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
East Farndon,
Northamptonshire, England, and ultimately settled in the
Province of New York.
Hamilton Fish (1808–1893), a candidate for
New York 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
U.S. Senator from New York from 1851 to 1857, the U.S. Secretary of State from 1869 to 1877.
Hamilton Fish II (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.[3][4]
Hamilton Fish III (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.[5]
Hamilton Fish III (1888–1991) ∞ Grace Chapin Rogers (1885–1960), daughter of
Alfred Clark Chapin; ∞ Marie Choubaroff (1905–1974); ∞ (4) 1988: Lydia Ambrogio (1932–2015)
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)[11]
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
Hamilton Fish's wife, Julia Ursin Niemcewiez Kean.
Notable members
Hamilton Fish Kean (1862–1941),
New Jersey 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.[12]
Robert W. Kean (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.[13]
Thomas Kean (born 1935), New Jersey Assemblyman 1968–1977, Governor of New Jersey 1982–1990.
Thomas Kean Jr. (born 1968), New Jersey state senator 2003-2022 and U.S. Representative from 2023.