E. Spencer Pratt Explained

E. Spencer Pratt
Office:	United States Ambassador to Iran
Order:	5th
Appointer:	Grover Cleveland
Predecessor:	Frederick H. Winston
Successor:	Truxtun Beale
Term Start:	1886
Term End:	1891
Birth Name:	Edward Spencer Pratt
Birth Date:	22 March 1856
Birth Place:	Mobile, Alabama
Profession:	Diplomat

Edward Spencer Pratt, (March 22, 1856 – April 30, 1925)^{[1] [2] [3]} was an American diplomat. He was born several miles outside of Mobile, Alabama, the son of William Henry Pratt.^{[4] [5]} He was educated in Europe and received a doctorate in medicine.^[4] He graduated from Columbia University in 1876.^[6] He served as Minister Resident and Consul General to Persia from 1886 to 1891.^[7] He served as Consul General to Singapore from 1893 to 1899.^{[8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9X3-KCWB?mode=g&i=585&cc=2185145 Edward Spencer Pratt passport application
2. http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k540142d.texte.langFR Le Gaulois, May 2, 1925
3. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9B3B-3XN?mode=g&i=287&cc=1925446 Execution of Last Will and Testament of Edward Spencer Pratt
4. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86053573/1886-07-29/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=1789&index=2&rows=20&words=Edward+Pratt+Spencer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1924&proxtext=edward+Spencer+Pratt&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 National Republican, July 29, 1886
5. https://archive.org/stream/journalexecutiv01senagoog/journalexecutiv01senagoog_djvu.txt Full text of Journal of the executive proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America
6. http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs18961201-01.2.26# Columbia Daily Spectator, December 1, 1896
7. https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/pratt-e-spencer State Department: E. Spencer Pratt
8. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86071868/1893-08-26/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1789&index=9&rows=20&words=Pratt+Singapore+Spencer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1924&proxtext=Spencer+Pratt+singapore&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 The Roanoke Times, Aug. 26, 1893
9. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85047084/1899-01-17/ed-1/seq-6/#date1=1789&index=0&rows=20&words=Pratt+Singapore+Spencer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1924&proxtext=Spencer+Pratt+singapore&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 The Pacific Commercial Advertiser, Jan. 17, 1899