Modern English biography

PRATT, JOHN (son of Jonas Pratt, music seller and teacher of music). _b._ Cambridge 1772; chorister of King’s coll. Camb. 1780, organist to the college 1799; organist to univ. of Camb. 1800; organist to St. Peter’s coll. 1813; published A selection of ancient and modern psalm tunes for two trebles or tenors and a bass 1810, republished under title of Psalmodia Cantabrigiensis 1820; A collection of anthems in score selected from the works of Handel and others 1825; Plead thou my cause from twelfth mass of Mozart, and Praise the Lord O my soul, an anthem, Printed in Novello’s Collection of Anthems, vol. iv, No. 81 and vol. x, No. 208 (1876). _d._ Cambridge 9 March 1855. PRATT, JOHN BURNETT. _b._ Cairnbanno, New Deer 1799; educ. Aberdeen univ., M.A., hon. LL.D. 1865; episcopal minister of Stuartfield 1821–5; minister of St. James’s church, Cruden 1825 to death; domestic chaplain to Earl of Errol; examining chaplain to bishop of Aberdeen; edited the Scottish episcopal communion service 1866; author of The old paths, where is the good way, 3 ed. Oxford 1840; Buchan, Aberdeen 1858, 3 ed. 1870; The Druids 1861; Letters on the Scandinavian churches, their doctrine, worship and polity 1865. _d._ St. James’s parsonage, Cruden 20 March 1869. _J. P. Pratt’s Buchan_, _3 ed._ (1870), _memoir pp. vii–ix portrait_; _Reg. and mag. of biog. May 1869 p._ 398. PRATT, JOHN HENRY (2 son of Josiah Pratt, secretary of the Church missionary society 1768–1844). Educ. Caius coll. Camb., fellow 1836; third wrangler 1833; B.A. 1833, M.A. 1836; chaplain H.E.I.Co. 1838; domestic chaplain to bishop Wilson 1839; archdeacon of Calcutta 1850 to death; F.R.S. 7 June 1866; author of The mathematical principles of mechanical philosophy 1836, republished under title of A treatise on attractions, Laplace’s functions and the figure of the earth 1860, 4 ed. 1871; Scripture and science not at variance 1856, 7 ed. 1872; edited his father’s Eclective notes or notes of discussion on religious topics at the meetings of the Eclectic society, London during the years 1798–1814, 1865. _d._ Ghazeepore 28 Dec. 1871. PRATT, JOHN HENRY (younger son of Josiah Pratt, vicar of St. Stephen’s, Coleman st. London). _b._ 1849; educ. Haileybury college, where he became head boy, and Trin. coll. Camb., B.A. 1872; won the Bell 1869 and Browne scholarship 1871, senior classic 1872; assistant master at Harrow 1872 to death; fellow of his college 1873 to death; member of the Alpine club, made many difficult ascents; edited The story of Achilles 1880; _drowned_ while bathing in the lake of Como, near Tremezzo 31 Aug. 1878, the body never found. PRATT, JOHN TIDD (2 son of John Pratt of Kennington, Surrey, surgeon). _b._ London 13 Dec. 1797; barrister I.T. 26 Nov. 1824; consulting barrister to comrs. for reduction of the national debt 1828 to death; counsel to certify the rules of savings’ banks and friendly societies 1834–46, and registrar of friendly societies 1846 to death; edited J. B. Bosanquet and C. Puller’s New reports of cases argued in the court of common pleas and other courts 1826; E. Bott’s Laws relating to the poor, 6 ed. 1827; W. Woodfall’s Law of landlord and tenant 1829; author of An abstract of the acts of parliament for the establishment of courts of request 1824; A digested index to the term reports, analytically arranged 1826; The law relating