Benjamin Contee (1755 – November 30, 1815) was an American Episcopal minister and statesman from Maryland. He represented Maryland in the Continental Congress in 1788 and the U.S. Congress from 1789 to 1791.

As a young man, Contee served as a captain in the 3rd Maryland Regiment during the Revolutionary War. After the war he was a member of Maryland’s House of Delegates from 1785 to 1787. After his service in the Congress, he completed his theology studies and was ordained in 1803. His remaining years were spent as the pastor of the Episcopal Church at Port Tobacco in Charles County, Maryland.

External link

• Contee’s Congressional biography