Graham Pratten

Graham Pratten
Member of the Australian Parliament for Martin
In office 16 June 1928 – 12 December 1929
Preceded by	Herbert Pratten
Succeeded by	John Eldridge
Personal details
Born	13 December 1899 Sydney, New South Wales
Died	18 December 1977 (aged 78)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Nationalist (1928–31) UAP (1931–45) Liberal (1945–59) Country (1959–76)
Children	1, Helen Jill Meredith
Residence	Wolseley Road, Point Piper
Occupation	Company director
Profession	Printer
Religion	Church of England

Frederick Graham Pratten (13 December 1899 – 18 December 1977) was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he attended North Sydney Grammar School and the University of Sydney, and served in World War I 1917-18. He then became the managing director of the family companies. In 1928 his uncle, Herbert Pratten, a Nationalist MP, died, and Frederick was selected by the Nationalists to replace him in the resulting by-election for the seat of Martin. He was elected, and was returned in the federal election later that year. He was defeated in the elections of 1929. He was subsequently a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1937 to 1976 and a company director in Sydney. He defected to the Country Party in 1959. Pratten died in 1977.^[1][2]

References

1. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
2. "The Hon. Frederick Graham Pratten (1899 - 1977)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2010.