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.

For others of the same name, see George Pratt.

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
  1. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. Wisconsin Blue Book 1891. 1891. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  2. "Geo. W. Pratt Dead", The Centralia Enterprise and Tribune (January 21, 1899), p. 6.
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