(Encyclopedia) Pratt, Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet, b. Newfoundland. He broke away from the old romantic tradition of Canadian poetry to write imaginative narratives of epic events. Among…
(Encyclopedia) Pratt, Parley Parker, 1807–57, Mormon apostle, b. Otsego co., N.Y.; brother of Orson Pratt. He joined (1830) the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was made an apostle in…
(Encyclopedia) Pratt, Richard Henry, 1840–1924, American soldier and educator, b. Rushford, N.Y. He served in the Union army during the Civil War and then in the Indian wars in the West, where he…
CHOCOLA, Chris, a Representative from Indiana; born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., on February 24, 1962; B.L.S., Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Mich., 1984; J.D., Thomas Cooley Law School,…
Senate Years of Service: 1869-1875Party: RepublicanPRATT, Daniel Darwin, a Senator from Indiana; born in Palermo, Maine, October 26, 1813; moved to New York with his parents, who settled in…
PRATT, Zadock, a Representative from New York; born in Stephentown, N.Y., October 30, 1790; moved with his parents to Windham (later Jewett), Greene County, in 1802; received a limited…
MARVIN, Richard Pratt, a Representative from New York; born in Fairfield, Herkimer County, N.Y., December 23, 1803; moved with his parents to Dryden, N.Y., in 1809; attended the public schools…
HUNGERFORD, John Pratt, a Representative from Virginia; born in Leeds, Westmoreland County, Va., January 2, 1761; received an elementary education under private teachers; studied law; was…
PRATT, Charles Clarence, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in New Milford, Susquehanna County, Pa., April 23, 1854; attended the rural schools in his community, Sedgwick Institute,…
PRATT, Eliza Jane, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Morven, Anson County, N.C., March 5, 1902; attended the public schools of Morven and Raeford, N.C., and Queens College at…
