Benjamin Pratt
18th Provost of Trinity College Dublin
In office
1 August 1710 – 30 July 1717
Preceded byPeter Browne
Succeeded byRichard Baldwin
Personal details
Born(1669-04-17)17 April 1669
Summerhill, County Meath, Ireland
Died22 June 1721(1721-06-22) (aged 52)
Bath, Somerset, England
Alma materTrinity College Dublin

Benjamin Pratt (17 April 1669 – 22 June 1721) was an Anglo-Irish academic who served as the 18th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1710 to 1717. He was later Dean of Down.[1]

Life

Pratt was born in 1669 in Garradice, near Summerhill, County Meath. He was the son of a landowner. In 1692, he graduated from Trinity College; the following year, he was elected a Fellow. In 1710, Provost Peter Browne, after having been invited by Queen Anne, successfully recommended Pratt as Provost.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Benjamin Pratt. Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
Academic offices Preceded byPeter Browne Provost of Trinity College Dublin 1710–1717 Succeeded byRichard Baldwin


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