Dan Crenshaw

Birth Name: Daniel Reed Crenshaw

Place of Birth: Aberdeen, Scotland

Date of Birth: March 14, 1984

Ethnicity: German, English, Austrian, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, one eighth Ashkenazi Jewish

Dan Crenshaw is an American politician. He was a Navy SEAL. A Republican, he has been a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas, since January 3, 2019.

He was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, to American parents. He was raised in Katy, Texas, as well as Ecuador and Colombia, as his father was a petroleum engineer. Dan is married to Tara Blake.

Dan’s paternal grandfather likely was John Reed Crenshaw (the son of John Rankin Crenshaw and Penelope R. Reed). Dan’s grandfather John was born in Texas. Dan’s great-grandfather John was the son of Susan R. Little. Penelope was the daughter of James Harvey Reed and Susan Hunt Greer.

Dan’s paternal grandmother likely was Doris Fincher (the daughter of Irvin Julian Fincher and Mary Elizabeth Ragsdale). Doris was born in Georgia. Irvin was the son of German Jewish parents, Samuel Fenchel and Emma Dejongh, from Hamburg. Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas J. Ragsdale and Clemenia Penny Birch.

Dan’s maternal grandfather was William Lorenz Breckwoldt III (the son of William Lorenz Breckwoldt II and Freda Boesch). Dan’s grandfather William was born in New Jersey. Dan’s great-grandfather William was the son of William Lorenz Breckwoldt and Sophie C. Von Seggern.

Dan’s maternal grandmother is Elsie Roberta Bickel (the daughter of Engelbert Bickel and Pia Blum). Elsie was born in Höchst, Austria. Pia was the daughter of Amalia Brunner.