Herbert Pratten
Minister for Health | |
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In office 13 June 1924 – 16 January 1925 | |
Prime Minister | Stanley Bruce |
Preceded by | Austin Chapman |
Succeeded by | Neville Howse |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Martin | |
In office 16 December 1922 – 7 May 1928 | |
Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | Graham Pratten |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Parramatta | |
In office 10 December 1921 – 16 December 1922 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Cook |
Succeeded by | Eric Bowden |
Senator for New South Wales | |
In office 1 July 1917 – 23 November 1921 | |
Succeeded by | Henry Garling |
Personal details | |
Born | Nationalist | 7 May 1865
Relations | Bert Pratten (son) Graham Pratten (nephew) |
Occupation | Jam manufacturer |
Herbert Edward Pratten (7 May 1865 – 7 May 1928) was an Australian politician. He served as
Early life
Pratten was born on 7 May 1865 in
Business career
In about 1888, Pratten established a soft drink company in Ashfield, New South Wales. He founded a printing company in 1889 and arranged for his half-brother Frederick to immigrate from England. Their company Pratten Bros. became "one of the largest of its kind in Australia". In 1895, he also acquired Taylor Bros., a jam manufacturer which had been indebted to him. He sold the company a few years before World War I at a substantial profit. Pratten was also a director of the Stanmore Preserving Company, which exported fruit pulp to Europe using newly developed cold-storage techniques.[1] In 1911, he established the Hargraves Consolidated Goldmining Company to take advantage of a government subsidy. He later co-founded the Austral-Malay Tin Mining Company with Ambrose Freeman, which in 1926 was consolidated into Larut Tin Fields Limited.[1]
Pratten visited Asia for business reasons on several occasions. He wrote a series of articles for
Public life
Pratten served on the
Politics
Pratten first stood for federal parliament at the
Pratten was elected deputy president of the New South Wales National Association in 1920. In November 1921, he resigned from the Senate to contest the 1921 Parramatta by-election, caused by Sir Joseph Cook's resignation.[2]
1922 election and coalition formation
After a redistribution Pratten transferred to the new
Government minister
It had been expected that Pratten would take the trade and customs portfolio in the
Personal life
Pratten married Agnes Wright, the daughter of a business partner, on 29 May 1891. The couple had two sons and three daughters together,[1] including Herbert Graham Pratten who played first-class cricket for New South Wales.[11] Pratten died in May 1928 on his 63rd birthday, suffering a cerebral haemorrhage while addressing a Nationalist women's meeting in Turramurra. He was succeeded in federal parliament by his nephew Frederick Graham Pratten, who won the 1928 Martin by-election.[2]
References
- ^ ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Cornish, Selwyn (2000). "Pratten, Herbert Edward (1865–1928)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Vol. 1. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Pratten Park". Inner West Council. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- The Evening News. 24 January 1923 – via Trove.
- ^ "Simply a spectator". The Daily Telegraph. 26 January 1923 – via Trove.
- ^ "Mr. Pratten's views". The Age. 26 January 1923 – via Trove.
- ^ "Prime minister's Fall Will Come on Floor of House". The Herald. 30 January 1923 – via Trove.
- ^ "Federal outlook". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 January 1923 – via Trove.
- ^ "New ministry". The Daily Telegraph. 12 February 1923 – via Trove.
- ^ "Cabinet-making trouble". The Age. 10 February 1923 – via Trove.
- The Brisbane Courier. 16 June 1924 – via Trove.