to friendly societies 1829; History of the savings’ banks in England and Wales 1830, 2 ed. 1842; The law relating to highways 1835, 13 ed. 1893; A collection of all the statutes in force respecting the relief of the poor, 2 vols. 1835–64, 2 ed. 1843; The law relating to watching and lighting parishes 1850, 5 ed. 1891. _d._ 29 Abingdon st. Westminster 9 Jany. 1870. _I.L.N. lvi_ 107, 152 (1870) _portrait_; _Law Times 15 Jany. 1870 p._ 214, _12 Feb. p._ 305. PRATT, JOSEPH. _b._ Manchester; printer in Bridge st. Manchester; printed The Catholic Phœnix 1822; the Manchester Advertiser, No. 1, 2 July 1825, this paper was given away, its revenue being derived solely from advertisements; editor of The Scrap book, The Protestant witness, and other periodicals; author of pamphlets. _d._ Nov. 1859. PRATT, ROBERT (son of rev. Robert Pratt, prebendary of Desertmore, Cork). _b._ 21 Jany. 1815; ensign 41 foot 16 June 1837; lieut. col. 9 Sept. 1855, placed on h.p. 10 Nov. 1856; lieut. col. 23 foot 27 March 1857, placed on h.p. 3 Sept. 1870; L.G. 12 Dec. 1877; placed on retired list with hon. rank of general 1 July 1881; C.B. 14 May 1859. _d._ Madeira 27 Dec. 1886. PRATT, SAMUEL PEACE. _b._ 6 Nov. 1789; educ. at Enfield; lived at Bath 1823 to about 1839; F.L.S. 1829; F.G.S. 1829; F.R.S. 27 Jany. 1842, withdrew 1859. _d._ Mellone villa, Fulham road, London 22 Sept. 1863. PRATT, SIR THOMAS SIMSON (son of captain James Pratt). _b._ 1797; educ. St. Andrew’s univ.; ensign 26 foot 2 Feb. 1814, lieut. col. 28 Aug. 1841, placed on h.p. 8 Oct. 1843; commanded his regiment in the attacks on Canton 24 May to 1 June 1841; deputy adjutant general at Madras 5 Sept. 1843 to 23 Oct. 1855; commanded the forces in Australia 1856–61; conducted the war against the Maories in New Zealand 1860–1; commanded the forces in Victoria 8 Jany. 1860 to May 1862; colonel of 37 foot May 1862 to death; retired from active service Oct. 1877; general 26 May 1873; C.B. 14 Oct. 1841, K.C.B. 16 July 1861, invested with the ribbon and badge of the order by sir Henry Barkly at Melbourne 15 April 1862, the first ceremony of the kind in Australia. _d._ England 2 Feb. 1879. _Times 6 Feb. 1879 p._ 10. PRATTEN, CATHARINA JOSEPHA (daughter of M. Pelzer). _b._ Mulheim on the Rhine; appeared at the King’s theatre, London as a guitar player at eight years of age; taught the guitar in London; _m._ 24 Sept. 1854 Robert Sidney Pratten 1824–68; author of Instruction for the guitar, 3 ed. 1861, 10 ed. 1882; Four Italian songs for the guitar 1861; Repertoire for the concertina 1861; Repertoire for the guitar, vocal 1861–91, one hundred and twenty numbers; Repertoire for the guitar, instrumental 1861; Guitar tutor 1881; Learning the guitar simplified 1881; The scale and pieces for the gigelera, learning the gigelera simplified 1882; Twelve easy songs for the guitar 1888; Sketches for the mandoline with guitar or pianoforte accompanyment 1891; her name is attached to upwards of 30 pieces 1860–91. _d._ London 10 Oct. 1895. PRATTEN, ROBERT SIDNEY (2 son of Mr. Pratten, flautist at Bristol theatre). _b._ Bristol 23 Jany. 1824; first appeared as a flautist at Clifton 25 March 1835; first flute at the T.R. Dublin; came to London 1846; studied composition in Germany, his piece for the flute entitled L’Espérance published at Leipzig 1847; returned to London 1848 and became the leading player; played