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John Pratt
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'''John William Pratt''' (
October 22,
1894—December
1973) was a politician in
Manitoba,
Canada. He served in the
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from
1927 to
1936.
Pratt was born at
Hempton,
Oxfordshire,
England. He was educated at
Merchant Taylors School and Hitchin
Grammar School, migrating to Canada in
1912. He attended the
University of Manitoba, receiving a law degree, and subsequently worked as a barrister-at-law. Pratt enlisted in the
R.F.C. in
1918.
He was the
mayor of
Birtle, Manitoba in
1926 and
1927, and was a director of the Birtle Agricultural Society. He helped to found the firm of Pratt, Lauman.
Pratt was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the
Manitoba general election, 1927 provincial election of 1927, as a member of the governing
Progressive Party of Manitoba Progressive Party. He campaigned in the constituency of
Birtle (Manitoba riding) Birtle, and defeated candidates from the
Manitoba Liberal Party Liberal and
Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba Conservative parties. Shortly after the election, he left the government benches to sit as an independent.
He was re-elected as an Independent Progressive in the
Manitoba general election, 1932 1932 provincial election, defeating Conservative
W.C. Wroth by 639 votes. The government did not run a candidate against him. Pratt did not seek re-election in 1936.
Category:1894 births Pratt, John
Category:1973 deaths Pratt, John
Category:Manitoba MLAs Pratt, John
Category:Natives of Oxfordshire Pratt, John
Category:Canadian lawyers Pratt, John
