Loftin K. Pratt

• Politician
• judge

Loftin K. Pratt
Member of the North CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the Orange County district
In office 1844–1845 Servingwith Chesley F. Faucett, John B. Leathers, Giles Mebane

Loftin K. Pratt (died August 15, 1846) was an American politician and judge from North Carolina.

Career

Pratt was a justice of the Orange County court. ^[1]

Pratt was a Whig. He served as a member of the North Carolina House of Commons, representing Orange County from 1844 to 1845. ^{[2] [3]} He did not seek the Whig nomination in 1846 due to poor health. ^[4]

Personal life

Pratt married Nancy. ^[5] He had two daughters, Caroline Elizabeth and Mary Ann. ^{[6] [7]} He died on August 15, 1846, aged about 47, in Orange County. ^[8]

References

1. "In Orange..." The North Carolinian. August 29, 1846. p. 3. Retrieved November 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Abstract". The Hillsborough Recorder. August 8, 1844. p. 3. Retrieved November 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. Cheney, John L., ed. (1975). North Carolina Government, 1585–1974: A Narrative and Statistical History. pp. 313–314. Retrieved November 15, 2025– via Archive.org.
4. "Orange County". Raleigh Register. June 2, 1846. p. 3. Retrieved November 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Died". The Hillsborough Recorder. August 1, 1877. p. 3. Retrieved November 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "State News". The Morning News. March 11, 1887. p. 3. Retrieved November 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Married". The Hillsborough Recorder. October 10, 1849. p. 3. Retrieved November 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Died". Wilmington Chronicle. August 26, 1846. p. 3. Retrieved November 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.