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323: 233: 445: 33: 155:. He became under-secretary to the government of Bengal, and inspector of public instruction there. While in India Pratt in 1851 helped to found the Vernacular Literature Society which published Bengali translations of English literature, and acted as secretary till 1856. He also started a school of industrial art. In 1857 Pratt was at home on leave and at contributed to 216:. In 1880 he joined William Phillips and others in founding the International Arbitration and Peace Association, becoming first chairman of the executive committee. Four years later (1 July 1884) he founded, and initially edited, the association's 455: 193:
founded by Solly in June 1862. For it he travelled up and down the country, and was its president from 1885 to 1902. With Solly he also started trade classes for workmen in
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on 10 January 1824, he was the eldest of five sons of Samuel Peace Pratt by his wife Susanna Martha Hodgson (d. 1875). After education at
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The Annual Hodgson Pratt Memorial Lecture and travelling scholarship for working men, as well as prizes, were established in 1911.
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of 1870 he pleaded for the peaceful settlement of the dispute. Two years later he joined in an appeal for the release of
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Hodgson Pratt's name on the lower section of the Reformers memorial, Kensal Green Cemetery
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in 1892 Monica, daughter of the Rev. James Mangan. She survived him with one daughter.
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For the International Arbitration and Peace Association, Pratt translated
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Pratt was a champion of international arbitration. On the outbreak of the
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Hodgson's name is listed on the south side of the Reformers Memorial in
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suffered from poor eyesight, and spent the last years of his life at
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in 1849 Sarah Caroline Wetherall, daughter of an Irish squire; and
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in 1874. That year he also chaired a conference on the ideas of
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W. B. Owen, rev. Matthew Lee. "Pratt, Hodgson (1824–1907)".
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has since been buried immediately in front of his memorial.
354:"The Social Origins of Victorian Pacifism", Eric W. Sager, 164: 480: 189:in 1864, and became a member of the council of the 169:Settling in England, Pratt became involved in the 161:on Indian matters. He finally left India in 1861. 509: 125:International Arbitration and Peace Association 113:International Arbitration and Peace Association 469:. Vol. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 396:. Vol. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 292:The Organisation of International Arbitration 487:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 413:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 358:, Vol. 23, No. 2 (Winter, 1980), pp. 211–236 407:Soldon, Norbert C. "Paterson, Emma Anne". 31: 533:British East India Company civil servants 321: 231: 484:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 410:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 290:(1896) and he summarised in English as 165:Co-operator and advocate of arbitration 510: 191:Working Men's Club and Institute Union 374: 372: 370: 368: 366: 364: 453: 378: 288:The Programme of the Peace Movement 13: 406: 361: 14: 549: 465:Dictionary of National Biography 454:Owen, William Benjamin (1912). " 443: 392:Dictionary of National Biography 243:Friends nominated Pratt for the 379:Owen, William Benjamin (1912). 