Benjamin Contee was an American Episcopal priest and statesman from Maryland. He was an officer in the American Revolutionary War, a delegate to the Confederation Congress, and member of the first United States House of Representatives. He was a descendant of the Lee Family of Virginia.

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Occupation: politician, Anglican priest, judge, Christian minister
Position held: United States representative, member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Citizenship: United States
Born: 1755
Died: November 30, 1815, 1816

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Benjamin Contee

American politician (1755-1815)

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Occupation: politician, Anglican priest, judge, Christian minister
Position held: United States representative, member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Citizenship: United States
Born: 1755
Died: November 30, 1815, 1816

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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