Background
Pratt, William Hunter was born on May 18, 1913 in Inverness, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Henry and Sallie Belle (Bradley) Pratt.
Insurance agent small business owner
Pratt, William Hunter was born on May 18, 1913 in Inverness, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Henry and Sallie Belle (Bradley) Pratt.
Bachelor of Science in Business, Mississippi State University, 1935.
Chief accountant, Sheriff Sunflower County, Indianola, Mississippi, 1939-1944; secretary/treasurer, Duncan Gin Inc., Inverness, Mississippi, 1944-1971; president, Duncan Gin Inc., Inverness, 1971-1988; solicitor, Inverness Insurance Agency, Inc., Inverness, since 1988; owner, W. Hunter Pratt, Farm, Inverness, 1991. Director Mississippi Chemical Corporation, Yazoo City, Mississippi, 1975-1984, Yazoo Valley Oil Mill, Greenwood, Mississippi, since 1976, Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Foundation, Jackson, Mississippi, since 1970.
Alderman-vice mayor Town of Inverness, 1960-1973. President Sunflower County School Board, Indianola, 1954-1968. Trustee Mississippi Delta Community College, Moorhead, 1952-1966.
Trustee & deacon First Baptist Church, since 1988. Vice-Chairman.Sunflower County Economics District, 1981. Member National Cotton Council (director, Executive Committee 1979), Delta Council (vice president 1950, Achievemnt award 1981-1982), Oscar Johnson Foundation (trustee 1982), T.J. Catchings Lodge (Master), Inverness Rotary Club (president 1946).
Married Ara Mullen, June 18, 1940. Children: William Stanley, Hunter DeLap.