John Pratt (Liberal politician)
Sir John William Pratt (9 September 1873 – 27 October 1952), was a Scottish Liberal politician.
Pratt entered Parliament for Linlithgowshire in a 1913 by-election, a seat he held until 1918, and then represented Glasgow Cathcart until 1922. He served in the coalition government of David Lloyd George as a Junior Lord of the Treasury from 1916 to 1919 and as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health for Scotland from 1919 to 1922. He was knighted in 1922 but lost his seat in the general election of the same year. At the 1923 General election he failed to re-gain Dundee for the Liberals. At the 1929 General Election, he stood for the Liberals at Sunderland without success. At the 1931 General Election, he stood for the New Party at Manchester Hulme, again without success.
Pratt died in October 1952, aged 79.
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Pratt
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Alexander Ure |
Member of Parliament for Linlithgowshire 1913–1918 |
Succeeded by James Kidd |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Glasgow Cathcart 1918–1922 |
Succeeded by John Primrose Hay |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Geoffrey Howard George Henry Roberts William Bridgeman Walter Rea |
Junior Lord of the Treasury James Hope 1916–1919 Stanley Baldwin 1917 James Parker 1917–1919 Josiah Towyn Jones 1917–1919 Robert Sanders 1919 1916–1919 |
Succeeded by James Parker Josiah Towyn Jones Robert Sanders Sir Godfrey Collins |
| Preceded by New office |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health for Scotland 1919–1922 |
Succeeded by James Kidd |