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Orison Pratt (MA)
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Name: Dr. Orison Pratt
State: Massachusetts
Date of birth: July 7, 1738
Birth Place: Attleboro, Massachusetts
Place of residence: Boston, Massachusetts
Family: Orison married Annette Cummings, eleven years his junior, in 1767. They have had five sons; their first son, Henry (born in 1768), died in a drunken duel at the age of 18. Their second son, Michael (born 1769), is a war veteran who currently works in local government and law. Their third son, George (born 1770), is currently studying to be a doctor, and works as an impromptu scientist and inventor in his spare time. Their fourth son, Kyle, was born in 1772 and died three weeks afterwards because of an infection. Their fifth son, Lewis (born 1776), is still in school. They have three daughters: Henrietta (born 1771), Bonnie (born 1773) and Claudette (born 1775). He has an illegitimate fourteen-year old child, named Toby, with the slave of one of his neighbours. He has successfully kept the scandal under wraps (and is managing to continue his affair on the side), and Annette is none the wiser.
Alma mater: Oxford University
Religion: Roman Catholic

Short biography:
Orison was the third child of a Dr. Roger Pratt, an influential Attleboro cobbler and politician, and from an early age stood out from his siblings, taking a keen and active interest in his studies and assisting his father in all aspects of his business. At an early age, he developed keen interests in theology, medicine, history, literature and politics, and after leaving school, he travelled abroad to England to study medicine. After graduating with flying colours, he travelled extensively for the next few years, working as both missionary and explorer. Upon returning to Massachusetts, he established a clinic in Boston, and grew to become one of the most respected medical voices in New England, leading several innovative medical studies and earning enough wealth to make business investments (including a publishing house) and start philanthropic projects.

During the revolution, Orison avoided active fighting, instead focusing on pursuing other interests and writing up diaries of his view of the war and his “vision for a free America”, but did provide medical care to revolutionary fighters and their families. Afterwards, Orison, now a published writer and respected pillar of the Boston community, was convinced to run for the House of Representatives by friends and family. Politically, he has aligned himself with the federalists, and is notable for his strong expansionist beliefs, an aversion to slavery and capital punishment, and a skill for getting money directed towards his constituents.
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John
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Approved and masked. Welcome to the game!

I really like your bio.
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