charlotte DEAN (1764-1841), m. 1782 > > > 6. Calvin-5 WALDO (1759-1815) > > > 7. Judith-5 GRAVES (1764-1808), m. 1777 > > > 8. William-5 WATERMAN (1724-1793) > > > 9. Rebecca-4 GLADDING (1734- ) > > > 10. John DEAN (ca1725- ) > > > 11. Thankful-4 (PARSONS) ASHLEY (1723- ), m. > 1753 > > > 12. Shubael-4 WALDO (1707-1776) > > > 13. Abigail-5 ALLEN (1712-1799), m. 1730 > > > 14. Moses-4 GRAVES (1700-1785) > > > 15. Catherine ----- (ca1704- ), m. 1760 > > > 16. John-4 WATERMAN (1694-aft1740) > > > 17. Ann-4 HYDE (1697-1766), m. 1715 > > > 18. Nathaniel-3 GLADDING () > > > 19. (), m. > > > 20. ----- DEAN > > > 21. ----- ----- > > > 22. Noah-3 PARSONS (1692-1779) > > > 23. Mindwell-3 EDWARDS (1694-1775), m. 1712 > > > 24. Edward-3 WALDO (1684-1767) > > > 25. Thankful-3 DIMMOCK (1684-1757), m. 1706 > > > 26. Samuel-4 ALLEN (ca1690- ) > > > 27. Mary-3 ALDEN (ca1690- ), m. ca1700 > > > 28. Jonathan-3 GRAVES (1666-1737) > > > 29. Sarah-4 PARSONS (ca1679-1710), m. ca1698 > > > 30. ----- ----- > > > 31. ----- ----- > > > > > > This is enough to conclude that Gov. WATERMAN > had no direct WHITNEY > > > ancestors. > > > Then I realized that his maternal grandfather, > Calvin WALDO had married > > > secondly, > > > Clarissa (DWIGHT) WHITNEY, widow of Abel > WHITNEY of Northampton, MA. > > > It must be > > > from that connection that his middle name was > derived. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Robert > > > > > > Mr. Robert L. Ward > > > [email protected] > > > http://www.whitneygen.org/home.html > > > > > > >