Birth Name: Marshall Clement Sanford, Jr.
Place of Birth: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 28, 1960
Ethnicity: English, distant German
Mark Sanford is an American politician. A Republican, he was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina, from January 3, 1995 to January 3, 2001, and again from May 15, 2013 to January 3, 2019, and Governor of South Carolina, from January 15, 2003 to January 12, 2011.
Mark is the son of Peggy (Pitts) and Marshall Clement Sanford, a cardiothoracic surgeon. He has four children with his former wife, heiress and investment banker Jenny Sanford. Jenny’s great-grandfather co-founded Skil Power Tools. Jenny’s uncle by marriage was the brother of Ethel (Skakel), the wife of politician Robert F. Kennedy.
Mark’s paternal grandfather was Rufus Brown Sanford (the son of Calvin Cowles Sanford and Mary Denny Brown). Rufus was born in North Carolina. Calvin was the son of Amos Baker Sanford and Mary Cornelia Lunn. Mary was the daughter of Thomas Brown and Margaret Brinegar.
Mark’s paternal grandmother was Adelaide Gaither (the daughter of Ephraim Lash Gaither and Florence Adelaide Clement). Mark’s grandmother Adelaide was born in North Carolina. Ephraim was the son of Ephraim Gaither and Sarah Hall Johnston. Florence was the daughter of John Marshall Clement and Mary Jane Haden.
Sources: Genealogies of Mark Sanford (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.wargs.com
https://www.geni.com