The Symington family ( ) is a family of politicians from the United States.
Family tree of notable members
William Stuart Symington Sr. (1840âÂÂ1912): Lelia Powers
W. Stuart Symington Jr. (1870âÂÂ1926): Maryland state court judge; Emily Harrison
W. Stuart Symington III (1901âÂÂ1988): U.S. Secretary of the Air Force (1947âÂÂ1950), U.S. senator from Missouri (1953âÂÂ1976); candidate for 1960 Democratic presidential nomination; Evelyn Wadsworth, daughter of U.S. senator and U.S. representative James W. Wadsworth Jr. (1877âÂÂ1952), granddaughter of James W. Wadsworth (1846âÂÂ1926) and John Hay (1838âÂÂ1905), and great-granddaughter of James S. Wadsworth (1807âÂÂ1864)
Stuart Symington (born 1925): Janey Studt
W. Stuart Symington IV (born 1952): U.S. ambassador to Nigeria (2016âÂÂ2019), to Rwanda (2008âÂÂ2011), and to Djibouti (2006âÂÂ2008)
James W. Symington (born 1927): U.S. representative from Missouri (1969âÂÂ1977)
Powers Symington (1872âÂÂ1957): U.S. navy officer; Maude Fay, opera singer
John Fife Symington Sr. (1877âÂÂ1950): Arabella Hambleton