first flute at Royal Italian opera 1846, English opera, Sacred harmonic, Philharmonic, and other concerts; composer of A complete series of studies for the patent diatonic flute 1848: Concert-Stück for the flute and orchestra and piano 1852; Christmas song 1853; Complete instruction for the concertina 1856; A complete series of scales and exercises for R. S. Pratten’s perfected flute 1857; Recreations for the flute, melodies for flute and piano 1858; Tutor for the flute with a selection of melodies 1856; Francesca romance for concertina and piano 1859; Boosey’s One hundred dances for the flute 1859; Give me the harp, a song 1862; The merry beggars, a song 1879; his name is attached to upwards of 30 pieces of music 1847–90; _m._ Catherina Josepha Pelzer; he _d._ Ramsgate 10 Feb. 1868. _Grove’s Dictionary of music iii_ 27 (1883). NOTE.--His brother Frederick Sydney Pratten, a contrabassist in the orchestra of the Royal Italian opera _d._ London 3 March 1873. PREEDY, GEORGE WILLIAM (son of Robert Preedy of Hampton, Worcestershire). _b._ 1817; entered the royal navy 12 Nov. 1828; served in West Indies 1828–34; commander 10 Feb. 1853; served in Duke of Wellington in the Baltic 1854–5, and commanded gun boats in bombardment of Sveaborg; captain 29 Sept. 1855; commanded the Agamemnon and was concerned in laying the first transatlantic cable 1857–8; C.B. civil 22 Sept. 1858, C.B. military 2 June 1869; received captain’s good service pension 1867; put on retired list 1 April 1870; vice-admiral 30 Jany. 1879. _d._ Park house, Budleigh Salterton 30 May 1894. _The Times 6 June 1894 p._ 10. PRENDERGAST, HARRIS (eld. son of general sir Jeffrey Prendergast of Newcastle Prendergast, Tipperary 1769–1856). _b._ Madras 1805; educ. East Sheen, Harrow 1816, and Trin. coll. Camb., B.A. 1826, LL.B. 1829; barrister L.I. 27 Nov. 1829, bencher 11 Jany. 1867 to death; equity draftsman and conveyancer; edited Court Circular, started 1856; Q.C. 13 Dec. 1866; author of The law relating to officers in the army 1849, 2 ed. 1855; and with J. Stewart The practice of conveyancing 1846. _d._ Brighton 30 Sept. 1878. _Law Times lxv_ 424 (1878). PRENDERGAST, SIR JEFFREY (son of Thomas Prendergast of Dublin). _b._ Clonmel 1769; entered Madras army 1794; lieut. 18 Madras N.I. 17 June 1800, major 4 Aug. 1812; military auditor general Madras army 3 Oct. 1812; lieut. col. 7 Madras N.I. 7 Nov. 1818 to 1819; lieut. col. 8 N.I. 1819; lieut. col. 39 N.I. 3 Jany. 1825, and col. 5 June 1829 to death; general 20 June 1854; knighted at St. James’s palace 18 July 1838. _d._ Brighton 4 July 1856. PRENDERGAST, JOHN PATRICK (eld. son of Francis Prendergast 1768–1846, registrar of Irish court of chancery). _b._ 37 Dawson st. Dublin 7 March 1808; educ. Reading school and Trin. coll. Dublin; called to Irish bar 1830; agent of lord Clifden’s estates 1836; a comr. for selecting papers relating to Ireland, which papers with rev. C. W. Russell he edited as Calendar of state papers, Ireland 1603–25, 5 vols. Record publications 1872–80; replied in the Nation newspaper 1872–4 to Froude’s lectures in America on Irish history; opposed Parnell’s general policy from 1878; edited C. Haliday’s The Scandinavian kingdom of Dublin 1884; author of The history of the Cromwellian settlement of Ireland 1863, 2 ed. 1870; The Tory war in Ulster, Dublin 1868; Ireland from the restoration to the revolution