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] Mitt Romney
(b. 1948), Governor of Massachusetts, 2003-2007; Republican U.S. Presidential candidate, 2008; 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 W. Romney; former-mother-in-law of Ronna Romney; mother of Mitt Romney. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1970.
[edit] Ronna Romney
(b. 1943) Born in 1943. Former-daughter-in-law of George W. 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. [1]
[edit] Vernon Romney
(1896-1976) Born in Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, July 3, 1896. Son of Miles Park Romney and Catherine Jane Cottam; married 1923 to Lois Bradford and Helen Hackett Brown; father of Vernon B. Romney. Member of Utah Republican State Executive Committee, 1936-62; delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1960, 1964; Utah Republican state chair, 1944-50, 1958-62; member of Republican National Committee from Utah, 1944-50, 1958-62.[2]
[edit] Vernon B. Romney
Former attorney general of the state of Utah[3]
[edit] Marion G. Romney
(September 19, 1897—May 20, 1988) Apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and cousin to George W. Romney.
[edit] Keith B. Romney
Author of the first Condominium Act in the United States of America. Co-founder of Keith Romney Associates, which was one of the most respected condominium consulting firms during the 1970's.[4]
[edit] Brad Romney
K. Bradford Romney is the business unit manager of the small business networking operation for Intel Corporation. From 1991 until its sale to Intel Corporation in October 1997, Romney was president and chief executive officer of Dayna Communications, Inc., a small business computer networking company based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Prior to that, he was executive vice president of Dayna, beginning in 1986. From 1982 to 1986, he was executive vice-president of Keith Romney Associates. The former chairman of the Utah Information Technologies Association, Romney received juris doctorate and masters of business administration degrees from Brigham Young University in 1982. [5]
[edit] References
- ^ Ronna Romney Profile, Forbes.
- ^ Political Graveyard
- ^ Political Graveyard
- ^ Source: Condominium development guide: Procedures, analysis, forms by Keith B Romney. Warren, Gorham & Lamont, ISBN #0882621440. This book contains quotes from Business Week, Esquire, and others hailing Romney as the father of condominiums.
- ^ Source: SEC Filing
