Sir John Pratt

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Sir John Pratt was an English judge who served as Chief Justice of the King’s Bench in the early 18th century.

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Sir John Pratt canonical 3

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instanceOf Chief Justice of the King’s Bench
English judge
person
appointedBy King George I
burialPlace Seal, Kent
child Anne Pratt
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
Elizabeth Pratt
John Pratt
Thomas Pratt
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1657
dateOfDeath 1725
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Magdalen Hall, Oxford
Middle Temple
endTime 1725 (as Chief Justice of the King’s Bench)
era early 18th century
fieldOfWork English constitutional law
common law
givenName John
honorificPrefix Sir
knownFor influence on early 18th-century English jurisprudence
service as Chief Justice of the King’s Bench
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalSystem English law
memberOf Privy Council of Great Britain
linked to: Privy Council
monarchDuringTerm George I of Great Britain
nobleTitle Knight
notableRelative Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
notableWork judgments in early 18th-century common law cases
judicial decisions in the King v. Lord Chancellor case (regarding the Great Seal)
occupation judge
parliamentaryActivity member of the House of Lords by virtue of office
placeOfBirth Stanton, Staffordshire
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Chief Justice of the King’s Bench
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
precededBy Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield
religion Church of England
residence Kent
London
linked to: London, England
spouse Elizabeth Gregory
startTime 1718 (as Chief Justice of the King’s Bench)
succeededBy Sir Robert Raymond

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Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden father Sir John Pratt
Elizabeth Gregory spouse Sir John Pratt
Elizabeth Gregory notableRelative Sir John Pratt