Birth Name: John Robert Bolton
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland
Date of Birth: November 20, 1948
Ethnicity: Scottish, 1/8th Ashkenazi Jewish, German, Northern Irish (Scots-Irish), English
John R. Bolton is an American diplomat and lawyer. He was the 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (from 2005 to 2006), among other positions. John is the son of Virginia Clara (Godfrey) and Edward Jackson Bolton.
John’s paternal great-grandfather was a Russian Jewish immigrant. His other ancestry is Scottish, German, Northern Irish (Scots-Irish), and English. John’s religion is Lutheran.
John’s paternal grandfather was John Robert Bolton, Jr. (the son of John Bolton and Mary Elizabeth “Molly” Long). John R. Bolton’s great-grandfather John Bolton was a Russian Jewish immigrant (he is listed as speaking “Yiddish” on the 1920 U.S. Census). Mary was the daughter of Robert Daniel Long, who was of English descent, and of Catherine Schultz Wolf, who was of German ancestry.
John’s paternal grandmother was named Margaret Wood. Margaret was Scottish.
John’s maternal grandfather was John Robert Godfrey (the son of Thomas Harper Godfrey and Idella Elizabeth Gibson). Thomas was born in County Derry, Northern Ireland, to John Godfrey and Martha Thompson. Idella was the daughter of Robert Gibson and Idella Young.
John’s maternal grandmother was Carolyn “Carrie” Francis Adams (the daughter of Napolean Adams and Catherine Virginia Howlett). Catherine was the daughter of William B. Howlett and Elizabeth Waller Teaney.
Sources: John’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
John’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
John’s paternal grandfather, John Robert Bolton, Jr., on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
John Robert Bolton, Jr. on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
John’s maternal grandfather, John Robert Godfrey, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
John’s maternal grandmother, Carolyn “Carrie” Francis Adams, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org