shire , ▁he ▁sold ▁Tre v eth oe ▁man or , ▁and ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁Corn wall ▁w an ed . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 6 ▁he ▁sold ▁the ▁second ▁seat , ▁and ▁secured ▁election ▁at ▁Ban bury , ▁where ▁his ▁money ▁had ▁won ▁over ▁the ▁corpor ation . ▁ ▁That ▁election ▁was ▁void ed ▁on ▁pet ition , ▁and ▁Pra ed ▁lost ▁the ▁resulting ▁by - e lection ; ▁he ▁never ▁returned ▁ ▁to ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁Pra ed ' s ▁business ▁interests ▁were ▁a ▁higher ▁priority ▁than ▁parliament ary ▁affairs , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁particularly ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁Grand ▁J unction ▁Canal , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁chairman . ▁He ▁ste ered ▁through ▁Parliament ▁the ▁bill ▁which ▁author ised ▁its ▁construction , ▁and ▁Pra ed ▁Street ▁in ▁P adding ton ▁( near ▁the ▁canal ' s ▁P adding ton ▁Bas in ) ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁T yr ingham ▁Church ▁with ▁a ▁monument ▁car ved ▁by ▁William ▁Be hn es . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 7 4 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 3 3 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁E ton ▁College ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁Mag d alen ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁Category : English ▁bank ers ▁Category : English ▁business people ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁for ▁constitu encies ▁in ▁Corn wall ▁Category : B rit ish ▁MP