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.