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Samuel Pratt

d. 1723

An English churchman who rose to prominent posts in Windsor and Rochester, he belonged to the world of late Stuart and early Georgian Britain. Though little personal detail survives, his career places him close to the religious and institutional life of his time.

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The Regulating Silver Coin, Made Practicable and Easie, to the Government and Subject

The Regulating Silver Coin, Made Practicable and Easie, to the Government and Subject

by Samuel Pratt

About the author

Samuel Pratt died on November 14, 1723, and served as a Canon of Windsor from 1697 until his death. He was also Dean of Rochester from 1706 to 1723, holding two respected positions in the Church of England.

Older biographical sources place his birth around 1658 or 1659 and connect him with Merchant Taylors' School. They also note that he was rector of Kenardington in Kent before advancing to higher church office.

Very little widely available information seems to survive about his private life, so he is remembered mainly through the offices he held rather than through published writings or a detailed personal story. Even so, his long service suggests he was a steady and trusted figure in the English church of the early eighteenth century.