John Teele Pratt

John Teele Pratt (December 25, 1873 – June 17, 1927) was an American corporate attorney, philanthropist, music impresario, and financier.

[4] Together, they were the parents of five children: Pratt died suddenly in his Broadway office on June 17, 1927, aged 53, of heart disease.

[1] Thirty six years earlier, his father, Charles Pratt, had died of heart disease in offices at the same address.

[1] In 1910, Pratt and his wife had a brick neo-Georgian mansion, known as "The Manor", designed by architect Charles A. Platt built at their 55-acre Glen Cove estate.

[19][20] In 1914, Pratt purchased the neighboring homes at 7 and 9 East 61st Street and hired Platt to tear them down and design a new residence.

Pratt's wife, U.S. Representative from New York, Ruth Baker Pratt , c. 1933