A number of Romney's
descendants have become prominent in U.S. politics. His son,
George W. Romney, was a two-term
governor of Michigan and a
presidential cabinet member; his grandson,
Mitt Romney, ran in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections, and served one term as
governor of Massachusetts and formerly served as the junior U.S. senator from Utah; and his great-granddaughter
Ronna Romney McDaniel was the chair of the
Republican National Committee until February 2024. Through Romney's wife, there is an ancestral link with renowned early Mormon leader
Parley Parker Pratt. The Romney clan is also linked by marriage to the
Smith family, the
Matheson family, and the
Huntsman family. The Pratt family dates back to the 17th century in
Connecticut, originating with William Pratt who served as a representative to the colonial legislature of the state for 23 terms.
Miles Romney, patriarch of the Romney family, immigrated to the United States from
Dalton-in-Furness, England, in the 1840s. Aside from politics and government, their legacy extends into other professions. (1876–1926) ==References==