George White Pratt Explained

George W. Pratt
Order:23rd & 28th
Mayor of Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Term Start:April 1890
Term End:April 1891
Predecessor:Ephraim E. Stevens
Successor:William Dichmann
Term Start1:April 1882
Term End1:April 1885
Predecessor1:Joseph Stringham
Successor1:Andrew Haben
State Senate2:Wisconsin
District2:19th
Term Start2:January 5, 1891
Term End2:January 7, 1895
Predecessor2:George H. Buckstaff
Successor2:Charles W. Davis
State Assembly3:Wisconsin
District3:Winnebago 1st
Term Start3:January 7, 1889
Term End3:January 5, 1891
Predecessor3:James B. McLeran
Successor3:Gustav S. Luscher
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:23 March 1840
Birth Place:East Haddam, Connecticut, U.S.
Death Place:Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.

George White Pratt (March 23, 1840January 17, 1899) was an American businessman and Democratic politician from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He was the 23rd and 28th mayor of Oshkosh and represented the area for one term each in the Wisconsin Senate (1891 - 1895) and State Assembly (1889).

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]

Notes and References

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