Birth Name: Reinhold Richard Priebus
Place of Birth: Dover, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 18, 1972
Ethnicity:
*German, 1/8th English (father)
*Greek (mother)
Reince Priebus is an American attorney and political figure. He has served as Chairman of the Republican National Committee, since January 20, 2011. He was previously Chairperson of the Republican Party of Wisconsin, from 2007 to 2011.
His father is of seven eighths German and one eighth English descent. His mother is of Greek origin. Reince was raised Greek Orthodox.
Reince’s paternal grandfather was Reinhold W. Priebus (the son of Friedrich “Fred” Priebus and Amilia/Amalia Kroll). Reince’s grandfather Reinhold was born in Michigan, to ethnic German parents from Russia. Friedrich was the son of John Priebus and Lesa. Amilia was the daughter of William Kroll and Frazina.
Reince’s paternal grandmother was Evelyn Mimmie Birch (the daughter of Christophe/Chris F. Birch and Ottilia/Ottilie Kugler). Evelyn was born in Wisconsin. Christophe was born in Wisconsin, to a Canadian father, William Birch, whose own parents were English, and to an American mother, Minnie Wirtschieffer, who was born in Wisconsin, to German parents. Reince’s great-grandmother Ottilia was an ethnic German from Russia.
Sources: Reince’s paternal grandfather, Reinhold W. Priebus, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Reince’s paternal grandfather, Reinhold W. Priebus – http://www.findagrave.com
Reince’s paternal grandmother, Evelyn Mimmie Birch, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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