Calvert Pratt
Calvert Coates Pratt OBE (October 6, 1888 – November 13, 1963) was a Newfoundland businessman and a Canadian Senator. He was president of Purity Factories, a Newfoundland food manufacturer. He was also a director of Newfoundland Light and Power, the Canadian Bank of Commerce, British Newfoundland Development Corporation (BRINCO), and a number of other businesses.[1]
He was born in Blackhead, Newfoundland. His brother was poet E. J. Pratt.[1]
At 28, Calvert Pratt became a director and secretary-treasurer of A.E. Hickman Company Limited.[1]
During World War II, he helped institute a ship building program for the Dominion of Newfoundland and helped form the Newfoundland Industrial Development Board serving as its president. In 1946, he was made a member of the Order of the British Empire.[1]
Pratt was a supporter of Joey Smallwood's Newfoundland Confederate Association and its successful campaign to have the former colony join Canadian confederation in 1949.[1]
He was appointed by Louis St-Laurent to Canada's Senate in 1951. He died in office.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Most Able Man From Province: Smallwood", Globe and Mail, November 15, 1963
- ↑ "http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=7a844b46-3116-45c2-9f76-7638176c0b1e&Language=E&MenuID=lists.senators.aspx&MenuQuery=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.parl.gc.ca%2FParlinfo%2Flists%2Fsenators.aspx%3FLanguage%3DE%26Parliament%3D%26Name%3Dprat%26Party%3D%26Province%3D%26Gender%3D%26Current%3DFalse%26PrimeMinister%3D%26TermEnd%3D%26Ministry%3D%26Picture%3DFalse," Parliament of Canada, Parlinfo. Web, March 20, 2011.