Barack Obama's Family Tree

Obama's distant cousin, Gabriel Duvall, was a member of the US House of Representatives, from the second district of Maryland.
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Supreme Court Justice
Obama's distant cousin, Gabriel Duvall, was a member of the US House of Representatives, from the second district of Maryland. In 1811, he was appointed to the Supreme Court, where he sat until 1834. He was also a friend of Thomas Jefferson and the owner of 37 slaves.

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