Eliza Jane Pratt | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's8th district | |
| In office May 25, 1946 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Preceded by | William O. Burgin |
| Succeeded by | Charles B. Deane |
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| Born | (1902-03-05)March 5, 1902 |
| Died | May 13, 1981(1981-05-13) (aged 79) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Queens College |
Eliza Jane Pratt (March 5, 1902 – May 13, 1981) was aUnited States Representative fromNorth Carolina, the first woman to represent her state in theU.S. Congress.[1][2]
She was the only woman elected to the House of Representatives from North Carolina until the 1992 election ofEva Clayton.
Pratt was born inAnson County, North Carolina on March 5, 1902. She attendedQueens College inCharlotte, North Carolina from 1918 to 1920.[3]
In 1923, Pratt worked as an editor for theMontgomerian newspaper inTroy, North Carolina. In 1924, she was hired as an administrative assistant for CongressmanWilliam C. Hammer.[3] Following Hammer's death in 1930, Pratt worked for a succession of North Carolina representatives:Hinton James,J. Walter Lambeth andWilliam O. Burgin.[1]
When Burgin died in office in 1946, Pratt was elected as aDemocrat to fill the vacancy. She served from May 25, 1946, to January 3, 1947, and was not a candidate in the 1946 general election.[1] During her time in office, Pratt was appointed to three committees: Pensions, Territories, and Flood Control.[1]
Pratt went on to a variety of federal government jobs between 1947 and 1956 with theOffice of Alien Property, theAgriculture Department, and theLibrary of Congress.[1] She worked as secretary for another member of Congress,Alvin Paul Kitchin, from 1957 through 1962.[1][3] In 1962, Pratt returned to North Carolina and worked as a public relations executive for the North Carolina Telephone Company.[3]
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