ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð fɹˈɛd ˈeɪ. ˈɪɹhɑːɹt ænd dʒˈɛsi ˈɛs. kˈeɪv, pɹˈæt wʌz wˈʌn ʌv θɹˈiː ˈæktɪŋ mˈeɪɚz hˌuː sˈɜːvd ɪnðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks bᵻtwˌiːn ðə ɹˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən ʌv mˈeɪɚ tˈiː. sˈɛmz wˈɔlmsli ænd ðɪ ɐksˈɛʃən ʌv ɹˈɑːbɚt mˈaɪstɹi.
Along with Fred A. Earhart and Jesse S. Cave, Pratt was one of three acting mayors who served in the summer of 1936 between the resignation of Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley and the accession of Robert Maestri.