Myra Abigail Pratt (néePankhurst and formerly Wright, later Daria, Princess Karageorgevich, March 21, 1859 – June 26, 1938) was an American golfer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. She won the bronze medal in the women's competition.
Her first husband was Herbert Wright. It is unclear whether Wright died in 1880 or the two were divorced in the 1890s. She later married Thomas Huger Pratt shortly before the 1900 Olympics. The two were frequently in Europe and were members of the Dinard Golf Club in France. Huger Pratt played in the handicap event (which is not recognized as Olympic), not starting in the main men's tournament. Abbie Pratt finished third in the women's competition, with a score of 53 in the 9-hole stroke play tournament.[1][2]
The fate of Abbie Pratt's marriage to Thomas is also unclear. He may have died in 1905, or possibly in 1907. Alternatively, he may have instead gone missing in 1907; there is one newspaper article reporting that Abbie Pratt was seeking a divorce then due to his disappearance. Another article indicates that he died in 1912 while still married to Abbie.[1]
Abbie Pratt married Prince Alexis Karageorgevich, the unsuccessful claimant to the throne of Serbia, on June 11, 1913, in Paris, taking Daria as her royal name[2] and was thereafter referred to as Daria, Princess Karageorgevich. She was received in the Eastern Orthodox faith and Myron Timothy Herrick, US Ambassador to France, served as one of her witnesses at the marriage.[3] The couple honeymooned in the South of France before heading to her home city of New York, the Prince's first trip to the U.S. in 14 years.
First World WarEdit
During the First World War the Prince and Princess Karageorgevich went to Serbia to support the war effort. After the fall of the wartime capital Niš to the Central Powers the couple became part of the mass retreat from Serbia through the treacherous mountains of Montenegro and Albania in the winter of 1915 and arrived in Rome on Christmas Eve 1915.[4]
Prince Alexis died in St. Moritz in Switzerland in 1920, Princess Daria surviving him and dying in Cannes on 26 June 1938.
ReferencesEdit
^ ab"Huger Pratt". OlympicStats. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^ ab"Abbie Pratt". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
abbie, pratt, myra, abigail, pratt, née, pankhurst, formerly, wright, later, daria, princess, karageorgevich, march, 1859, june, 1938, american, golfer, competed, 1900, summer, olympics, bronze, medal, women, competition, personal, informationfull, namemyra, a. Myra Abigail Pratt nee Pankhurst and formerly Wright later Daria Princess Karageorgevich March 21 1859 June 26 1938 was an American golfer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics She won the bronze medal in the women s competition Abbie PrattPersonal informationFull nameMyra Abigail PankhurstBorn 1859 03 21 March 21 1859Cleveland Ohio U S DiedJune 26 1938 1938 06 26 aged 79 Cannes FranceSporting nationality United StatesSpousePrince Alexis KarageorgevichCareerStatusAmateurMedal record Women s golfOlympic Games1900 Paris Individual Contents 1 Early life 2 Marriages and golf career 3 First World War 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditMyra Abigail Pankhurst was born on March 21 1859 to Maria Louise nee Coates and John Foster Pankhurst vice president of Globe Iron Works Company and co owner of American Ship Building Company of Cleveland Marriages and golf career EditHer first husband was Herbert Wright It is unclear whether Wright died in 1880 or the two were divorced in the 1890s She later married Thomas Huger Pratt shortly before the 1900 Olympics The two were frequently in Europe and were members of the Dinard Golf Club in France Huger Pratt played in the handicap event which is not recognized as Olympic not starting in the main men s tournament Abbie Pratt finished third in the women s competition with a score of 53 in the 9 hole stroke play tournament 1 2 The fate of Abbie Pratt s marriage to Thomas is also unclear He may have died in 1905 or possibly in 1907 Alternatively he may have instead gone missing in 1907 there is one newspaper article reporting that Abbie Pratt was seeking a divorce then due to his disappearance Another article indicates that he died in 1912 while still married to Abbie 1 Abbie Pratt married Prince Alexis Karageorgevich the unsuccessful claimant to the throne of Serbia on June 11 1913 in Paris taking Daria as her royal name 2 and was thereafter referred to as Daria Princess Karageorgevich She was received in the Eastern Orthodox faith and Myron Timothy Herrick US Ambassador to France served as one of her witnesses at the marriage 3 The couple honeymooned in the South of France before heading to her home city of New York the Prince s first trip to the U S in 14 years First World War EditDuring the First World War the Prince and Princess Karageorgevich went to Serbia to support the war effort After the fall of the wartime capital Nis to the Central Powers the couple became part of the mass retreat from Serbia through the treacherous mountains of Montenegro and Albania in the winter of 1915 and arrived in Rome on Christmas Eve 1915 4 Prince Alexis died in St Moritz in Switzerland in 1920 Princess Daria surviving him and dying in Cannes on 26 June 1938 References Edit a b Huger Pratt OlympicStats 24 July 2019 Retrieved 30 March 2021 a b Abbie Pratt Olympedia Retrieved 30 March 2021 Mrs Pratt weds a Prince New York Times 1913 06 12 p 2 Big battle raging in Mid Albania New York Times 1915 12 25p 8 External links EditDaria Pratt at Olympedia nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about an Olympic medalist of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article relating to American golf is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abbie Pratt amp oldid 1165193027, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
