Edwin H. Baker Pratt
Edwin Howard Baker Pratt, was an American educator and headmaster of Buckingham Browne & Nichols.Early life
On June 5, 1913, Pratt was born in Glen Cove, New York. Pratt's father was John Teele Pratt, a lawyer and financier. Pratt's mother Ruth Baker Pratt, a Republican Congresswoman. Pratt's grandfather was Charles Pratt, an oil industry pioneer.
Pratt had four siblings.Education
In 1936, Pratt graduated from Harvard College.Career
Pratt was the headmaster of the private Browne & Nichols, now Buckingham Browne & Nichols, in Cambridge, MA from 1955 to 1968. He was previously a teacher at the Westminster School.Personal life
Pratt became engaged to Aileen Kelly, from Massachusetts in 1935, and they had four children, the youngest of which is singer-songwriter Andy Pratt.
Pratt died 18 March 1975 in Boston, Massachusetts, aged 61.Legacy
Through bequests to Buckingham Browne & Nichols, there are the Edwin H. B. Pratt Faculty Fund and the Edwin and Aileen Pratt Faculty Development Fund.
