Pratt-Romney family
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The Pratt-Romney Family is the name of a U.S. political family. It is linked by marriage to the Smith Family.
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[edit] Family Members
[edit] William Pratt
(1609–1670), early colonial settler and lieutenant in the Pequot War. Representative to the General Court (Colonial Legislature) of Connecticut for 23 terms.
[edit] Parley P. Pratt
(1807–1857) Mormon apostle and member of the Utah Territorial Legislature in 1854. 3rd Great grandson of William Pratt. He married Mary Ann Frost, sister of Olive Frost (who married Joseph Smith Jr.)
[edit] Orson Pratt
(1811–1881) Mormon apostle and member of the Utah Territorial Legislature 1869-1879. Brother of Parley P. Pratt.
[edit] John Thomas Caine
(1829-1911)
- Delegate to Utah state constitutional convention, 1872, 1882
- Utah territorial council (senate), 1874-82
- Delegate to U.S. Congress from Utah Territory, 1882-93
- Candidate for Governor of Utah, 1895
- Utah state senate, 1896
- Father of Agnes Ellen Cain (who married Arthur Pratt, son of Orson Pratt)
[edit] George W. Romney
(1907–1995), Governor of Michigan 1963–1969; Republican U.S. Presidential candidate, 1968; HUD Secretary, 1969–1973. Great grandson of Parley P. Pratt.
[edit] Willard Mitt Romney
(b. 1948), Governor of Massachusetts, 2003-; son of George Romney.
[edit] Scott Romney
Trustee, Michigan State University, 2000-; Candidate for Michigan Attorney General, 1998; son of George Romney.
[edit] Lenore Romney
(1909-1998) Married to George Wilcken Romney; former-mother-in-law of Ronna Romney; mother of Willard Mitt Romney. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1970.
[edit] Ronna Romney
(b. 1943) — of Michigan. Born in 1943. former-daughter-in-law of George Wilcken Romney and Lenore Romney. Republican. Alternate delegate, Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1988; member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1988; Republican candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1994 (primary), 1996.
