Charles Millard Pratt
Charles Millard Pratt | |
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Pratt in c. 1915 | |
| Born | November 2, 1855 |
| Died | November 27, 1935 (aged 80) Glen Cove, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Amherst College |
| Occupation(s) | Financier, businessperson, educator, philanthropist |
| Employer(s) | Charles Pratt and Company, Standard Oil |
| Board member of | Standard Oil |
| Spouse | Mary Seymour Morris |
| Children | 5 |
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Charles Millard Pratt (November 2, 1855 – November 27, 1935) was an American oil industrialist, educator, and philanthropist. As the eldest son of industrialist Charles Pratt, in 1875 he began working at Charles Pratt and Company, soon becoming president.
He was a director of the Standard Oil Company and later a president of the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. A philanthropist, he donated large sums to Vassar College and Amherst College, among other institutions.