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Arthur Clarence Pratt

Arthur Pratt
Ontario MPP
In office
1905–1919
Preceded by William Andrew Charlton
Succeeded by Joseph Cridland
Constituency Norfolk South
Personal details
Born (1871-02-06)February 6, 1871
Lynedoch, Ontario
Died August 26, 1948(1948-08-26) (aged 77)
Simcoe, Ontario
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.



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