Charles Jerome Pratt (March 3, 1926 – August 28, 1984) was an American

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. He served as a Democratic member for the 115th district of the

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from 1967 to 1970. Pratt was born in

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. He attended

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, where he earned a

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degree in 1954. In 1967 he became the first member for the newly established 115th district of the

, serving until 1970. Pratt was also a

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and

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Palmetto, Florida Palmetto is a city in Manatee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was listed as 13,323, up from 12,606 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Sarasota metropolitan area, North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, Florida ...

. Pratt died in August 1984 at the L.W. Blake Memorial Hospital in

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, at the age of 58. He was buried in Manasota Memorial Park.

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1926 births 1984 deaths Politicians from Orlando, Florida Democratic Party members of the Florida House of Representatives Stetson University College of Law alumni Florida state court judges 20th-century American judges American prosecutors Florida lawyers 20th-century members of the Florida Legislature {{Florida-state-judge-stub