Arthur Pratt | |
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Ontario MPP | |
In office 1905–1919 |
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Preceded by | William Andrew Charlton |
Succeeded by | Joseph Cridland |
Constituency | Norfolk South |
Personal details | |
Born |
Lynedoch, Ontario |
February 6, 1871
Died | August 26, 1948 Simcoe, Ontario |
(aged 77)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Alice Bertha Turner (m. 1900) |
Occupation | Businessman |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Canadian |
Service/branch | Royal Canadian Army |
Years of service | 1914-1918 |
Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Unit | Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Arthur Clarence Pratt (February 6, 1871 – August 26, 1948) was an office manager and political figure in Ontario. He represented Norfolk South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1905 to 1919 as a Conservative member.
He was born in Lynedoch, Norfolk County, the son of William Pratt and Maria Bottomley, both natives of Ireland, and was educated in Simcoe and , at the Ottawa Normal School and at the Hamilton Normal College. In 1900, Pratt married Alice Bertha Turner. In 1911, with , he founded the Canadian branch of the English Imperial Mission association. He was named lieutenant-colonel for a battalion in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1916. He died suddenly in 1948.