George Pratt (missionary)
George Pratt | |
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| Born | December 1817 |
| Died | 26 November 1894 (aged 75) |
| Burial place | Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Missionary, linguist |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Parsons Hobbs (m. 1838–44) Elizabeth Bicknell (m. 1844–) |
George Pratt (1817 – 1894) was a missionary with the London Missionary Society who lived in Samoa for forty years from 1839 to 1879, mostly on the island of Savai'i. Pratt was from Portsea, Portsmouth in England. He also served in Niue, the Loyalty Islands and New Guinea. In Samoa, Pratt lived at a mission station in Avao Matautu on the north coast of Savai'i island.