Eliza Jane Pratt
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Eliza Jane Pratt | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 8th district | |
In office May 25, 1946 – January 3, 1947 | |
Preceded by | William O. Burgin |
Succeeded by | Charles B. Deane |
Personal details | |
Born | Democratic | March 5, 1902
Alma mater | Queens College |
Eliza Jane Pratt (March 5, 1902 – May 13, 1981) was a
She was the only woman elected to the House of Representatives from North Carolina until the 1992 election of Eva Clayton.
Early life and education
Pratt was born in Anson County, North Carolina on March 5, 1902. She attended Queens College in Charlotte, North Carolina from 1918 to 1920.[3]
Career
In 1923, Pratt worked as an editor for the Montgomerian newspaper in
When Burgin died in office in 1946, Pratt was elected as a
Pratt went on to a variety of federal government jobs between 1947 and 1956 with the Office of Alien Property, the Agriculture Department, and the Library of Congress.[1] She worked as secretary for another member of Congress, Alvin Paul Kitchin, from 1957 through 1962.[1][3] In 1962, Pratt returned to North Carolina and worked as a public relations executive for the North Carolina Telephone Company.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "PRATT, Eliza Jane | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ "Eliza Jane Pratt enters U.S. House, May 25, 1946". POLITICO. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ a b c d "Pratt, Eliza Jane | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org. Retrieved 2018-01-18.