Background
Pratt, Harold Irving was born on February 8, 1904 in Brooklyn. Son of Harold Irving and Harriet (Barnes) Pratt.
Pratt, Harold Irving was born on February 8, 1904 in Brooklyn. Son of Harold Irving and Harriet (Barnes) Pratt.
Graduate Groton School, 1922. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1926, Master of Business Administration, 1929, Doctor of Laws, 1960. Postgraduate Trinity College, Cambridge England, 1926-1927.
Doctor of Laws, Pratt Institute, 1968.
Clerk City Bank Farmers Trust Company. New York City, 1929-1931. Junior executive Charles Pratt & Company, 1931-1936, partner, 1946-1975.
Assistant secretary United States Trust Company New York, 1936-1941.
Chairman of the Board Wall Street Growth Fund, Incorporated., 1955-1973, director, 1946-1973. President, director Community Hospital, Glen Cove, 1946-1961.
Chairman trustees Pratt Institute, 1959-1966. Overseer Harvard, 1960-1966.
Trustee Groton School, 1957-1970.
Served to Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1941-1945. Clubs: Down Town Association (trustee), Harvard (president 1963-1966), Racquet and Tennis, New York Yacht (commodore 1960-1963), Cruising of America, Century Association (New York City).
Married Ellen Rice Hallowell, June 10, 1929. Children: Harriet P. (Mistress John B. Morris), Margaret (Mistress Richard H. Cardozo), Ellen (Mistress George Stoia), Harold.