Charlie Crist
Crist in 2009, Bob O’Lary
Birth Name: Charles Joseph Crist, Jr.
Place of Birth: Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 24, 1956
Ethnicity:
*father – Cypriot Greek, Lebanese
*mother – Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Swiss-German, German, Welsh, English
Charlie Crist is an American politician and lawyer. As a member of the Democratic Party, he was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida, from January 3, 2017 from August 31, 2022. Previously, as a Republican, he was Education Commissioner of Florida, from January 3, 2001 to January 7, 2003, Attorney General of Florida, from January 7, 2003 to January 2, 2007, and Governor of Florida, from January 2, 2007 to January 4, 2011.
Charlie is the son of Nancy (Lee) and Charles Joseph Crist. He was raised in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Charlie’s paternal grandfather was named Adam Christodoulos/Christodoulou/Chrystotoulou. Adam was born on Cyprus.
Charlie’s paternal grandmother was named Mary Khoury.
Charlie’s maternal grandfather was Warren Allen Lee (the son of Walter James Lee and Flora Elizabeth Myers). Warren was born in Pennsylvania. Walter was the son of Warren S. Lee and Elizabeth Anna Keagy. Flora was the daughter of Allen S. Myers and Lucie E. Shaw.
Charlie’s maternal grandmother was Margaret Theodosia Rich (the daughter of Percy Norman Rich and Harrietta Hunter). Margaret was born in Pennsylvania. Percy was the son of Thomas Leander Rich and Theodosia Moran. Harrietta was the daughter of Matthew Simpson Hunter and Ellen Cherry Barr.
Sources: Genealogy of Charlie Crist – http://www.wargs.com
Marriage record of Charlie’s parents – https://www.familysearch.org
Charlie’s maternal grandfather was named Warren Allen Lee (the son of Walter James Lee and Flora Elizabeth Myers). Warren was born in Pennsylvania. Walter was the son of Warren S. Lee and Elizabeth Anna Keagy. Flora was the daughter of Allen S. Myers and Lucie E. Shaw
Charlie’s maternal grandmother was Margaret Theodosia Rich (the daughter of Percy Norman Rich and Harrietta Hunter). Margaret was born in Pennsylvania. Percy was the son of Thomas Leander Rich and Theodosia Moran. Harrietta was the daughter of Matthew Simpson Hunter and Ellen Cherry Barr.
Add Scottish to ethnicity. He has both Swiss-German and just regular German ancestry.
Curious names (Waleen?) for his maternal grandparents.
It’s perhaps an odd spelling, but it’s very Southern-sounding. I have an ancestor from the 1900’s named Waylene. The South is full of women named things like Lurlene, Jolene, Faylene, etc.