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John Trumbull's painting, Declaration of Independence, depicting the five-man drafting committee of the Declaration of Independence presenting their work to the Congress. The painting can be found on the back of the U.S. $2 bill. The original hangs in the US Capitol rotunda. Samuel Huntington, as one of the signers is featured. Declaration of Independence (1819), by John Trumbull.jpg
John Trumbull's painting, Declaration of Independence , depicting the five-man drafting committee of the Declaration of Independence presenting their work to the Congress. The painting can be found on the back of the U.S. $2 bill. The original hangs in the US Capitol rotunda. Samuel Huntington, as one of the signers is featured.
The Declaration of Independence. Signed July 4, 1776. United States Declaration of Independence.jpg
The Declaration of Independence. Signed July 4, 1776.

Huntington is the surname of three prominent families from the United States of America. The first was active in the eastern region; the second played an important role in the early Latter Day Saint movement, and pioneered and founded the State of Utah with Brigham Young; the third was active on both coasts and the regions linking them. All three lines descend from Simon Huntington and his wife, Margaret Baret Huntington, [1] who immigrated to America from Norwich, England, in 1633. [2] The Huntington (Huntingdon) line descends from Robert I of France (d. 923), William The Conqueror, and through William's Grandniece, Matilda of Northumberland, also known as Maud, Countess of Huntingdon's marriage to David I of Scotland. It is through Maud's line that Robert the Bruce (de Brus) could claim legitimacy to the Scottish throne. The Huntingtons (Earls of Huntingdon) contributed significantly to the formation of an independent Scotland and the United States of America. [3] [4]

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Political Huntingtons

Huntingtons involved in American politics from the 18th & 19th centuries include

Placename honors

Surrender of Lord Cornwallis by John Trumbull hanging in the US Capitol Rotunda featuring Ebenezer Huntington. Flickr - USCapitol - Surrender of Lord Cornwallis.jpg
Surrender of Lord Cornwallis by John Trumbull hanging in the US Capitol Rotunda featuring Ebenezer Huntington.

Industrialists, business persons, and philanthropists

East Meets West. The ceremony for the driving of the Golden Spike at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869; completion of the First transcontinental railroad. Oliver Boardman Huntington and Zina Diantha Huntington pioneered and founded Utah State which created the infrastructure and conditions for their cousins Collis Potter Huntington and Henry Edward Huntington's success. East and West Shaking hands at the laying of last rail Union Pacific Railroad - Restoration.jpg
East Meets West. The ceremony for the driving of the Golden Spike at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869; completion of the First transcontinental railroad. Oliver Boardman Huntington and Zina Diantha Huntington pioneered and founded Utah State which created the infrastructure and conditions for their cousins Collis Potter Huntington and Henry Edward Huntington's success.

Huntingtons involved in American railroads, shipping, real estate, politics, mining, oil and extraction, arts patronage, and philanthropy since the 19th century include:

"The Huntington" Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California was built by Henry E. Huntington and Arabella Duval Huntington. (Exterior Main Building) The Huntington Library (3052306180).jpg
"The Huntington" Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California was built by Henry E. Huntington and Arabella Duval Huntington. (Exterior Main Building)

Placename honors

Utah Pioneer Huntingtons

Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs Smith Young an American social activist and religious leader who served as the third general president of the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1888 until her death. General President of Relief Society 1888-1901 - ZINA D. HUNTINGTON YOUNG.jpg
Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs Smith Young an American social activist and religious leader who served as the third general president of the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1888 until her death.

Huntingtons involved in founding the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the State of Utah

Placename honors

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References

  1. Porter, George Shepard (1906). English Ancestry of Margaret Baret: Wife First, of Simon Huntington Who Died on the Passage to New England in 1633, and Secondly, of Lieut. Thomas Stoughton of Dorchester, Mass; In 1630, and of Windsor, Conn; In 1635. author (typescript).[ self-published source ]
  2. Huntington, Elijah Baldwin (1868). A Genealogical Memoir of the Huntington Family in This Country: Embracing All the Known Descendants of Simon and Margaret Huntington, Who Have Descendants of Other Names. Stamford, Conn.: author.[ self-published source ] 
  3. Roberts, Gary Boyd (2018). The Royal Descents of 900 Immigrants to the American Colonies, Quebec or the United States; In Two Volumes. Volume II. Descents from Kings or Sovereigns Who Died Before 1200, with Supplemental Material, Abbreviations, and Index [pp. 735-1611]. 2018. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company. pp. 851, 879, 919–921, 1300–1301, 1310, 1593. ISBN   9780806320762.
  4. 1 2 Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Hunter-devinney to Huntington". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
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  6. Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Hunter-devinney to Huntington". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
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  10. "Collis P. Huntington (1821–1900). Transcontinental Railroad. WGBH American Experience". PBS. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
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  14. "Huntington Memorial Library - About Us". www.hmloneonta.org. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013.
  15. "About the Huntington". www.huntington.org. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011.
  16. "Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington Sculpture Garden - American figurative sculpture". www.brookgreen.org. Archived from the original on December 12, 2010.
  17. "DEEP: Collis P. Huntington State Park". Ct.gov. 2014-11-05. Archived from the original on March 28, 2009. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
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  19. "Home – The Huntington Library, Art Collection, and Botanical Gardens". Huntington.org. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  20. "The History of Huntington Hospital".
  21. "Home". newrivertrain.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  22. "The Collis P. Huntington Memorial Building, Tuskegee Institute, Ala". Library of Congress .
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