147:in 1844. In 1847 he joined the 400: 348: 1: 341: 227: 143:(1844–6), he matriculated at 130: 538:Burials at Highgate Cemetery 501:UK public library membership 427:UK public library membership 317: 251:. He had become a convinced 7: 10: 554: 474: 236:Grave of Hodgson Pratt in 212:who had taken part in the 301: 247:in 1906, when it went to 107: 99: 91: 68: 42: 30: 23: 277: 493:10.1093/ref:odnb/35603 419:10.1093/ref:odnb/21529 382:"Pratt, Hodgson"  327: 240: 173:, in association with 332:Kensal Green Cemetery 325: 235: 183:George Jacob Holyoake 171:co-operative movement 206:Franco-Prussian War 37:Hodgson Pratt, 1891 328: 249:Theodore Roosevelt 241: 149:East India Company 141:Haileybury College 528:British pacifists 499:(Subscription or 425:(Subscription or 356:Victorian Studies 294:(1897) a work of 265:Highgate Cemetery 245:Nobel Peace Prize 238:Highgate Cemetery 145:London University 118: 117: 545: 504: 496: 470: 467:(2nd supplement) 447: 446: 431: 430: 422: 404: 398: 397: 394:(2nd supplement) 384: 376: 359: 352: 296:Édouard Descamps 195:St Martin's Lane 175:Vansittart Neale 75: 72:26 February 1907 52: 50: 35: 21: 20: 16:English pacifist 553: 552: 548: 547: 546: 544: 543: 542: 508: 507: 498: 477: 444: 435: 434: 424: 405: 401: 377: 362: 353: 349: 344: 320: 306:Pratt married: 304: 280: 230: 167: 133: 87: 77: 73: 64: 54: 53:10 January 1824 48: 46: 38: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 551: 541: 540: 535: 530: 525: 520: 506: 505: 476: 473: 472: 471: 456:Pratt, Hodgson 440: 439: 433: 432: 399: 360: 346: 345: 343: 340: 319: 316: 315: 314: 311: 303: 300: 279: 276: 229: 226: 166: 163: 151:'s service at 137:Bath, Somerset 132: 129: 116: 115: 109: 108:Known for 105: 104: 103:peace activist 101: 97: 96: 93: 89: 88: 78: 76:(aged 83) 70: 66: 65: 55: 44: 40: 39: 36: 28: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 550: 539: 536: 534: 531: 529: 526: 524: 521: 519: 516: 515: 513: 502: 494: 490: 486: 485: 479: 478: 468: 466: 461: 457: 451: 450:public domain 442: 441: 437: 436: 428: 420: 416: 412: 411: 403: 395: 393: 388: 383: 375: 373: 371: 369: 367: 365: 357: 351: 347: 339: 337: 333: 324: 312: 309: 308: 307: 299: 297: 293: 289: 285: 284:Élie Ducommun 275: 272: 270: 269:Jeremy Beadle 266: 262: 261:Seine et Oise 258: 254: 250: 246: 239: 234: 225: 223: 219: 215: 214:Paris Commune 211: 210:Élisée Reclus 207: 202: 200: 199:Emma Paterson 196: 192: 188: 184: 180: 179:Thomas Hughes 176: 172: 162: 160: 159: 158:The Economist 154: 150: 146: 142: 138: 128: 126: 122: 121:Hodgson Pratt 114: 111:founding the 110: 106: 102: 98: 94: 90: 85: 84:Île-de-France 81: 71: 67: 62: 58: 45: 41: 34: 29: 25:Hodgson Pratt 22: 19: 482: 463: 408: 402: 390: 355: 350: 329: 305: 291: 287: 281: 273: 242: 221: 217: 203: 168: 156: 134: 120: 119: 74:(1907-02-26) 18: 523:1907 deaths 518:1824 births 460:Lee, Sidney 438:Attribution 387:Lee, Sidney 201:, in July. 187:Henry Solly 92:Nationality 512:Categories 503:required.) 429:required.) 342:References 228:Last years 131:Early life 100:Occupation 49:1824-01-10 318:Memorials 253:socialist 185:. He met 127:in 1880. 63:, England 153:Calcutta 135:Born at 86:, France 61:Somerset 475:Sources 462:(ed.). 452::  389:(ed.). 257:Le Pecq 222:Concord 220:(later 218:Journal 95:British 80:Le Pecq 497: 458:". In 423: 336:London 302:Family 181:, and 385:. In 278:Works 69:Died 57:Bath 43:Born 489:doi 415:doi 334:in 286:'s 514:: 363:^ 338:. 298:. 267:. 259:. 177:, 82:, 59:, 495:. 491:: 421:. 417:: 51:) 47:(

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Bath
Somerset
Le Pecq
Île-de-France
International Arbitration and Peace Association
International Arbitration and Peace Association
Bath, Somerset
Haileybury College
London University
East India Company
Calcutta
The Economist
co-operative movement
Vansittart Neale
Thomas Hughes
George Jacob Holyoake
Henry Solly
Working Men's Club and Institute Union
St Martin's Lane
Emma Paterson
Franco-Prussian War
Élisée Reclus
Paris Commune

Highgate Cemetery
Nobel Peace Prize
Theodore Roosevelt
socialist
Le Pecq

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