List of United States Political Families (C) - The Contees, Hansons, Kents, Pratts, and Worthingtons

The Contees, Hansons, Kents, Pratts, and Worthingtons

• Thomas Contee (1729–1811), member of the Maryland Legislature. Brother-in-law of John Hanson.
• John Hanson (1715–1783), Maryland Colony Representative 1757-1763 1765-1766 1768-1769, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Maryland 1780-1782, President of the U.S. Congress 1781-1782. Brother-in-law of Thomas Contee.
  • Benjamin Contee (1755–1815), Maryland House Delegate 1785-1787, Delegate to the Confederation Congress from Maryland 1787-1788, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1789-1791. Son of Thomas Contee.
    • Alexander Contee Hanson (1786–1819), Maryland House Delegate 1811-1815, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1813-1816, U.S. Senator from Maryland 1816-1819. Grandson of John Hanson.
    • Thomas Contee Worthington (1782–1847), Maryland Executive Councilman 1830, Maryland State Representative 1818, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1825-1827. Nephew of Benjamin Contee.
    • William Grafton Delaney Worthington (1785–1856), candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 1823, Governor of East Florida Territory 1821-1823, Judge of the Baltimore, Maryland Courts. Grandson of Thomas Contee.
    • Joseph Kent (1779–1837), U.S. Representative from Maryland 1811-1815 1819-1826, Governor of Maryland 1826-1829, U.S. Senator from Maryland 1833-1837. Son-in-law of Benjamin Contee.
      • Thomas Pratt (1804–1869), Maryland House Delegate 1832-1835, Maryland State Senator 1838-1843, Governor of Maryland 1845-1848, U.S. Senator from Maryland 1850-1857, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1864, candidate for U.S. Senate from Maryland 1867. Son-in-law of Joseph Kent.