George White Pratt
George White Pratt (March 23, 1840 – January 17, 1899) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography[]
Pratt was born on March 23, 1840 in East Haddam, Connecticut.[1] He moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 1871, where he "was one of the leading lumber dealers in the state".[2]
Career[]
Pratt was elected to the Senate in 1890. He was a member of the Assembly the previous year. Additionally, he was Mayor of Oshkosh and a member of the Winnebago County, Wisconsin, as well as a delegate to the 1884 Democratic National Convention.
Pratt died at his home in Oshkosh, after two years of declining health.[2]
References[]
- ^ BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. Wisconsin Blue Book 1891. 1891. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
- ^ a b "Geo. W. Pratt Dead", The Centralia Enterprise and Tribune (January 21, 1899), p. 6.
Categories:
- People from East Haddam, Connecticut
- Politicians from Oshkosh, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin state senators
- Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Mayors of places in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Democrats
- 1840 births
- 1899 deaths
- 19th-century American politicians