▁man or ▁of ▁Tre v eth oe , ▁near ▁St ▁I ves ▁in ▁Corn wall . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁St ▁I ves ▁and ▁then ▁for ▁Corn wall . ▁ ▁His ▁mother ▁Mary ▁was ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁William ▁For ester , ▁the ▁MP ▁for ▁W en lock . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁E ton ▁College ▁and ▁at ▁Mag d alen ▁College , ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 8 , ▁he ▁married ▁Elizabeth ▁T yr ingham , ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁bank er ▁and ▁MP ▁Bar nab y ▁Back well , ▁of ▁T yr ingham ▁in ▁Buck ingham shire . ▁ ▁They ▁had ▁ten ▁children . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁A ▁partner ▁in ▁his ▁family ' s ▁banks ▁in ▁Corn wall , ▁Pra ed ▁also ▁founded ▁Pra ed ' s ▁& ▁Co ▁in ▁Fle et ▁Street , ▁London . ▁ ▁His ▁family ▁mostly ▁controlled ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁St ▁I ves , ▁which ▁elected ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 7 7 4 ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁An ▁election ▁pet ition ▁was ▁lod ged ▁alleg ing ▁various ▁forms ▁of ▁cor ruption , ▁and ▁Pra ed ' s ▁election ▁was ▁declared ▁void . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁resulting ▁by - e lection , ▁and ▁there after ▁spent ▁enough ▁money ▁to ▁secure ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁bor ough ▁until ▁ 1 8 0 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁sold ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁seats . ▁ ▁Having ▁already ▁built ▁a ▁new ▁country ▁seat ▁at ▁T yr ingham ▁Hall ▁in ▁Buck ingham