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Pratt (CHARLES an American)

CHARLES, an American philanthropist; born in Watertown, Mass., Oct. 2, 1830; removed to New York in 1850, engaged in the oil business, his firm being eventually merged in the Standard Oil Company.

He amassed a great fortune, took an intense interest in educational matters, and founded in Brooklyn the Pratt Industrial Institute. He died in New York City, May 4, 1891.

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