Shriver family

The Shriver family is a U.S. political family rooted in Maryland. ^[1] Many of the family members have pursued political office.

Shriver
Political family
Country	United States
Current region	Maryland, California
Place of origin	Westminster, Maryland
Founded	1721; 304 years ago (1721)
Founder	David Shriver
Estate(s)	Shriver Homestead

Members

• David Shriver (1735–1826)
  • Maryland House of Delegates, 1799–1803
  • Maryland Senate, 1804–1811

• David Shriver Jr. (1769–1852)
  • Maryland House of Delegates, 1807–1807
• Isaac Shriver (1777–1856)
  • Maryland House of Delegates, 1811–1812, 1827–1827, 1829–1829, 1835–1836
• Jacob Shriver (1779 – 1841)
  • Maryland House of Delegates, 1828–1828
• Edward Shriver (1812 – 1896)
  • Maryland House of Delegates, 1843–1844
• Thomas H. Shriver (1846 – 1916)
  • Maryland House of Delegates, 1878–1880
  • Maryland Senate, 1884–1886
• Sargent Shriver (1915 –2011)
  • President of the Chicago Board of Education, 1955–1960
  • 1st Director of the Peace Corps, 1961–1966
  • Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, 1964–1968
  • United States Ambassador to France, 1968–1970
• Bobby Shriver (born 1954)
  • Member of the Santa Monica City Council, 2004–2012
  • Mayor of Santa Monica, 2010–2010
• Maria Shriver (born 1955), ex-wife of former governor of California and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • 35th First Lady of California, 2003–2011
• Mark Kennedy Shriver (born 1964)
  • Maryland House of Delegates, 1995–2003

Connections to other prominent families

In 1953, Sargent Shriver married Eunice Kennedy, member of the Kennedy family and sister of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, and U.S. Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy.^[2]

Residences

The residence most commonly associated with the family is Union Mills Homestead Historic District, it was home to the Shriver family for 6 generations. It is currently a historic landmark located near Westminster, Maryland, about 17 miles south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.^[3]

See also

• Kennedy family
• List of U.S. political families

References

1. "Shriver Family". Union Mills Homestead. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
2. "R. Sargent Shriver | JFK Library". www.jfklibrary.org. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
3. "Union Mills Homestead - Maryland | Museum of American Rural Culture". Union Mills Homestead. Retrieved 2024-09-16.